Please wait for the sound image to open, then click on the "play" icon in the middle of the screen.

GOOD INVERTED BUCKET STEAM TRAP TIME SERIES VIEW
This trap will operate in an "open-close" cycle. The number of cycles and the time between cycles is dependent on the condensate load and the size of the trap. Here is a typically "good" trap operation.

Please wait for the sound image to open, then click on the "play" icon in the middle of the screen.

INVERTED BUCKET STEAM TRAP STUCK OPEN TIME SERIES VIEW
When the bucket loses its' prime it sinks and forces the discharge valve open. Acoustically the "open-close" pattern disappears and only a steady rushing sound of steam blowing through will be heard.