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1998 ASW24 water bag leak where bag meets PVC valve
It's leaking where the bag is clamped to the PVC pipe just before the
ball valve with the push rod. It's likely original as I bought it with 230 hours in 2008. When I remove the clamps, what will I find for the seal? Is the existing sealant RTV or a gasket? What to use to re-seal it? Will I damage the bag in the area of the clamp due to old dried goop? Thanks, Bruce |
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Update: water bag leak where bag meets PVC valve
The factory assembled the bag to the pipe using two wraps of tape
similar to medical tape around the pipe to create a pliable surface and to bring the OD of the pipe close to the ID of the bag end (1.5 inch). The bag was fit over this tape then they added two more wraps of tape over the bag end to protect it from the two worm gear hose clamps. My guess is that the leak was caused by years of differing thermal expansion of the PVC pipe versus the stainless steel clamps. Automotive hoses use constant tension clamps to avoid this issue, so I'm going to use this type clamp. The weak link will still be the tape underneath not being pliable enough for the clamps to bite into. It should use a soft rubber (?) sleeve the OD of the pipe, but the wall thickness can only be 1mm. Has anybody solved this problem without RTV goop? |
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Update: water bag leak where bag meets PVC valve
On Apr 3, 6:25*pm, Barny wrote:
The factory assembled the bag to the pipe using two wraps of tape similar to medical tape around the pipe to create a pliable surface and to bring the OD of the pipe close to the ID of the bag end (1.5 inch). The bag was fit over this tape then they added two more wraps of tape over the bag end to protect it from the two worm gear hose clamps. *My guess is that the leak was caused by years of differing thermal expansion of the PVC pipe versus the stainless steel clamps. Automotive hoses use constant tension clamps to avoid this issue, so I'm going to use this type clamp. *The weak link will still be the tape underneath not being pliable enough for the clamps to bite into. It should use a soft rubber (?) sleeve the OD of the pipe, but the wall thickness can only be 1mm. Has *anybody solved this problem without RTV goop? Why don't you like RTV? It's perfect for this application and what I used to seal the bag to pipe interface of my ASW-19. Andy |
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