Floor Drain Trap Primer

A trap primer or trap seal primer is a plumbing device or valve that adds water to traps the water seals in traps are needed to prevent sewer gases from entering buildings but because this water is exposed to the air it is subject to evaporation over time in infrequently used floor drains leading to the release of sewer gas into the environment.

Floor drain trap primer. A trap primer is a device that causes a small amount of water to drain to the trap via piping from the trap primer. For a water supply fed type trap primer this happens automatically based upon a water pressure drop when there is flow within the potable water piping system such as using a sink faucet flushing a toilet etc. Floor drain trap primer fresh water distribution systems.

Maintaining the water seal will prevent the backflow of sewer gas into the buildings or rooms where the traps are installed. These designs give the installer a simple and positive means to prime mutiple floor drains using only one precision plumbing trap priming valve. Trap primers are used in plumbing systems to prevent floor drain traps from losing their water seal by evaporation.

Singular trap primer features. N an optional distribution unit can be specified when more than one trap is to be primed n a factory pre set timer is programmed to discharge water to the trap every 24 hours.