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DIRT TRAP, TO INSTALL OR NOT TO INSTALL, THAT IS THE QUESTION...

Tom Elam
Tom Elam Member Posts: 57
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Greetings,

I am going to replace some of the near piping on my parents boiler to set it up for pumping away. This year they experienced uneven warmth in the house due to air in the system. Now they are ready to do something about it.

The house is 57 years old. The system consists of an American Standard cast iron boiler, copper pipe with fins baseboard heat and Steel tubing?!? The Steel tubing looks like copper pipe but shows signs of rust where the pipe fittings like elbows are sweated together. It is not Iron pipe.

Considering the amount of air the system has been exposed to over the 57 years I imagine the iron boiler and steel pipe are rusty and crusty on the inside. Should I install a dirt trap?

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  • bob_46
    bob_46 Member Posts: 813
    edited March 2015
    the steel tube is " Bundy" tube. Unless you are installing some of these new fancy gadgets that can't stand any dirt I wouldn't worry about it.

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  • Tom Elam
    Tom Elam Member Posts: 57
    edited March 2015
    Thanks for the reply Bob.

    Do I sweat Fittings on Bundy tube the same way I would on Copper?
  • bob_46
    bob_46 Member Posts: 813
    Yes . Don't be too aggressive when cleaning you don't want to scrub off the copper coating. Heat the tube first and then the fitting . Don't over heat.

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