How does a vacuum condensate pump work?
With the steam traps closed, the vacuum pump continues to pull on the returns until it reaches an average vacuum of 5½ inches of mercury. Once the steam turns into condensate inside the radiators, the trap elements cool, open, and the condensate flows back to the boiler by gravity..
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