Troubleshooting

WARNING

To reduce the risk of serious injury whenever you are instructed to relieve pressure, always follow the Pressure Relief Procedure on page 12.

1.Relieve the pressure before checking or servicing the equipment.

2.Check all possible problems and causes before disassembling the pump.

PROBLEM

CAUSE

SOLUTION

 

 

 

Pump cycles at stall or fails to hold

Worn check valve balls (301), seats

Replace. See page 18.

pressure at stall.

(201) or o-rings (202).

 

 

 

 

Pump will not cycle, or cycles once

Air valve is stuck or dirty.

Disassemble and clean air valve.

and stops.

 

See pages 16–17. Use filtered air.

 

 

 

 

Check valve ball (301) severely

Replace ball and seat. See page

 

worn and wedged in seat (201) or

18.

 

manifold (102 or 103).

 

 

 

 

 

Check valve ball (301) is wedged

Install Pressure Relief Valve

 

into seat (201), due to overpressur-

(see page 10).

 

ization.

 

 

 

 

 

Dispensing valve clogged.

Relieve pressure and clear valve.

 

 

 

Pump operates erratically.

Clogged suction line.

Inspect; clear.

 

 

 

 

Sticky or leaking balls (301).

Clean or replace. See page 18.

 

 

 

 

Diaphragm ruptured.

Replace. See pages 19–22.

 

 

 

 

Restricted exhaust.

Remove restriction.

 

 

 

Air bubbles in fluid.

Suction line is loose.

Tighten.

 

 

 

 

Diaphragm ruptured.

Replace. See pages 19–22.

 

 

 

 

Loose inlet manifold (102), dam-

Tighten manifold bolts (112) or re-

 

aged seal between manifold and

place seats (201) or o-rings (202).

 

seat (201), damaged o-rings (202).

See page 18.

 

 

 

 

Loose fluid side diaphragm plate

Tighten or replace. See pages

 

(105).

19–22.

 

 

 

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