Hot Water Heater Sediment Trap

Traditional heat trap loops sometimes referred to as goosenecks take advantage of thermal convection.

Hot water heater sediment trap.

Includes gas leak detector yellow gas tape 1 2 inch black cap tee and nipples. Sediment trap at water heater sediment traps are intentionally installed to help prevent sediment in the gas piping from getting into the gas valve or burner area of an appliance and fouling things up. Gas leak detector spray csa yellow gas thread seal tape 1 2 in. Black nipple 1 2 in.

Hot water will rise and cold water will sink. The job sounds more difficult than it really is and can be done in less than 5 minutes. By adding a u shaped dip in the pipeline the hot water gets stuck at the top of the loop while the cold is able to pass through the dip and enter the tank. Used with residential hot water heater.

Gas fittings and nipples what s included. Handy kit contains everything you need to build a sediment trap onto your home s water heater. Watch this step by step video now. Different areas have different contaminants in the gas and the traps help catch these.

Sediment traps sometimes mistakenly referred to as drip legs are designed to catch sediment in natural gas before it enters into the water heater or furnace gas valve. You ll usually have to attach a hose to your tank turn off its cold water supply and open a hot water tap in your house. Black cap 1 2 in. It sounds like a mouthful doesn t it.

The sediment should flow out through the hose. Black tee 1 2 in. You can shut the hot water tap inside turn on the tank s cold water supply and then repeat the flush to make sure you ve gotten everything out. Ldr 609 2500 sediment trap for water heater.