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[email protected] hallerb@aol.com is offline
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Default Installing HW heater without heat trap nipples

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You can achieve the same effect w/o them by plumbing the inlet/outlet
lines in an inverted 'U' either by bending flex or tubing or w/ hard
copper/galvanized and fittings.

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Yep upside down U works well and dont foreget to insulate the lines
too.....