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f&t v bucket trap whats better
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on a steam boiler what is better to use as a trap to prevent flooding of the boiler
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If you mean a surface skimmer
type arrangement,(where two or more boilers were piped in parallel to a common header for example), I always specified an F&T on each. Usage was typically intermittent and pressures were low. As you know, F&T's respond to both temperature and volume.
If there is a reason to use an inverted bucket trap, I do not know what it would be. They only respond to volume and work best under a constant load, not intemittent. May be fine, I just never did it nor thought about it."If you do not know the answer, say, "I do not know the answer", and you will be correct!"
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Bucket traps are useful,
if you need to lift the condensate slightly as they are N.O., but they may lose their "prime" if not sized correctly.
F&T traps are N.C. which could cause the anvil chorus if conditions are right.
Dave0
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