Manifold and station for mounting steam/condensate responsive devices in a condensate return line

A station for mounting a steam/condensate responsive device in a condensate return line, comprising:

• a housing block having a rear facing mount for removably mounting a steam/condensate responsive device, said block having a steam inlet port and oppositely facing condensate outlet port for connection in a condensate return line, said block having a trap condensate forwarding zone, a test valve bore and an outlet valve bore, said outlet valve bore communicating with said condensate outlet port, said trap condensate forwarding zone being interposed between said test valve bore and outlet valve bore, said test valve bore and outlet valve bore extending in substantially opposite directions from said condensate forwarding zone.

A station for mounting a steam/condensate responsive device in a condensate return line, comprising:

• a housing block having a front, a back, opposite ends, a top and a bottom, said back having a mount for removably mounting a steam/condensate responsive device, said ends respectively having inlet and outlet ports for connection in a condensate return line, said bottom having a third port, an inlet valve and outlet valve operatively interposed between and controlling flow between said mount and corresponding ones of said inlet and outlet ports, and a third valve operatively interposed between and controlling flow between said third port and one of said inlet and outlet ports, said valves being angled divergently forwardly from said block and with respect to each other, said third valve angling forward and downward from said housing block, said inlet and outlet valves angling forward and upward from said housing block.

A compact multi-station manifold assembly for mounting plural steam/condensate responsive devices in a steam system, comprising:

• a manifold including an elongate, tubular condensate return header connectable in a steam system for steam/condensate flow therein, said manifold further including plural lateral fluid connections at spaced locations on said header;
• stations for mounting respective steam/condensate responsive devices at respective fluid connections on said header, a given said station comprising a block having an outlet port connectable to the corresponding said header fluid connection and an inlet port connectable to a steam line of a steam system, said stations extending substantially radially from said header to connect to corresponding steam lines, said station having valves angled accurately to an imaginary plane defined by the forward/rearward and sideward axes of said block.

A station for mounting a steam/condensate responsive device in a condensate return line, comprising:

• a housing block having a front, a back, opposite ends, a top and bottom, said back having a mount for removably mounting a steam/condensate responsive device, said ends having inlet and outlet ports for connection in a condensate return line, said bottom having a third port, an inlet valve and outlet valve operatively interposed between and controlling flow between said mount and corresponding ones of said inlet and outlet ports, said inlet and outlet valves being located on and extending forward from said front face, said inlet and outlet valves being angled acutely upwardly along said front.

A steam system including a station for mounting a steam/condensate responsive device in a condensate return line, said station comprising:

• a housing block having a front, a back, opposite ends, a top and a bottom, said back having a mount for removably mounting a steam/condensate responsive device, said ends respectively having inlet and outlet ports for connection in a condensate return line, an inlet valve and an outlet valve operatively interposed between and controlling flow between said mount and corresponding ones of said inlet and outlet ports, said housing block including a compact central portion defining said top, bottom, front, back and ends, said housing block also including individual, plural, elongate bosses integral with and protruding stalk-like from ends of said block central portion and spaced from each other, said bosses having outboard ends spaced from said central portion.

A station for mounting a steam/condensate responsive device in a condensate return line, comprising:

• a housing block having a mount for removably mounting a steam/condensate responsive device, said mount having a trap supply opening, said block having a steam inlet port for connection in a condensate return line, an inlet valve operatively interposed between and controlling flow between said steam inlet port and trap supply opening, a steam inlet bleed opening, a steam path between said steam inlet port and said inlet valve and connected to said steam inlet bleed opening, said block having exterior faces, said steam responsive device mount being on a first said block exterior face which is spaced from said inlet port and inlet valve, and through which said first face opens said trap supply opening and steam inlet bleed opening in mutually adjacent relation.