Sediment trap for gas dryer?

[PepeLePue]

Hi- is it necessary to install a sediment trap /drip leg for a gas dryer? I'm in Chicago, for the record. I can't find anything about this in the code and/or general guidance online.


Thank you!

 

[Jeff H Young]

nessesary , possibly it would be the only place Ive heard that requires on a dryer to have a sediment trap but hey its chicago you never know . UPC and IPC dont require a clothes washer to have a sediment trap but I dont know about all the bastard codes what they want
Sorry but decades of never using sediment traps and not experiancing many issues I think its a waste of time even on water heaters and furnaces . But thats code so I follow code i dont agree with it but will abide

 

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[James Henry]

The sediment trap is to help keep trash out of the burner. If its not required you might consider putting one in anyway.

 

[Jeff H Young]

It wont hurt a thing to have one , is very cheap to install, and lastly 99.99 percent of the time worthless. If you are in some area with a horrible gas provider absolutely put them everywhere.

 

[PepeLePue]

Thanks. I have some extra parts laying around. Will see if I can piece one together. Should only take a couple of minutes.

 

[Jeff H Young]

yea its pretty simple