Conduit trap and condensation recovery device

A conduit trap and condensation recovery device for plumbing a refrigeration drainage system comprising:

• a hollow body defining a fluid path, said hollow body comprising a substantially vertical upper conduit having a waste outlet fluidly connected to a sewer line, a condensation collection outlet for recovering refrigeration condensation, and a lower conduit extending downwardly from the lower end of the upper conduit, said lower conduit adapted at its lower end to be fluidly connected to a refrigeration drainage line and having an inner sealing region;
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• a float slidably disposed in the interior of the hollow body, said float having a maximum outer circumference approximately equal to the minimum inner circumference of the upper conduit, said float resting in a sealably seated position in the sealing region of the lower conduit in the absence of condensation flowing through the trap along the fluid path, thereby forming a gas barrier, said float having sufficient buoyancy to be displaced upwardly in the interior of the hollow body by fluid flowing therethrough,
• wherein said condensation collection outlet is disposed above the float in its seated position, and wherein said waste outlet is disposed above said condensation collection outlet and below the bottom of the float in its upwardly displaced position.

A conduit trap and condensation recovery device for plumbing a refrigeration drainage system comprising:

• a hollow body defining a fluid path, said hollow body comprising a substantially vertical upper conduit having a waste outlet fluidly connected to a sewer line, a condensation collection outlet for recovering refrigeration condensation, and an clean-out port for accessing the interior of the trap;
• a lower conduit extending downwardly from the lower end of the upper conduit, said lower conduit having an inner sealing region, wherein the lower end of the lower conduit has an inner circumference that is smaller than the inner circumference at its upper end;
• and a substantially P shaped trap fluidly connected to the lower end of the lower conduit for receiving condensation from a refrigeration system;
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• a substantially spherical float slidably disposed in the interior of the hollow body, said float having a maximum outer circumference approximately equal to the minimum inner circumference of the upper conduit, said float resting in a sealably seated position in the inner sealing region of the lower conduit in the absence of condensation flowing through the trap along the fluid path, thereby forming a gas barrier, said float having sufficient buoyancy to be displaced upwardly in the interior of the hollow body by fluid flowing therethrough,
• wherein said condensation collection outlet is disposed below the float in its seated position and wherein said waste outlet is disposed above said condensation collection outlet and below the float in its upwardly displaced position.