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SDT340 Case: Surveying 400+ Steam Traps Across a Campus in Two Days
Кейс22 июля 2026 г.

SDT340 Case: Surveying 400+ Steam Traps Across a Campus in Two Days

SDT case: a private school steam heating system — 400+ traps surveyed with an SDT340 in two days. 64% healthy, 3% failed open, 3% failed closed, 15% early wear. Photos from the survey.

Contact ultrasound on steam fittings

Source. SDT Ultrasound case: annual school steam heating survey during holidays.

Mission

Campus steam heat with 400+ traps across buildings. Goal: prove traps are healthy before the cold season.

Campus steam infrastructure

Method

An SDT technician finished the fleet in two days with an SDT340: upstream check, trap/downstream ultrasound, spot radiometer for failed-closed suspects.

SDT340 field measurement

Temperature check

Report

State Share
Healthy 64%
Out of service 15%
Failed open 3%
Failed closed 3%
Early degradation 15%

Trap close-up

Takeaway

Large fleets are surveyable with handheld ultrasound in a few shifts. Ultrasound + temperature covers both failure modes. See the survey method. KEG TRKdemo request.