Armstrong Inverted Bucket Steam Trap

Put the inverted bucket to work in a tough cast iron package and you have the best of both worlds.

Armstrong inverted bucket steam trap.

Armstrong offers two sizes of cast steel inverted bucket traps with in line horizontal pipe connections and integral strainers with a choice of screwed socketweld or flanged connections. Armstrong 814 816 series inverted bucket steam traps cast iron pressures to 250 psig 17 bar capacities to 20 000 lb hr 9072 kg hr. Armstrong 200 series cast iron inverted bucket steam traps for pressures to 250 psig 17 bar capacities to 20 000 lb hr 9072 kg hr. Armstrong inverted bucket traps are available with internal check valves while disc traps act as their own check valve.

Armstrong 300 series inverted bucket steam traps forged carbon steel for vertical installation for pressures to 650 psig 45 bar capacities to 20 000 lb hr 9072 kg hr. The most reliable steam trap known the inverted bucket provides efficient condensate drainage of virtually all types of steam using equipment. How to use the inverted bucket trap capacity chart to select an inverted bucket steam trap using the armstrong capacity chart you must know the condensate load safety factor and pressure differential remember the objective is always to select a trap that can 1 operate at the maximum differential pressure and 2 handle the capacity at the. Gradual wear slightly increases the diameter of the seat and alters the shape and diameter of the valve.

An armstrong inverted bucket steam trap continues to operate efficiently with use. A unique leverage system multiplies the force provided by the bucket to open the valve against system pressure. Installation and testing of armstrong steam traps cg 46 steam traps section 1.