Doesn't Spray When Bottle is Below 5 Lbs
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St. Jude Donor '09
Doesn't Spray When Bottle is Below 5 Lbs
For some reason my system doesn't spray when the bottle drops below 5 lbs. This is a 10 lb bottle, pressure is still 1000psi. Is this normal?
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Re: Doesn't Spray When Bottle is Below 5 Lbs (HOWSER)
Unfortunately, yes. Anywhere between 3 & 5 pounds, it will fire only intermittently. Get a 15 lb. bottle like I did!! :D
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Re: Doesn't Spray When Bottle is Below 5 Lbs (HOWSER)
Do you have your bottle sitting where the pickup tube is at the bottom? Mine usually starts showing extremely low pressure when the juice quits hitting, indicating I am running low on laughing gas.
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Re: Doesn't Spray When Bottle is Below 5 Lbs (ForceInjection)
If you get a bottle warmer you can get more pressure out of it.
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St. Jude Donor '09
Re: Doesn't Spray When Bottle is Below 5 Lbs (95AquaC4)
Yes, I have the bottle sitting correctly. I guess when it get lower it must not want to spray as well as when it's full. A bigger bottle is in need. There goes the idea of hiding it under the cargo tarp! :D
Thanks!
Eric
Thanks!
Eric
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St. Jude Donor '09
Re: Doesn't Spray When Bottle is Below 5 Lbs (95AquaC4)
Can you still open your rear glove box/hatches? I can barely do it now with mine...mind you I do have a system in the back to. :crazy:
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Re: Doesn't Spray When Bottle is Below 5 Lbs (HOWSER)
Can you still open your rear glove box/hatches? I can barely do it now with mine...mind you I do have a system in the back to. :crazy:
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Re: Doesn't Spray When Bottle is Below 5 Lbs (HOWSER)
HOWSER...
I have my 15lb bottle and my system in the back area. I mounted the bottle on a piece of wood and it sits behind the driver seat and I have a 12"Bandpass box with amps mounted on the sides of it behind the passenger seat.
I have my 15lb bottle and my system in the back area. I mounted the bottle on a piece of wood and it sits behind the driver seat and I have a 12"Bandpass box with amps mounted on the sides of it behind the passenger seat.