Profill water system problem February 03, 2008, 01:22:05 pm Yahoo Message Number: 89121Tried to top off the batteries today. When I first squeeze the bulb it collapses and does not re-inflate and thus draws no water into the line. Had to disconnect the bulb from the line to get it to re-inflate.Unit is less than a year old.Anyone run into this before?Jim C
Re: Profill water system problem Reply #1 – February 03, 2008, 02:06:14 pm Yahoo Message Number: 89122Quote Tried to top off the batteries today. When I first squeeze the bulb it collapses and does not re-inflate and thus draws no water into the line. Had to disconnect the bulb from the line to get it to re- inflate.Quote Unit is less than a year old.Anyone run into this before?Jim C Jim: If the bottom of your syringe hits anything solid it won't re- inflate. Try lifting it up slighly and see what happens. John
Re: Profill water system problem Reply #2 – February 03, 2008, 02:35:01 pm Yahoo Message Number: 89123"Jim" wrote: When I first squeeze the bulb it collapses and does not re-inflate and thus draws no water into the line. Had to disconnect the bulb from the line to get it to re-inflate. --- Jim, it could be a bad check valve. You might want to look at File #18 on the Techsnoz site: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Techsnoz/ ; the file is all about Pro-fill problems, and includes ocntact information for Flow-Rite (the manufacturer of Pro-fill). Also, use the "searchable archive" link on the home page of this message board; enter "Pro-fill check valve" and many posts will come up. Good luck.Joan
Re: Profill water system problem Reply #3 – February 03, 2008, 02:42:24 pm Yahoo Message Number: 89125Quote Tried to top off the batteries today. When I first squeeze the bulb it collapses and does not re-inflate and thus draws no water into the line. Had to disconnect the bulb from the line to get it to re- inflate.Jim, You have a faulty check valve. It can be ordered from http://www.mcmaster.com/ Part # 7757k13, polypropylene spring loaded ball check valve 1/4 barb X 1/4 bard. $3.38 each.Malcolm Blue02MB
Re: Profill water system problem Reply #4 – February 03, 2008, 03:14:06 pm Yahoo Message Number: 89126Quote Tried to top off the batteries today. When I first squeeze the bulb it collapses and does not re-inflate and thus draws no water into the line. Had to disconnect the bulb from the line to get it to re- inflate.Jim, You have a faulty check valve. It can be ordered from http://www.mcmaster.com/ Part # 7757k13, polypropylene spring loaded ball check valve 1/4 barb X 1/4 bard. $3.38 each.Malcolm Blue02MB Thanks to Joan and Malcolm. Read the posts and Terry's page. We managed to get it working again by taking a turkey baster and shooting air into the upstream tube and heard something pop and it works. Since, I expect it to fail again are these valves you are referring to the ones on either side of the bulb? My wife thought the pop sound came from the plastic piece near the upstream end not near the bulb but she could be mistaken.Jim C
Re: Profill water system problem Reply #5 – February 03, 2008, 03:21:36 pm Yahoo Message Number: 89127"When I first squeeze the bulb it collapses and does not re-inflate" There was a run of bad check valves a year or two back. Call Pro-Fill, and if that's the problem, they'll replace the bulb.Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Re: Profill water system problem Reply #6 – February 03, 2008, 04:23:20 pm Yahoo Message Number: 89129Malcolm, Not all Profill bulbs and tubing are 1/4" ID (inside diameter). Some, like mine, are 3/8" and the part you cited doesn't fit! I know this from experience of having purchased the part. The 3/8" barb check valves (McMaster part #7933K33) are rather long (3 17/32") and at $11.43 each, a pair may cost more than a new Profill bulb pump.Anyway Jim, check the tubing ID before you order.Alex Rutchka '05 26.5' MB SE #4
Re: Profill water system problem Reply #7 – February 04, 2008, 06:41:07 pm Yahoo Message Number: 89144Jim, I had this problem last year. I called Pro-Fill and they sent me an entire new tubing and bulb assembly.....for free. The only caveat was that they asked me to mail the original one back to them. Seemed like a pretty good deal to me.Ted H.'02 FL NE-12Camp Host @ Gamble Rogers SRA FL-- www.toad.fobria.com See where we are: http://map.datastormusers.com/user1.cfm?user=6079Posted by: "Jim" Tried to top off the batteries today. When I first squeeze the bulb it collapses and does not re-inflate and thus draws no water into the line. Had to disconnect the bulb from the line to get it to re-inflate.Unit is less than a year old.Anyone run into this before?Jim C[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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