P4 alarm sound.

Michael Gray · May 21, 2020

My other half texted me at work and said the Tank alarm was going off for like a minute.. ive never heard any alarm i dont think i have any alarms set.. i never set anything..... she said the light was red............ i logged in my app and have no notifications.... i have no idea what it was... my probe numbers look fine.... what the??? im worried but i wont be home till midnight....

esther · May 21, 2020

Have her take a pic of the P4 along with the screen. Anything scrolling? Maybe the power went out briefly and the PAB cables were disconnected for a second?

Michael Gray · May 21, 2020

she said its not still going off.. she said for a minute....

Ditto · May 21, 2020

So it not going off right now? Look at the charts for your probes and see if any of them have small red alarm on them.

esther · May 21, 2020

Michael Gray said:
she said its not still going off.. she said for a minute....

I bet it was the power. That’s happened to me before. Powers goes out and goes back on, then get PAB com error.

Michael Gray · May 21, 2020

ok shes telling me more putting me at ease...she said bottom piece of equipment which is the KH director doser... she said number 3 was lit red and was loud...

Michael Gray · May 21, 2020

ok so she did some experiment.. she held down #3 dosing pump button and it spins then gets stuck and gets really loud.......... did my KH director doser pump just break already?????

KaryTse · May 21, 2020

yes, the rollers may worn out or have some dirt on them.

Michael Gray · May 21, 2020

Worn out in 2 months running 4 times a day. Jeez.

I'm gonna test it by taking the rollers and the cover off pump 4 and putting it on pump 3. If that doesn't solve it. I guess it's the actual pump itself

KaryTse · May 21, 2020

The rollers may just need some cleaning. Try clean them and see if there are any cracks on them. If no, you can keep using them. This is what I did last time when the waste pump got stuck.

Ditto · May 22, 2020

Agree with @KaryTse post maybe just needs a a quick cleaning take off the cover and clean the rollers.

Michael Gray · May 22, 2020

I removed the rollers and cover. Put the pump 4 parts in and it's working again.
The cover has rub marks on it and rollers are dirty.

I also noticed my test water pump #1. Squeeks like heck. When it's turning. But I either gotta clean this set of rollers and and cover or replace and put on pump 4. But pump 1 sounds like it's on its way to lock up. It's squeeking loud

Kyl · May 22, 2020

I clean pump #1 & 3 monthly to keep that crud from accumulating. It only happens on the heads running at max speed. After about 9 months my sample head (#1) had enough this week and I had to replace the rollers and cap. The tubing looks kind of toast as well.

Does your cap have a tiny plastic bubble in the bottom corner at all? There was a revision done to the plastic sometime to help with longevity I believe, it's noted by a small bump in the plastic on the face of the cover.

@Vinny@GHLUSA Any other tips to deal with the 2.1 heads running on max that show this "wear" / buildup?

Michael Gray · May 22, 2020

Kyl said:
I clean pump #1 & 3 monthly to keep that crud from accumulating. It only happens on the heads running at max speed. After about 9 months my sample head (#1) had enough this week and I had to replace the rollers and cap. The tubing looks kind of toast as well.

Does your cap have a tiny plastic bubble in the bottom corner at all? There was a revision done to the plastic sometime to help with longevity I believe, it's noted by a small bump in the plastic on the face of the cover.

@Vinny@GHLUSA Any other tips to deal with the 2.1 heads running on max that show this "wear" / buildup?

My kh director is only. Couple.months old. It should be all newer design. A bump. U mean this little thing

Kyl · May 22, 2020

Yeah, that's the newer plastic.

Michael Gray · May 22, 2020

I the squeek I don't think is the rollers. I think it's the rollers sliding against the covers. They might need to make the rollers length just a touch smaller

Michael Gray · May 26, 2020

Heard back from ghl. Doser 2.1 cap and rollers wear out depending on use. The ticket response was that they sell these parts to be replaced. Since the doser is maybe 3 months old. I better buy a pallet since it seems normal to wear out so fast.

Kyl · May 26, 2020

@Vinny@GHLUSA Short of replacing these "early", is there anything that should be done for the high speed use heads that can prolong their duty cycle?

Vinny@GHLUSA · May 26, 2020

Kyl said:
@Vinny@GHLUSA Short of replacing these "early", is there anything that should be done for the high speed use heads that can prolong their duty cycle?

Yes, clean them regularly and don't let them get too dirty. That's how you will get a much longer life span from each pack. If too much dirt or dust builds up, it will put more wear on those parts which means more frequent replacing.