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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Steam Supply
Connect the steam inlet to a steam source with a minimum pressure of 75 p.s.i. and a
maximum pressure of 85 p.s.i. The pipe size of the connection should be ½” NPT. The
connection shall include a
cutoff valve
and pipe union.
Condensate Return
The condensate connection requires a steam trap. The pipe size of the connection should be
½” NPT. A swing check valve should be installed after the steam trap and before the return
line with a pipe union in between.
All connections to presses and other feeder lines should come off the top of the steam
header. Steam supply lines should never dead end at presses or at the end of manifolds. For
optimum efficiency, steam pressure lines must have steam traps at the end of the header to
remove condensate and to provide constant steam circulation. The traps should be checked
periodically to assure that they are operating correctly.
