JOEPRO
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I wanted a look see at the casting quality on the metering valve. What I did notice was there was a stainless bolt stuck in there!
And that the workmanship left alot to be desired. The drain cap was glued in place so I got that heated up and removed so I can use it.
The casting was also screwed too far onto the threaded plate which restricted the media flow. So I used PTFE tape to make a proper seal and threaded it in less like it should have been.
I also removed excess sealant and deburred the outlet 'ole to help media flow a little easier
I also ran the media through a sieve and noted lots of bumps. I wanted to make sure there was nothing else in there to create a blockage but the media maybe should be sieved anyway so I'll do that from now on.
Finally I noted the hose clamps leading to the casting are all rounded out chinesium. So I'll get proper high grip branded hose clamps tomorrow so there is a 100% tight seal from the gun to the metering valve.
I'd say this bit of fettling was much needed and the cumulative cause of the media flow issues I noted yesterday.
The extraction system was also shutting down with overload switch. I cleaned the filter, wasn't bad really but now that's happy too and not cutting out.
For the glass it's a little etched as is. So I'll run it like this for the first few weeks then I'll order new glass from local merchant (£10?) And add the stainless mesh as long term solution there.
I wanted a look see at the casting quality on the metering valve. What I did notice was there was a stainless bolt stuck in there!
And that the workmanship left alot to be desired. The drain cap was glued in place so I got that heated up and removed so I can use it.
The casting was also screwed too far onto the threaded plate which restricted the media flow. So I used PTFE tape to make a proper seal and threaded it in less like it should have been.
I also removed excess sealant and deburred the outlet 'ole to help media flow a little easier
I also ran the media through a sieve and noted lots of bumps. I wanted to make sure there was nothing else in there to create a blockage but the media maybe should be sieved anyway so I'll do that from now on.
Finally I noted the hose clamps leading to the casting are all rounded out chinesium. So I'll get proper high grip branded hose clamps tomorrow so there is a 100% tight seal from the gun to the metering valve.
I'd say this bit of fettling was much needed and the cumulative cause of the media flow issues I noted yesterday.
The extraction system was also shutting down with overload switch. I cleaned the filter, wasn't bad really but now that's happy too and not cutting out.
For the glass it's a little etched as is. So I'll run it like this for the first few weeks then I'll order new glass from local merchant (£10?) And add the stainless mesh as long term solution there.