Automatic Condensate Drains

Condensate drains are not only the least heard, but also the least glamorous and the most ignored part of a compressed air system. However, nonetheless these, for sure, have an extremely important role to play. It hardly matters how much you end up spending on the newly installed fancy looking compressed air system, flashing lights and VDD’s pin stripes notwithstanding, not even spending a slight effort with drain choice could lead to no end of headaches as well as increased operating costs for many years to come.

Given below are a few important advantages as well as features of automatic condensate drains

• Easy to install and hassle free maintenance
• Wear free and capacitance level sensor
• Reliable condensate removal in a wide range of commercial as well as industrial environments
• Patented valve technology protects the internal parts from contamination even in harshest of conditions
• Electronically controlled diaphragm valve are responsible for releasing condensate air not compressed air

Contaminants can be introduced in the airstream by the system or easily enter a system at the intake of compressor. Pipe scale, metal particles, lubricant and rust are separated and filtered; however, it is the drain which has to operate aptly for the separators as well as filters to be successfully in completing the process.

Drains are found on a receiver, filter, intercooler, drip leg, after cooler, dryer or at the point of usage. There are different types of drains which are available. Equally larger is the variety of variants for these applications. Some are fancy however they all belong to basic categories. No open tube, air waste and timer operates are the features of automatic condensate drains.

Installing condensate drains improves the efficiency of system. It saves compressed air with no waste drain choice. If properly maintained, they can save cost and energy.