Hot Water Heater Sediment Trap

Used with residential hot water heater.

Hot water heater sediment trap.

Ldr 609 2500 sediment trap for water heater. It sounds like a mouthful doesn t it. Gas fittings and nipples what s included. Gas leak detector spray csa yellow gas thread seal tape 1 2 in.

Black tee 1 2 in. Black cap 1 2 in. Black nipple 1 2 in. You can shut the hot water tap inside turn on the tank s cold water supply and then repeat the flush to make sure you ve gotten everything out.

Includes gas leak detector yellow gas tape 1 2 inch black cap tee and nipples. Traditional heat trap loops sometimes referred to as goosenecks take advantage of thermal convection. The job sounds more difficult than it really is and can be done in less than 5 minutes. Hot water will rise and cold water will sink.

Most water heaters do not have a sediment trap in them. Handy kit contains everything you need to build a sediment trap onto your home s water heater. By adding a u shaped dip in the pipeline the hot water gets stuck at the top of the loop while the cold is able to pass through the dip and enter the tank. Sediment trap at water heater sediment traps are intentionally installed to help prevent sediment in the gas piping from getting into the gas valve or burner area of an appliance and fouling things up.

Ensure your water heater is up to code to ensure safety. Sediment traps sometimes mistakenly referred to as drip legs are designed to catch sediment in natural gas before it enters into the water heater or furnace gas valve. Different areas have different contaminants in the gas and the traps help catch these. Watch this step by step video now.