Floor Drain Trap Primer Valve

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Floor drain trap primer valve.

This type of trap primer consists of an automatic timer electric solenoid valve vacuum breaker and a piping manifold with valved outlets which are each piped to a floor drain trap. Maintaining the water seal will prevent the backflow of sewer gas into the buildings or rooms where the traps are installed. Automatic trap primer valve shall activate with a 10 psig pressure drop between 30 150 psig. Trap primer valve shall be fip inlet mip outlet.

N provide a trap primer connection when the floor drain and p trap are not tapped n allow the fitting flexibility to be rotated in any direction prior to bonding offering a quick and cost saving installation n trap primer connection sizes types 1 2 inch npt female 1 2 inch od copper compression 5 8 inch od copper compression. Trap primers are used in plumbing systems to prevent floor drain traps from losing their water seal by evaporation. Another type of trap primer can flow water from the potable water system to multiple floor drains traps. A trap primer or trap seal primer is a plumbing device or valve that adds water to traps the water seals in traps are needed to prevent sewer gases from entering buildings but because this water is exposed to the air it is subject to evaporation over time in infrequently used floor drains leading to the release of sewer gas into the environment.

The valve requires a 3 psi 21 kpa pressure drop across the valve to activate and will deliver a metered amount of water to the floor drain. The trap primer mitigates this problem by. Sioux chief 695 series primeperfect trap primer valves shall be used where replenishment of water in floor drain traps is required. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.

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Trap primer is to be connected to a cold water supply only.