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. Trap primers are used in plumbing systems to prevent floor drain traps from losing their water seal by evaporation. 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. The trap primer mitigates this problem by.

Maintaining the water seal will prevent the backflow of sewer gas into the buildings or rooms where the traps are installed. Singular electronic trap primers can be used to prime 1 or up to 4 floor drain traps with optional distribution unit. Singular trap primer features.