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steam drip

Bud Heisser
Bud Heisser Member Posts: 1
in THE MAIN WALL
Has anyone ever heard of a "drip pan elbow"?
Its on top of a boiler, on the outlet side of the relief valve. 1" line.

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  • Brad White_2
    Brad White_2 Member Posts: 188
    Drip Pan Elbow or DPE

    is a device at the outlet of a steam relief valve. It consists of an upward nozzle which inserts itself into a larger vent pipe conducted to atmosphere. The "drip pan" is just that, below and larger than the main vent opening. The purpose is two-fold; 1) to catch drips from discharge or rain that would build up on top of the relief valve seat, and 2) to provide a "disconnect" or decoupling from the vent pipe to the relief valve. This prevents vent line stresses from affecting the valve itself.

    Spence Regulator/Spence Engineering carries them, or markets them as made by Lonergan.

    http://www.spenceengineering.com/Handbook/index2.htm

    Drip Pan Elbows


    Manufacturers and their figure numbers
    Kunkle 299
    Lonergan DPE
    Consolidated 1665 1666 1667
    Crosby EFS
    Keckley 299

    * Features
    * Sizes 3/4" - 10"
    * Cast Iron and cast steel DPE / 299
    * Flanged and screwed connections



    Hope this helps!
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