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Neil Grainger
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Hand tool locked on today.
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August 21, 2006, 05:32:05 pm »
My hand tool locked on today,the little thing that is pushed into the valve by the trigger has got stuck in the valve. Can I release it or is it knackered
Any help would be much appreciated
Cheers
Neil
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g mcmahon
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Re: Hand tool locked on today.
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Reply #1 on:
August 21, 2006, 07:01:18 pm »
Neil,
Mine did the same thing today, I took it apart and found that the "O" ring had split and jammed the mechanism.
Regards,
Gary
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Steve Chapman
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Re: Hand tool locked on today.
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August 21, 2006, 07:06:05 pm »
you normally find you can unscrew the valve and release it, it may be the spring is a bit worn and needs replacing?
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Re: Hand tool locked on today.
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August 21, 2006, 11:26:23 pm »
Most suppliers do a replacment kit,but 9 out of 10 times its just the rubber o ring that needs replacing.Also every now and again its worth lubing it with vasaline ( the o ring that is)
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Dave Parry
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Re: Hand tool locked on today.
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August 21, 2006, 11:29:10 pm »
Paul beat me to it, Basically it needs a relacement seal kit, and when installing it put some sort of grease on it, which wont degrade the o rings. If you want to just change the O rings get Viton ones, they are Higher temp rated.
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Neil Grainger
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Re: Hand tool locked on today.
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August 22, 2006, 07:46:45 am »
Cheers all, where can I get the O-rings from.
Thanks for the Help on this.
Neil
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Terry_Burrows
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Re: Hand tool locked on today.
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Reply #6 on:
August 22, 2006, 09:10:03 am »
we had same prob the other day took it to ashbys they put new kit in
£18 works a treat now
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Re: Hand tool locked on today.
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August 22, 2006, 09:48:12 am »
Neil,
The Plumb centre on the high street, any plumbers merchants or here if you know the size,
http://www.altecweb.com/home.asp?cat=Subcategory8110
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Gary
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Neil Grainger
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Re: Hand tool locked on today.
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Reply #8 on:
August 22, 2006, 01:23:24 pm »
Sorted,it was the spring that shattered,
Matt from cleansmart sending one out today.
Thanks for your help
Neil
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Steve Chapman
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Re: Hand tool locked on today.
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Reply #9 on:
August 22, 2006, 04:37:50 pm »
If it it jams it normally is the spring ::
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Re: Hand tool locked on today.
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Reply #10 on:
September 04, 2006, 10:42:25 pm »
Any body know the actual o ring size for the plunger in the K valve of normal twin jet wand.
I have looked on Altec site
http://www.altecweb.com/home.asp?cat=Subcategory8320
But I am confused at which size to get.
I bought the red box with hundreds of them in a few months back but the smallest size is still too big.
Anybody managed to work this size chart out please let me know.
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Re: Hand tool locked on today.
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September 04, 2006, 11:00:48 pm »
Its ok guy,s I have sussed it out thanks.
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