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Title: Roots 45 blower, which oil?
Post by: studrink on December 31, 2011, 09:41:27 am

I have just bought a new Roots 45 blower for my TM, where can I get the correct synthetic oil for topping it up?

Title: Re: Roots 45 blower, which oil?
Post by: PaulKing on December 31, 2011, 09:59:11 am

restormate does it same as some of the machines they  sell

Title: Re: Roots 45 blower, which oil?
Post by: Jim_77 on December 31, 2011, 03:15:27 pm

Aeon PD

Title: Re: Roots 45 blower, which oil?
Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on December 31, 2011, 04:18:34 pm

http://www.gardnerdenverproducts.com/blowers/lubricants_aeon_pd/

Title: Re: Roots 45 blower, which oil?
Post by: CarPete Cleaning on January 02, 2012, 09:23:20 am

Hi Studrink,

Just wondered where you bought your new blower from?   I have a roots 47 blower which may need replacing / reconditioning at some point in the near future.

cheers,
Pete  ::)

Title: Re: Roots 45 blower, which oil?
Post by: The Carpet Cleaning Pro on January 02, 2012, 01:33:53 pm

Aeon PD is almost impossible to get in the uk. Hydramaster do blower oil in their online shop. I have just bought and changed mine in December.

Title: Re: Roots 45 blower, which oil?
Post by: Mark Lawrence on January 02, 2012, 09:16:22 pm

Yes and I'm sure its normal mineral oil as opposed to synthetic (which I'm sure HM recommend). Why the synthetic anyway? Do Roots say it has to be?

Mark

Title: Re: Roots 45 blower, which oil?
Post by: Jim_77 on January 02, 2012, 09:32:50 pm

Mineral oil degrades very quickly and loses its lubrication and heat dissipation properties, whereas synthetic lasts much longer without degrading... ideal in a situation where long service intervals are likely, and more extreme operating environments.

There's a lot of mis-information about oils.  For example, my TM engine is made by Kubota

Kubota themselves say you should use mineral oil...... Blueline say you should use fully synthetic in the engine........ But Alltec's service engineer says you should use part-synthetic.

So who the F are you supposed to believe??!!!

Title: Re: Roots 45 blower, which oil?
Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on January 02, 2012, 10:22:18 pm

When it comes to blowers synthetic is far better. Roots recommend this see link
http://www.dresserroots.com/documents/LUBOIL/S-LUBOIL_rev1109.pdf uk contact number at the bottom of page two

Cheers Tony

Title: Re: Roots 45 blower, which oil?
Post by: wynne jones on January 02, 2012, 11:37:55 pm

Depends how often you want to change it. I know which I prefer.

Title: Re: Roots 45 blower, which oil?
Post by: Nick Attwood on January 03, 2012, 07:57:14 pm

Call Prochem they sell Aeon PD not on there website though. Synthetic for me on everything every time.