I have had an ongoing issue with this press for over 5 years. The 3/2 vacuum valve gets dirty after about 10000 impressions and I have to take it apart and clean it with a rag then re grease. The worst stock for this is 60 lb grain short. There is black residue around the rubber gaskets. After cleaning it runs great. I replaced the 3/2 valve years ago and had no effect. The other thing I notice is the air compressor under the feed table the filters never get dirty. Never had an issue with powder on the vacuum side. Vanes are the original from 12 years ago.
Also as long as I am asking I took the filter covers off of the compressor for the sprayer and noticed there are no filters in it. I have no idea if they were ever in there. I have only been running the press for 5 years. The previous operator is long gone. Not sure if the compressor was designed this way or the previous operator removed them. This press had a built in IR drier system which was junk. The compressor also was used to cool this down but I removed the IR Drier cause it was severely rusted and the bulbs were broken.
Also as long as I am asking I took the filter covers off of the compressor for the sprayer and noticed there are no filters in it. I have no idea if they were ever in there. I have only been running the press for 5 years. The previous operator is long gone. Not sure if the compressor was designed this way or the previous operator removed them. This press had a built in IR drier system which was junk. The compressor also was used to cool this down but I removed the IR Drier cause it was severely rusted and the bulbs were broken.
