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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mike roberts on November 16, 2011, 07:58:30 pm

Title: Prochem heat and run
Post by: mike roberts on November 16, 2011, 07:58:30 pm

Hi all,
Have a heat and run that keeps leaking from connector hose lower attach...

Is it a matter of replacing hose or is there another fix  ?? Have tried cleaning conn - Ptfe tape works as a temp fix then problem starts again assume due to heat  :(

thks mike

Title: Re: Prochem heat and run
Post by: M.Acorn on November 17, 2011, 07:37:59 am

Is it leaking where the metal pipe comes out of the body of the unit ?
Don't overtighten it,they are a mare,had to get a mate to fix mine as the brass just crumbled away.
Mine leaks where the thermostats are,behind the black metal plate,had to undo it a bit as it was filling with fluid over time,and coming into contact with the eletrics.

Title: Re: Prochem heat and run
Post by: mike roberts on November 17, 2011, 03:43:53 pm

no brass part in body is ok ... its the connector on the pressure hose thats leaking.. put some ptfe on it but only works temp

Title: Re: Prochem heat and run
Post by: Jamie Pearson on November 17, 2011, 06:42:05 pm

Have you changed the connector recently. I remember us having a similar one and it was down to the coupling being the wrong thread type. I forget which way it went but it was either metric, af or imperial when it should have been another of the 3. Fine until it got hot.

Title: Re: Prochem heat and run
Post by: mike roberts on November 17, 2011, 08:37:34 pm

nope... not sure if its 'seating' properly looks a bit worn... will get a price from prchem to replace hose... we also have a commercial customer who can probably make hose up.. give that a go as well