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steam traps

ricK_10
ricK_10 Member Posts: 23
in THE MAIN WALL
One of the buildings I take care of have been neglected for steam traps . Found old hoffman 17a.traneb1, amd jp marsh 1and 2. Iam going to rebuild them with new cages ,My question is should i rebuid the f and t traps in the basement Ifound old webster which are obsoltete chances are nver been taken apart , old get new .contacted state suppply rebuild kits pricey.

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  • bob young
    bob young Member Posts: 2,177


    do yourself a favor and replace them with new units. if you can get exact replacements ,it is a snap. if not you will have re-rough some of the piping but it will be worth it. we are talking float and therm. i presume.
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,380
    Try

    Barnes & Jones

    www.barnesandjones.com

    or Tunstall

    www.tunstall-inc.com

    Both make high-quality trap innards and both have online catalogs. I find it's a lot less trouble to rebuild a trap than to replace it.

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  • Al Letellier
    Al Letellier Member Posts: 781
    steam traps

    Barnes and Jones will even come to your job and do a building survey to list all traps and replacement kits. Contact your local rep. They did one for us last year....168 traps in a 4 story building.Took us all day to do,but now we have a complete list, replacement parts on site and a trap repair plan...great folks at B&J

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  • tp tunstall
    tp tunstall Member Posts: 63
    steam traps

    well, we do the same thing. let us know where you are located and we ask our rep to contact you. we have parts for many warren webster f&t and depending on the model, the rough in dimensions vary. so don't rip them out yet!!! tp tunstall save those old beauties!!!
  • Dennis - Reliable Services
    Dennis - Reliable Services Member Posts: 79
    That Webster is not a return trap is it ?

    If so if it works leave it alone! These babies last forever, is not you will need a boiler feed system to replace it.
  • Unknown
    Unknown Member
    That's rarely true

    Vaporstats keep return traps from EVER needing to work again.

    You COULD say that if you run this system at over a pound of pressure, you'll ALWAYS need a pump. The water won't stay in the boiler under that kind of pressure.

    Noel
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