Inverted Bucket Type Steam Trap

This simple fact means that inverted buckets are subject to less wear than some other types of traps.

Inverted bucket type steam trap.

With check valve fitted in the inlet they can be used with superheated steam. Closed trapping steam when steam enters the trap the inverted bucket fills with steam and floats to the surface closing off the valve preventing steam from escaping. Available with a wide selection of valve orifices for precise pressure and load matching. Inverted bucket steam trap is a density operated steam trap which operates on the difference in density between steam and water.

Potential failure mode loss of prime potential failure mode. Inverted bucket traps rely on the density difference between steam and water to drain condensate as it forms. Able to resist waterhammer. Bucket traps must maintain a water prime to function properly.

Working of a inverted bucket steam trap in this trap an inverted bucket floats in the condensate that has filled the strap. As the bucket moves up and down in the condensate a linkage connected to the bucket closes or opens a discharge valve trapping the condensate or allowing it to escape. Startup only condensate open position. An inverted bucket floats in condensate that surrounds the bucket.