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Phillip Briles

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Joined: 2020-03-06
Location: Land of Enchantment

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Subject : RE: Vac Pump Stopped Working
Posted : 2020-03-20 1:13 PM
Post #37918 - In reply to #37915

Darryl,

Thanks for your informative response.

This morning I removed the hose and checked for obstructions. The filter had no large particulate save for minute dust. I started the vac pump and it ran normally. I have let it run (attached to the bag) for about two hours and have had no further issues.

This is an auto cycling only pump. To my knowledge, there is no continuous mode capability.

The manual notes that the pump should never run continuously over 15 minutes, but this appears to be what must have happened. The bag was properly sealed and the pump was cycling normally about every 5 minutes or so. This was followed with the pump running for about 7 seconds to bring the Hg back up to approximately 22 Hg from 17 Hg or so. In my experience, this is normal.

I have removed the cowling to blow everything off with my air compressor. The only abnormality that I found was that a small circular plastic cover had come loose. It appears to have been the shaft housing cover. As it is, it is very loose and will not stay put. I will attempt to reinstall it so it does not fall out.

The images can be seen here: http://www.wwbydesign.com/minor/vacuum-press.php

I will call once I know you have seen the images.

Thanks again for your help.



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