Condensate Drain Line P Trap

It s similar to the trap under your kitchen or bathroom sink.

Condensate drain line p trap.

Traps with insufficient height between the inlet and outlet design deficiency on draw through systems can cause the drain to back up when the fan is on possibly causing. See below for an image of a sink p trap which works the same way. Rectorseal 83180 mini waterless in line condensate trap ezt 180. Diversitech gg 1 charles gallo drain gun for a c condensate lines 4 4 out of 5 stars 330.

Rectorseal 97795 mighty a c condensate drain line pump 4 5 out of 5 stars 228. See water won t flow up hill so the 180 degree turn in the drain causes water to get trapped in the bottom of. The slow dissolving enzyme gel will outperform and outlast conventional tablets and strips. 5 0 out of 5 stars 1.

A p trap is nothing more than a properly shaped piece of pipe no moving parts just the proper shape so gravity does the work for us. A central air system routes condensation through a u shaped trap located in the drain line just outside the air handler. Air was coming in from the outside and creating a dam which was preventing the con. Trap failures due to freeze up drying out breakage blockage and or improper installation can compromise the seal against air ingestion through the condensate drain line.

P traps have to be installed on a suction system so a p trap was added. If there is a drain line of considerable length that has pockets of water remaining in the line after condensate ceases then the evaporation rate in a p trap could be as low as 1 1 inches per month. Accepted design for a negative pressure p trap. Rectorseal 97647 safe t switch ss3.

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In arid regions the evaporation rate will be higher up to 3 inches per month.