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7.8 Troubleshooting
DEFECT CAUSE REMEDY
The compressor unit does not work,
the warning lights do not turn on
No power to the control box
•Checkthefuse.
•Checktheelectricalconnectionsof
the control box.
Electric connection between control
box and compressor cut off
•Checktheconnectionsbetweenthe
control box and the electric compres-
sor.
No foam coming out from the foam
marker
The tank will not pressurize
•Closethetankcapproperly.
•Checkthetightnessofthepipescon-
necting the compressor with the cap.
Break in the pneumo/hydraulic circuit
•Checktherearenocracksinthe
darkblue pipe inside the tank (from
the lter to the plug) and on the outer
pipes.
•Cleanthebottomlterofliquid.
•Checkforanyconstrictionsalongthe
pipes.
Foam formation is not good
Sponge dirty or hardened
•Cleanorreplacethespongeinthe
generator.
Water-foaming agent mix old •Redothewater-foamingagentmix.
Flow-rate adjustment wrong
•Usetheow-rateregulatoronthe
tank cap to obtain a sufficiently dense
foam.
Constrictions in pipes •Checkthetubestothefoammarkers.
Bleed air from the max. pressure valve
onto the plug
Constrictions in the pipes •Checkthetubestothefoammarkers.
Air or liquid leaks from the ttings Incorrect tting seal
•Detachthehoseatthesnaporthre-
aded ttings and shorten it by around
10 mm to eliminate deformations at
the tting.
The compressor unit does not work,
the warning lights ash only once
+/- power reversed •Repairtheelectricconnection.