In need of urgent help!!

[SMC CLEANING]

Hi people,

It's time to change my Ro for the first time thinking it would be a straight foreword thing went to do it but I’m stuck!!

I can't get the casing open only the metal plates holding it in place. But that is it. I have provided pictures for you to look at. Can anyone help

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[Tuffers]

Calling @spruce

 

[doug atkinson]

Undo the screws and the plates should slide down. Now the fun to try and pull out the end caps. I tried to do one for a customer and it would not budge. Completely solid. A cheep Chineese copy so hopefully you should get more joy. I pulled a shoulder muscle trying to get it off.

 

[SMC CLEANING]

Undo the screws and the plates should slide down. Now the fun to try and pull out the end caps. I tried to do one for a customer and it would not budge. Completely solid. A cheep Chineese copy so hopefully you should get more joy. I pulled a shoulder muscle trying to get it off.

I had a feeling you might say that!! So i took the metal plates out and orange tap so now you just pull it from the single hose end is that right?

 

[doug atkinson]

Yes that is correct but with this style housing the membrane shaft is in both ends. Other housings the inlet end there is a gap between the membrane and end cap making it easy to take off. This was a nightmare. If you pull on that hose you will snap the fitting. I got a bolt and screwed it in then pulled and pulled.

 

[SMC CLEANING]

Yes that is correct but with this style housing the membrane shaft is in both ends. Other housings the inlet end there is a gap between the membrane and end cap making it easy to take off. This was a nightmare. If you pull on that hose you will snap the fitting. I got a bolt and screwed it in then pulled and pulled.

I'll have to give that a go then what a nightmare should have knowen seeing as the other stuff i got with the set up pumps etc was cheap **** as well!! thanks for the advice appreciate I it.

 

[peter rogers]

Ifu un screw the hose out and put in a brass nipple u will use a Pair pliers. Pull it out slowly. U don't want to be pullin it out by the threaded holes Asia u damage them its ban jax ed

 

[SMC CLEANING]

Ifu un screw the hose out and put in a brass nipple u will use a Pair pliers. Pull it out slowly. U don't want to be pullin it out by the threaded holes Asia u damage them its ban jax ed

That's a good idea im going to leave it until the weekend now as i feel doing it after wrork may not be a good idea for many reasons!! thanks /emoticons/smile.png

 

[doug atkinson]

Did you manage to do it!

 

[SMC CLEANING]

Finally got it open yesterday and replaced it but now guess what... i can't put it back in any suggestions it seems like the rubbers are stopping it. My heart is broken with it

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[peter rogers]

Small bit of vaslaline will help it go in if u apply into the end u have openedm

 

[SMC CLEANING]

Small bit of vaslaline will help it go in if u apply into the end u have openedm

Yeah I was thinking that myself but will that not harm it?

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[peter rogers]

No u are on bout the smallest bit around the start of the inside of the housing til glide back in the

 

[spruce]

KY jelly lubricant, whatever that is, is also supposed to work ok. Some say we shouldn't use vaseline. I do.

 

[SMC CLEANING]

KY jelly lubricant, whatever that is, is also supposed to work ok. Some say we shouldn't use vaseline. I do.

At this point I'm willing to use anything even butter!!

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