Traps for Venting

MDNLansing

How viable is it to use thermo dynamic steam traps to vent the mains instead of traditional vents? If one were to use a swing check valve inline with a thermo dynamic steam trap to vent the main to the atmosphere then seal it up to hold a vacuum what problems would they face? It seams like it would work to vent quickly, but this is all theory in my head which seldom realizes to anything useful.

Hap_Hazzard

I'm pretty sure there was a discussion about this.

I seem to recall a thread where this was discussed not too long ago, but I'm not sure what the initial topic of the thread was. If I remember correctly, JStar and Steamhead and some other pros contributed, so there was some really good information there. If you can't find it by searching, you might try looking through their previous posts. You'll probably find a lot of other useful stuff while you're at it.



If I find it I'll post an update, but if Rod sees this he'll probably beat me to it--he's absolutely amazing at finding stuff here.