SANDBLASTER 0701AREN10MAS
17
TROUBLESHOOTING
ANOMALY
POSSIBLE CAUSE
CHECKING POINTS
SOLUTION
I. No air through the
tip
A) Compressor unplugged or
switched off
Feeding compressor
To connect the compressor to
sandblaster and start it
B) Tip clogged up
Tip
To dismantle gun tip and blow it to
remove obstruction
C) Sand flow rate regulator
too open
Outlet product regulator
To close the regulator until reach
the appropiate opening level. To
blow the hose and the tip.
D) Excessive granule
diameter of used abrasive
Abrasive
To empty the tank and fill it with
abrasive with sutiable diameter. To
blow the hoses to remove residual
abrasive.
E) Product hose clogged up
Product hose
To dismantle product hose and
clean
F) Three via valve placed in
regulation box doesn´t
work
Three via valve
Substitute
G) Gun valve doesn´t work
Gun valve
Substitute
II. No abrasive
through gun (only
air)
A) Tank without abrasive
Tank
To load tank with abrasive product
B) Outlet abrasive clogged up
Product outlet
To operate regulation handle to
increase flow rate
To clean tank outlets piping
C) Excessive granule
diameter of used abrasive
Abrasive
To empty the tank and fill it with
abrasive with suitable diameter. To
blow the hoses to remove residual
abrasive.
D) Outlet abrasive reguladtor
closed
Outlet product regulator
To operate regulation handle to
increase flow rate
III. Non uniform
abrasive flow
A) Wet abrasive or foreign
particles
Tank interior
To empty tank and load it with dry
and filtered abrasive.
B) Excessive granule
diameter of used abrasive
Abrasive
To empty the tank and fill it with
abrasive with suitable diameter. To
blow the hoses to remove residual
abrasive.
C) Sand flow rate regulator
too open
Outlet product regulator
To operate the regulator until reach
the appropiate opening level.
IV. The result of the
application is not
satisfactory
A) Inappropiate tip for the
application
Tip
To substitute the tip (according to
Table 1)
B) Lack of air tightness of the
hoses
Hoses
To substitute the hoses
C) Inappropiate working
pressure
Pressure regulador
To operate on the air regulator until
get the resulted wanted
C) Inappropiate abrasive to
the work to be done
Abrasive
To ask for information to your
abrasive supplier about the most
recommended product for each
work
V. Air exhaust by
safety valve
A) Excessive air pressure of
the compressor feeding
the sandblaster
Manometer of the
compressor
To regulate outgoing air pressure
on compressor up to a maximum 6
kg/cm²
VI. Inadequate air
going out through
tip
A) Purifier filter clogged up
Purifier filter
To clean purifier filter
B) Tip clogged up in the part
of the hose
Tip - hose
To disconnect the hose from the
sandblaster and blow from tip to
unblock it.
