Barbara
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« on: January 16, 2010, 06:00:29 PM » |
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I need to get the Glastar G8 mini work surface to feed water. There is enough water in the grinder and it won't feed the water up. It is clean and the table top in seated correctly and unless I want a shower with the reservoir to the top it won't work. I probably am having a air head moment but this is frustrating. Anybody have any ideas of what I have missed? I really have some tight spaces to grind.
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« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2010, 06:23:07 PM » |
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Have you taken the white feeder off the water tray and cleaned it?
Is the water control tap on the table clogged, one of those was my problem some time in the distant past.
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« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2010, 06:29:39 PM » |
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I never thought of that as I didn't know it fed the water to the mini, thanks I will try that
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« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2010, 07:50:14 PM » |
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before you take the water control feeder off, with water still in the grinder, try using a nasal aspirator (like you used on a baby's nose) to suck anything that might be stuck in the channel out... that has worked for me in the past and it was a lot quicker than taking the grinder apart, I've also used an open paperclip to losen anything that might be between the teeth on the water feeder...
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« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2010, 09:14:32 PM » |
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Mine has never worked. When you figure it out, lemme know.
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« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2010, 09:46:20 PM » |
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I did what Yvonne suggested and I didn't take it off but used one of the little plastic things you get to fill the oil in the cutters. Had no problem getting the water to squirt through It still only works if I have the water up to the overflow divit towards the back and I get saturated. At least it works and Lou Ann when you start cutting the poinsettia panel he has put some real trying cuts in there. Tre I'll let you know if it miraculously starts working  or maybe  |
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« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2010, 10:12:51 PM » |
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my reservoir has to be pretty full as well, the other thing that has worked for me is changing the angle of the water control on the mini-surface...
I noticed the cuts when I was cutting my pattern out and I'm not looking forward to a few of them :-)
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« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2010, 10:11:36 AM » |
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Finally got it to work. I tried again pushing water through with the oil fill bulb and reversed it too and it works fine now, hurray. Thanks everyone for you suggestions.
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« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2010, 10:38:10 AM » |
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If you have to "over fill" the resevoir, you also need to look at the position of the impeller on the shaft. It can move up or down. Repositioning it can improve the flow of water to the top story.
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« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2010, 12:16:26 PM » |
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Stephen thank you I surmised that it needs to be down to push the water through the tunnel. It works thank goodness
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« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2010, 12:58:05 PM » |
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It works thank goodness
Good! I wonder if that is your problem Tre? |
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