Duetto
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hi all,
we have a whale pressure accumulator tank (https://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|51|2234245|2234251&id=2654762) in our fw system. we've had it for about 3 years. recently i observed that the fw pump was cycling much more than has been the case. i tested the pressure in the whale tank and it was zero. since it has a regular schrader valve i tried pumping it up, but the air just came back out. so i tried to remove the valve but couldn't get it to unscrew.
i contacted whale customer servce who confirmed that it was a schrader valve but it was not replaceable. i find that amazing.
does anyone have experience with this unit/valve. is it replaceable?
thanks in advance,
we have a whale pressure accumulator tank (https://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|51|2234245|2234251&id=2654762) in our fw system. we've had it for about 3 years. recently i observed that the fw pump was cycling much more than has been the case. i tested the pressure in the whale tank and it was zero. since it has a regular schrader valve i tried pumping it up, but the air just came back out. so i tried to remove the valve but couldn't get it to unscrew.
i contacted whale customer servce who confirmed that it was a schrader valve but it was not replaceable. i find that amazing.
does anyone have experience with this unit/valve. is it replaceable?
thanks in advance,