user and maintenance
instruction manual BALLAST series
PROBLEM
Little vacuum or pressure
Overheating
Beating against external surface
Leakage of sewage from the
discharge elbow
Smoke comes out of discharge elbow
Insufficient lubricating oil
circulation (for versions with
automatic lubrication)
P.T.O. does not rotate
No suction / no compression
Locking of handle
p. 54
10 - TROUBLESHOOTING
CAUSE
Blades are worn
Some blades jammed in rotor
Air infiltration or leakage from system
Undulated cylinder
Reversing gear badly positioned
Flange assembly too tight
Movement of sliding flange
Check the operation of the cap valve
on the suction duct
Excessive pressure
Excessive rate of revs
Excessive operating time
Blades too long
Lack of lubrication
Suction filter cartridge clogged
Ballast filter clogged
Rate of revs too low
Excessive/short and/or not suitable
lubrication oil
Malfunctioning of valves
Excessive lubrication
Suction of air from the fittings
Lubrication tube badly inserted in pipe fittings
Air in oil pump chamber
Broken blades
Foreign body in rotary blades vacuum pump
Handle incorrectly positioned
Reversing gear incorrectly positioned
Rotary blades vacuum pump rotates in
wrong direction
All blades jammed
Blades protrude from the rotor slots
anomalously
Rubber ball closes overflow valve
Foreign liquid in filling pump
Non-use
REMEDY
Replace blades
Disassemble the rotary blades vacuum
pump, clean and wash the rotor, the
blades and the body.
Eliminate infiltrations
Smooth or replace the body
Remove reversing gear and position it
correctly
Add a gasket to the back flange
Replace the pins supplied between body
and flange for alignment
Unblocking
Reduce pressure
Reduce rate of revs
Reduce operating time
Trim blades to correct size
Check oil level in tank, oil pump
operation, setting of oil tap
Wash and blow the filter cartridge
Wash and blow the filter
Increase rate of revs
Clean the rotary blades pump and
replace the oil
Check valves
Adjust lubrication
Replace the fittings
Insert lubrication tube correctly
Fill pump chamber with oil
Replace blades (check if rotor pin is bent)
Remove foreign body
Position handle correctly
Position reversing gear correctly
Reverse direction of rotation
Disassemble rotary blades vacuum pump,
clean and wash blades, rotor and body
Disassemble rotary blades vacuum pump,
clean and wash blades, rotor and body
Increase passage of air inside valve
Remove and clean with diesel oil
Lift handle with a lever