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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Neil Grainger on August 21, 2006, 05:32:05 pm

Title: Hand tool locked on today.
Post by: Neil Grainger on August 21, 2006, 05:32:05 pm

My hand tool locked on today,the little thing that is pushed into the valve by the trigger has got stuck in the valve. Can I release it or is it knackered

Any help would be much appreciated

Cheers

Neil

Title: Re: Hand tool locked on today.
Post by: g mcmahon on August 21, 2006, 07:01:18 pm

Neil,

Mine did the same thing today, I took it apart and found that the "O" ring had split and jammed the mechanism.

Regards,


Gary

Title: Re: Hand tool locked on today.
Post by: Steve Chapman on August 21, 2006, 07:06:05 pm

you normally find you can unscrew the valve and release it, it may be the spring is a bit worn and needs replacing?

regards
steve

Title: Re: Hand tool locked on today.
Post by: *paul_moss on August 21, 2006, 11:26:23 pm

Most suppliers do a replacment kit,but 9 out of 10 times its just the rubber o ring that needs replacing.Also every now and again its worth lubing it with vasaline ( the o ring that is) ;)

Title: Re: Hand tool locked on today.
Post by: Dave Parry on August 21, 2006, 11:29:10 pm

Paul beat me to it, Basically it needs a relacement seal kit, and when installing it put some sort of grease on it, which wont degrade the o rings. If you want to just change the O rings get Viton ones, they are Higher temp rated.

Title: Re: Hand tool locked on today.
Post by: Neil Grainger on August 22, 2006, 07:46:45 am

Cheers all, where can I get the O-rings from.

Thanks for the Help on this.

Neil

Title: Re: Hand tool locked on today.
Post by: Terry_Burrows on August 22, 2006, 09:10:03 am

we had same prob the other day took it to ashbys they put new kit in
£18 works a treat now ;D

Title: Re: Hand tool locked on today.
Post by: g mcmahon on August 22, 2006, 09:48:12 am

Neil,

The Plumb centre on the high street, any plumbers merchants or here if you know the size,

http://www.altecweb.com/home.asp?cat=Subcategory8110

Regards,

Gary

Title: Re: Hand tool locked on today.
Post by: Neil Grainger on August 22, 2006, 01:23:24 pm

Sorted,it was the spring that shattered,

Matt from cleansmart sending one out today.

Thanks for your help

Neil

Title: Re: Hand tool locked on today.
Post by: Steve Chapman on August 22, 2006, 04:37:50 pm

If it it jams it normally is the spring :: ;)

steve

Title: Re: Hand tool locked on today.
Post by: *paul_moss on September 04, 2006, 10:42:25 pm

Any body know the actual o ring size for the plunger in the K valve of normal twin jet wand.
I have looked on Altec site

http://www.altecweb.com/home.asp?cat=Subcategory8320

But I am confused at which size to get.
I bought the red box with hundreds of them in a few months back but the smallest size is still too big.

Anybody managed to work this size chart out please let me know.

Title: Re: Hand tool locked on today.
Post by: *paul_moss on September 04, 2006, 11:00:48 pm

Its ok guy,s I have sussed it out thanks.