Basement Floor Drain Trap Primer

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.

Basement floor drain trap primer. That lets in stinky or even dangerous sewer gases. The laundry room floor drain is one of those things that you notice but you don t pay much attention to until there is a problem. 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. But if you have a shower that s been abandoned since the kids moved out or a floor drain that never gets used the water in the trap can eventually evaporate.

This trap is a standard three inc. Free delivery with 45 order. Free delivery with 45 order. 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.

Ideal for little used drains such as water heater drains basement drains guest bathroom drains drains under laundry sinks. Eliminates the need to repair replace trap primers when they fail. Finding the source of the basement smell. This floor drain trap seal features.

A trap primer is a device that causes a small amount of water to drain to the trap via piping from the trap primer. Under every drain in your house there s a trap that holds water and prevents sewer gas from flowing up into the air you breathe. If you notice a foul sewer smell in your house or basement here are the five possible causes in order of probability. Singular trap primer features.

The trap primer mitigates this problem by. In this video i am replacing a floor trap in a basement. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. The floor trap is part of the drain assembly of a basement drain.

Water in any trap under unused drains will eventually evaporate. Trap tite floor drain trap seal model 69430 21 33 21 33. Designed to prevent evaporation in the trap and prevent the escape of noxious and dangerous sewer gases. Singular electronic trap primers can be used to prime 1 or up to 4 floor drain traps with optional distribution unit.