Tank Troubleshooting
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Air escaping from | 1. | Broken or damaged dia- | 1. | Replace tank regulator. |
regulator port. |
| phragm in tank regulator. |
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Pressure dropping | 1. | Dirty or worn valve seat in | 1. | Replace tank regulator. |
slowly on regulator. |
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| 2. | Loose air fittings leaking air. | 2. | Tighten loose air fittings or |
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| remove and |
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| new Teflon tape. |
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Fluid or air leak at | 1. | Defective lid gasket. | 1. | Replace lid gasket. |
lid gasket. | 2. | Wing screw loose. | 2. | Tighten wing screws |
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| evenly. |
| 3. | Dirt or foreign object between | 3. | Clean rim and gasket. |
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| gasket and rim. |
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Paint tends to settle | 1. | Paint not mixed or thinned suf- | 1. | Mix or thin paint according |
rapidly in tank. |
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| to manufacturer's instruc- |
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Gauge not register- | 1. | Air pressure turned OFF. | 1. | Turn air pressure ON. |
ing air pressure. | 2. | Defective pressure gauge. | 2. | Replace pressure gauge. |
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Safety valve pop- | 1. | Tank pressure too high. | 1. | Reduce tank pressure to |
ping out. |
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| 2. | Defective safety valve. | 2. | Replace safety valve. |
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Model H6329 21⁄2 Gallon Paint Tank |