Earl Weiss
Well-known member
Acquired some SMC Mini FRL from Sonny's.
Had several plastic Bowl Failures in a year.
Contacted SMC directly via e-mail to see if they sold replacement bowls.
The rep found out i was using them in a car wash and right away guessed that some car wash chemicals in the environment may negativley affect the bowls both internaly and externaly.
They do have metal bowl substitutes F $9.70
L $7.85
So I saved a few bucks instead of full replacemnt cost. Current catalog $50.99
Anyone else have similar issues? I wonder what the cost difference of new ones with metal bowls would be. Perhaps a car wash supplier would not offer something with such compatability issues.
Had several plastic Bowl Failures in a year.
Contacted SMC directly via e-mail to see if they sold replacement bowls.
The rep found out i was using them in a car wash and right away guessed that some car wash chemicals in the environment may negativley affect the bowls both internaly and externaly.
They do have metal bowl substitutes F $9.70
L $7.85
So I saved a few bucks instead of full replacemnt cost. Current catalog $50.99
Anyone else have similar issues? I wonder what the cost difference of new ones with metal bowls would be. Perhaps a car wash supplier would not offer something with such compatability issues.
