Vacuum gate valves have a huge variety of uses in modern appliances. Indeed, vacuum in general is a force that is used for a number of reasons. Beyond the obvious vacuum cleaner, vacuum is also used as a power source for a number of powerful appliances, such as car engines. Gasoline engines naturally create a source of vacuum, and this is what allows the entire brake system to work, as it amplifies the pressure that is placed on the brake pedal. Without the vacuum source, it would take a very long time to stop a car going at any high speed.

However, vacuum moves things indiscriminately, and in any appliance that