strictly steam

ko63

what if any are the advantages of a inverted bucket over a f&t on a low pressure sten system under !% lbs. ?

Steamhead

None

they don't handle air well, and they require more attention than F&T traps. The only place they work well is if you have to lift condensate to an overhead return.



See chapter 10 of "The Lost Art of Steam Heating".

ko63

ko63

thank you very much. next ?. whitch will move more condesate bucket or a f&t? iwork for a boiler company in dc and we deal with a lot of low pressure steam & some one pipe steam.can never have enough help.we are the next dead men. dan is great! look foreword to your to your answer.

Steamhead

To answer that question

I'd need to know whose traps you're using- make, model etc. Many manufacturers have trap performance charts online, which makes it easier to determine what they will do.



In general, the F&T is the better choice for heating work. If you need more air-venting capacity than an F&T can provide, you can do something like this:



http://www.heatinghelp.com/forum-thread/142217/The-King-Of-All-Crossover-Traps



One-pipe steam systems generally don't use traps, unless a pumped-return is involved. And most pumped-return setups really aren't needed.