randynavarro Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Anyone have any good home inspector-ly tips for testing these? Can they be tested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 The only ones I've seen have been in commercial installations where the trap was buried in a chase. These just have a small copper water line that drip feed the trap. I'm sure there are different styles out there, just haven't seen them. What type are you refering to? Any pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthomas1 Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 I've only seen one in a residence, in the laundry room. I just looked for an air gap (present)and observed its operation, with the grate lifted you could see and hear the the primer filling the trap as the washer filled. I don't normaly cycle washers, and would probably not do so again in a similiar situtation - instead I would just report that I had observed what appearered to be a trap primer but did not establish it was operational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fqp25 Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 As Terence stated, there are many styles on the market. Some just drip, and others work on a float switch. One thing I would look for and report is a shut-off valve of some kind. And if I actually found it, I would recommend to the client to test it, and possibly labeling it. This link is a typical trap primer. http://www.siouxchief.com/PDF/ct01trap.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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