Softwash Rig Ball Valve Damage
Over time when using the softwashing rig one piece of equipment that may become damaged faster than others will be the ball-valve on the outlet hose. This will occur when pulling out and reeling in the hose if the ball valve is allowed to drag along the ground this may eventually lead to the degradation and eventual breaking of the valve handle. If this occurs the ball valve will no longer be operational and will need to be replaced.
One manner in which the user can attempt to prevent this damage from occurring could be to hold the end of the hose up when reeling the hose line back in to prevent the ball valve from scraping along the ground. Or the user could roll up as much of the hose as possible near the softwashing rig prior to reeling the hose in to prevent the ball valve from scraping along the ground.
If your ball valve is damaged to the point seen in the picture above, it will need to be replaced. In order to properly make this replacement you will need
- Replacement Ball Valve - Purchase Here
- Plumber's Tape - Purchase Here
- Wrench - Purchase Here
- Remove the Banjo Connector by twisting counterclockwise.
- Remove the Ball Valve from the hose fitting.
- Apply plumber's tape to the hose fitting. Make sure to wrap in the same direction as the threads of the fitting (clockwise), so that when reapplying the fitting the tape does become unraveled.
- Screw the ball valve on to the hose fitting
- Apply plumber's tape to the male end of the ball valve, once again make sure to wrap the tape clockwise, and then reattach the Banjo connector to the ball valve.
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