Steam Disc Trap Gallery, some nice radiators, and a **mystery trap**

txny86

Dead Men, we’re working in a building with a bunch of old Steam traps.  We’ve got Hoffman  17a’s, Hoffman 8c’s, Barnes and Jones V122’s, Sarco TA 125’s… pics below.

we’ve also got this mystery contestant - anybody recognize her?
 
paint has any marking covered over.  These two are next to each other on opposite sides of a shared wall, attached to some beautiful cast radiators.

More pics of the Mystery Trap

The good stuff - the identified traps and the cast radiators:

Cheers

txny86

Post has been updated with radiators and known traps

txny86

Got the top off of the mystery trap, here’s the guts:

thinking Sarco??

Steamhead

I'm thinking Webster 02H. Any other Webster gear on this system, like a Return Trap or air trap?

txny86

I think you’re right - Found another picture of a Webster in the forum, looks like a match.

all of the traps I posted are from the same location, so it looks like they were donations, not surprised that there’s a Webster thrown in too

Thank you for your help, I’ll post the picture for reference 

txny86

From https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/177171/webster-sylphon-traps-02h

JUGHNE

Those look like the ones I found in the 1932 school house. Mentioned in the above posting you referred to.

That bellows will unscrew from the cap.

The date code was stamped on that bellows.

I replaced the necessary ones with B&J 1972. That was done in 2018.
Since then the school is replaced and to be demoed.

I salvaged the elements and some bodies along with other components from the system. I see the cage units, once removed, need new gaskets on the bottom as I failed to paint them with "Antiseize" as I now know that will keep gaskets from sticking and tearing.....hopefully.

The oldest unit I found was dated 1931.
There had been some disconnected abandoned radiators, this was a down feed system and the drip traps for the capped rads were ignored. Were most likely passing steam.

txny86

That tracks! This school has components that are from around that period as well, and a lot were salvaged or donated I think.

We worked with a local supplier here and retrofitted them with Tunstall steam cartridges designed for Webster 02 traps, time will tell but it was working well at the end of the day. We used Rectorseal #5 to seal up the trap lids.

Mad Dog_2

I knew Frankie Steamhead would know.  Steam traps are such neat little devices.  They really take a beating and with a Company like Tunstall, you can rebuild anything. I remember when the late, supersmart  Deadman, Noel Murdough put me on to Tunstall products.  Never used anything else and I love that they are Family Owned Made in USA outfit right up above me in Chicopee Mass.  Woody Tunstall is a gem to deal with.  Mad 🐕 Dog