[mattcochram]

Hi all im fairly new to all this and the other day i brought a new machine with it i got a twin jet S bend wand one of which is blocked!! i assume its limescale due to the hard water we have in this area but after trying various descalling methods still not working!! any ideas on how to repair this or cost of replacing the jet?

Cheers for your time

Matt

[Straker Cleaning]

Most wands have a filter behind the jets and that is probably the cause, if not grit caught in the opening  :

[sherco]

Im fairly new to cc when i bought my machine i was only doing about one job a month and my jets kept blocking, what was happening was as it wasnt being used. Inside the jet is a ball bearing on a spring and it was rusting up so i had to remove it and clean takes about 5 mins that could be your problem. Sorted me out.

[Mike Halliday]

strip out the whole jet manifold and put them in some Fernox descaler ( or any descaler you can buy from B&Q) let them soak then refit. if you already tried this hold the jet up to the light and see if you can see if its blocked, might need a fine needle to poke through.

be careful you don't damage the orifice by forcing the needle into the brass jet.

[mattcochram]

Hi thanks for all your advice all sorted now and up and running!! thanks again

[Straker Cleaning]

..........and the problem was ?

[clinton]

 

[Ken Wainwright]

Jet aside, you can also occasionally have a blockage in the small bore tubes supplying the jet on some designs of wand.. To rectify, remove one jet assembly only, connect the wand to your machine and purge through the open pipe. Clean jet and refit then repeat for the other jet.

Safe and happy cleaning
Ken

[colin thomas]

if you need to clean out the jets use a nail brush or your upholstery brush, if you use a pin or similar you might scratch the jet and these tiny scratches will hold dirt and grit and make the jet block more often,

colin

[mattcochram]

Hi all yes the problem was a bit of grit lodged in it but once taken apart was able to remove!! so all very straight forward in the end!! thanks for your help!!

Matt

[Paul Simpson]

After reading this post and finding my wand stuttering a bit I decided to check/clean the jets/filter. My first time  .
Didn't realise I should be cleaning these.   
Before & after pic attached.
So much better how smoothly it ran today.