172-65129A-03 (GAS1N/GAS2N/GAS3N) 23 Oct 2018
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Checking the Piping
Use only under conditions in which no water hammer will occur. The
impact of water hammer may damage the product, leading to fluid
discharge, which may cause burns or other injury.
CAUTION
Check to make sure that the pipes to be connected to the trap have been installed
properly.
1. Is the pipe diameter suitable?
2. Is the piping where the trap is to be installed horizontal?
3. Has sufficient space been secured for maintenance?
4. Have isolation valves and a strainer (40 mesh or finer) been installed at the inlet
and outlet? If the outlet is subject to back pressure, has a check valve been
installed?
5. Is the inlet pipe as short as possible, with as few bends as possible, and installed
so the liquid will flow naturally down into the trap?
6. Has the piping work been done correctly, as shown in the figures below?
Requirement
Correct
Incorrect
Install catchpot with the
proper diameter.
Diameter is too small.
Make sure the flow of
condensate is not
obstructed.
Diameter is too small and inlet
protrudes into pipe interior.
To prevent rust and scale
from flowing into the trap,
the inlet pipe should be
connected 25
– 50 mm (1 –
2 in) above the base of the
T-pipe.
Rust and scale flow into the trap
with the condensate.
When installing on the blind
end, make sure the flow of
condensate is not
obstructed.
Condensate collects in the pipe.
