Foot valve and check valve?

am i speaking of the same thing or is there a difference?



They are similar. A foot valve is usually installed on the inlet side of a water pump to keep it from losing it's prime during the off cycle. A check valve can be found just about anywhere in fluid system including hydraulic, pneumatic, refrigeration, water, etc.... A check valve prevents the fluid from flowing the opposite way for any reason.





A foot valve is essentially a check valve that is submersed below the pump on the suction side.




check valve is the "generic" name, foot valve is where it is located in apumping system- they are both check valves. A "foot valve" is called that because it is fitted to the very end,(bottom) of a suction line




a check valve is a one way valve that lets fluid like gas travel only one way and a foot valve seems to be the same