This can also be accomplished by unscrewing the drum drip and pouring the glycol in through the top. Remember to close the top valves prior to trip-testing and to remove the drips prior to draining, or you'll end up diluting and ruining the glycol.
Garth > We sometimes pump a gallon or two (depending on the length of the drop) of > raw glycol in through the bottom valve and leave it. Any condensate that > collects will mix with the glycol. It's worked well so far. I use one of > the rigid manual hydrostatic pumps with the basin. > > Tom > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Tarrall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 6:55 PM > Subject: Drum drip (condensate trap) maintenance in dry system > > > > > > We have a recently-installed dry system in a garage in Colorado. Would > > like to know if we need to do any maintenance on the drum drips - is > > there any sort of standard on how often these should be checked/drained, > > if at all? > > > > Thanks - > > -Robert.- > > _______________________________________________ > > Sprinklerforum mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
