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Thread: Water gauge issue
16/06/2020 08:19:57

Hi guys,

I have contacted Maxitrak but are waiting for a reply. The model is new (only a few weeks old) it’s only been steamed up 5 times using distilled water, so there shouldn’t be any scale build up. It looks like it May have to go back to them for a look over.

thanks

Sam

15/06/2020 22:01:53

Hi there,

thank you very much for taking the time to reply to me.

I get both of the above issues, bubble in the middle of the water and loss of water from the gauge, I have also encountered a full gauge even though the water level is truly half full. Unfortunately there isn’t a blow down on the gauge so there’s nothing I can really do.

I took the whole assembly apart today and checked for blockages and couldn’t find any. I did see a post elsewhere that said a piece of wire in the glass could stop the bubbles forming by reducing surface tension. I did this today.

I haven’t steamed it up yet so I’m not sure what effect it will have. I think the design is the issue. The piping doesn’t go straight into the boiler at the top nut, it goes at 90 degrees to another fitting that has a hollow bolt that then goes down into the boiler at the top. I reckon water/air is getting stuck in that bolt (after being sloshed about on bumpy ish ground) and causing the level to show incorrectly. My next step is to drill out the bolt diameter a little more I think.

thanks again

Sam

14/06/2020 23:13:16

Hi there,

I’m currently running a Maxitrak 3/4inch allchin and I’m having issues with an unreliable water gauge. When I’m running the traction engine I seem to be getting air inside the gauge causing the level to be inaccurate. The problem seems to be when running it on slight inclines, where perhaps air is entering the gauge. I’ve checked for blockages and can’t see any. It could just be a limitation of the model, any ideas? The glass doesn’t seem to be obstructing the inlet or outlet pipes from the boiler.

thanks Sam

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