Floor Drain With Trap Primer Detail

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 with trap primer detail. 4405 trap seal device. 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. Traps primers specialties. Commercial floor drains from zurn provides a complete line floor drains that are durable and easy to install.

Primer tap 1 2 primer tap connection with plug standard on some series optional 50 on others. Trap primers must conform to asse 1018 or asse 1044 standards asse stands for the american society of sanitary engineering. Smith manufactures a full line of floor drains and devices that are easy to install and cost effective including variations for heavy duty drains with adjustable strainer heads special purpose drains traffic drains planting area drains trap seal primers devices and more to suit any construction need. 4440 water control box.

4450 ef deep seal p trap w funnel. 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. Vandal proof 6 allen head screws regularly furnished torx pin may be specified for high security applications.

Trap primer tapping 7 1 2 tapping on drain body connects to trap primer valve see watts a 200. Interior floor drains should have a grate free area equal to 1 1 2 times the free area of the connecting pipe. The trap primer mitigates this problem by. 4450 deep seal p trap.

An example of an emergency floor drain is one in a toilet room. Plumbing codes require that trap primers be provided for emergency floor drains and other traps subject to evaporation. 14 top gas drain trap cleanout seal bucket page 141 38620 40 garage drain hinged grate cleanout bucket page 142.