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PROBLEM: |
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INSUFFICIENT VOLUME OF WATER
TO ADEQUATELY SIPHON FIXTURE |
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CAUSE: |
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A) CONTRL STOP NOT
OPEN ENOUGH |
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B) URINAL VALVE PARTS
INSIDE A CLOSET VALVE |
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C) LOW CONSUMPTION
VALVE INSTALLED ON A NON-LOW CONSUMPTION VALVE FIXTURE |
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D) WATER SAVER KIT
INSTALLED IN OLD, NON-WATER SAVER BOWL |
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E) INADEQUATE
VOLUME OR PRESSURE AT SUPPLY |
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SOLUTION: |
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A) ADJUST CONTROL
STOP FOR DESIRED DELIVERY OF WATER |
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B) REPLACE INSIDE
URINAL PARTS WITH PROPER CLOSET VALVE PARTS FROM EQUIPARTS |
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C) REPLACE WITH PROPER
INSIDE PARTS KIT |
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D) POSITION REFILL
HEAD ON GUIDE SO THAT SIDE 1 IS IN UP POSITION |
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E) IF
NO GAUGES ARE AVAILABLE TO PROPERLY MEASURE SUPPLY PRESSURE
OR VOLUME OF WATER AT THE VALVE, THEN REMOVE THE RELIEF VALVE
FROM THE INSIDE PARTS KIT, REASSEMBLE THE VALVE AND OPEN
THE CONTROL STOP. IF THE FIXTURE SIPHONS, MORE WATER VOLUME
IS REQUIRED. IF A 3.5 GPF INSIDE PARTS KIT IS INSTALLED IN
THE VALVE, THEN FIRST FLIP THE REFILL HEAD (UNDER THE DIAPHRAGM)
TO OBTAIN A 4.5 GPF VOLUME. IF THIS VOLUME IS STILL INADEQUATE,
REMOVE THE FLOW RING FROM THE GUIDE TO OBTAIN A 6.5 GPF VOLUME.
IF ADDITIONAL FLOW IS STILL REQUIRED, TRY LOW PRESSURE GUIDE
KIT. IF FIXTURE DOES NOT SIPHON OR IF A LOW CONSUMPTION FIXTURE
IS INSTALLED, OR IF THE ABOVE STEPS DO NOT PROVE SATISFACTORY,
STEPS MUST BE TAKEN TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE AND/OR SUPPLY. |
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PROBLEM: |
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LEAKING AT TOP OF VACUUM
BREAKER |
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CAUSE: |
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A) RUBBER VACUUM BREAKER
BOOT OR GASKET HAS DETERIORATED |
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SOLUTION: |
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A) INSTALL NEW VACUUM
BREAKER REPAIR KIT |
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| 7 |
PROBLEM: |
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LEAKING AT BOTTOM OF
VACUUM BREAKER TUBE OR AROUND COUPLING |
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CAUSE: |
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A) COUPLING
GASKETS HAVE DETERIORATED |
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B) SPUD
WASHER AND/OR SPUD HAVE DETERIORATED |
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SOLUTION: |
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A) INSTALL
INSTALL PROPER NEW COUPLING GASKET KIT |
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B) INSTALL
PROPER NEW SPUD WASHER AND/OR COMPLETE NEW SPUD ASSEMBLY |
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PROBLEM: |
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LEAKING BETWEEN VALVE AND CONTROL
STOP |
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CAUSE: |
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A) "O"
RING AND/OR LOCKING RING HAVE DETERIORATED |
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SOLUTION: |
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A) REPLACE "O"
RING AND LOCKING RING SIMULTANEOUSLY |
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PROBLEM: |
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CHATTERING NOISE IN FLUSHOMETER |
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CAUSE: |
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A) DIAPHRAGM
HAS BEEN INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN |
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B) INSIDE
COVER HAS BECOME DISTORTED FROM FREEZING OR ABUSE |
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SOLUTION: |
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A) REPLACE
THE SEGMENT DIAPHRAGM TO THE PROPER POSITION AS INSTRUCTED
BY MARKINGS ON THE DIAPHRAGM |
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B) REPLACE
INSIDE COVER |
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FOR
BREAKDOWNS AND
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDES
FOR OTHER SLOAN FLUSHOMETERS,
CLICK HERE |
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