Rudy
Active member
I replaced an ARO diaphragm pump with a FloJet G57 to pump the alkaline presoak in my touchless automatic. We need about 4 GPM, and the ARO is overkill. Since the FloJet can pump about 5 GPM....it was recommended to me as an effective, cost saving alternative.
I had a Kalrez on the shelf...so I plumbed it in. It worked like a champ...until today. It lasted about a week and a half. I had a spare Viton FloJet on the shelf...so I swapped it out....and I'm back running.
I've never had one apart...on the recommendation of what I've read on this forum. I wouldn't think that a new Kalrez FloJet would fail so quickly.
What could be wrong?
It appears to pump at about half capacity.....or at least a reduced capacity. With everything the same....it sounds much slower than when I first installed it. Instead of PUMP...PUMP...PUMP...PUMP.......It sounds like PUMP..............PUMP...............PUMP.............
What could be going on?
I'm running dry air at 80psi.
I had a Kalrez on the shelf...so I plumbed it in. It worked like a champ...until today. It lasted about a week and a half. I had a spare Viton FloJet on the shelf...so I swapped it out....and I'm back running.
I've never had one apart...on the recommendation of what I've read on this forum. I wouldn't think that a new Kalrez FloJet would fail so quickly.
What could be wrong?
It appears to pump at about half capacity.....or at least a reduced capacity. With everything the same....it sounds much slower than when I first installed it. Instead of PUMP...PUMP...PUMP...PUMP.......It sounds like PUMP..............PUMP...............PUMP.............
What could be going on?
I'm running dry air at 80psi.