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5. Proper Installation
5.1 Allowable Inclination
• Installation, inspection, maintenance, repairs, disassembly, adjustment
and valve opening/closing should be carried out only by trained
maintenance personnel.
• Take measures to prevent people from coming into direct contact with
product outlets.
• Install for use under conditions in which no freeze-up will occur.
• Install for use under conditions in which no water hammer will occur.
CAUTION
1. Before installation, be sure to remove all protective seals.
2. Before installing the steam trap, blow out the inlet piping to remove all dirt and oil.
3. In some instances, the trap unit and the connector body are sent as separate units. When
attaching them together, make sure the connector gaskets are still in place after having
removed their protective seal (see page 7 for details).
4. There are no restrictions on the installation direction beyond the following conditions:
a) The arrow on the connector body must point in the direction of condensate flow.
b) The connector body must be adjusted so that the connector flange face (for connecting
to the trap unit) is in the vertical plane.
c) The nameplate on the trap unit must face upward.
d) The trap unit must be inclined no more than 5˚ horizontally and front-to-back.
5. Install a bypass valve to discharge condensate, and inlet and outlet valves to isolate the
trap in the event of trap failure or when performing maintenance.
6. Install the trap in the lowest part of the pipeline or equipment so the condensate flows
naturally into the trap by gravity. The inlet pipe should be as short and have as few bends
as possible.
7. Install a check valve at the trap outlet whenever the condensate discharge pipe leads to a
tank or recovery line, or whenever the condensate collection pipeline is connected to more
than one trap.
8. When completing the piping, support the pipes within 0.8 meters (2.5 ft.) on either side of
the trap.
9. In order to avoid excessive back pressure, make sure the discharge pipes are large enough
10. The use of unions is recommended to facilitate connection and disconnection of screwed
models.
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Connector bolt
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Nameplate
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