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Hi all fellow ritmo users

Does Anybody else get this problem when spraying.

So the machine has a brand new rota and stator that has only had 60 bags of CPI through it,after my last spray of thermocromex totally rinsed my last one nasty s**t that!!...
Anyway so 60 bags through a new one,all the filters air and water are all cleaned and air guned out after every spray.
So why is it that when we are spraying and we first start I know you always get that little bit of piss through if you start and stop ,but to get it through every 6-8 bags that go through is a complete ass.
we have to suddenly spray into a bucket to get ride of it and it's a good quarter to half a flexi tub full then it goes back to normal then it may be ok for 10 bags then to piss again for half a bucket.
Has anybody else experienced this whilst spraying with there ritmo.
 
Good to see this as only done two jobs so far with mine and getting same problem I was putting it down to mains was better on water butt I think
 
Can you monitor the water level meter. See if the float moves at all. Also check solenoid is ok. Take water pipe of the mixing chamber,press button for water and see if the water stops immediately
 
We always use a water butt and pump now.our float does go down a bit when stopping and starting so get the guy on the machine to keep a eye on this when starting to spray
 
Interesting? We had a similar problem but only slightly wetter. New R&S.

What R&S is it? Mines in a clamp. If yours is clamped what pressure do you set it
 
Mines also clamped rigsby Im always finding mines running between 12-15 bar due to the mixe going wetter every now and then.when I do the solinoid test Ian jones,when I take my finger off the button it does still run out quiet abit,it does not just instantly stop.
 
Theres still a bit o water left there. I timed it takes 11 second every time you start the machine until the mix becomes consistent. So dont make any changes until after 11 seconds
 
cjs said:
Mines also clamped rigsby Im always finding mines running between 12-15 bar due to the mixe going wetter every now and then.when I do the solinoid test Ian jones,when I take my finger off the button it does still run out quiet abit,it does not just instantly stop.
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Does it stop when the water pump stops cjs?
 
i got same problem today, new clamped r&s, set it to run at 8 as ian said for mono, halfway thro spray it pissed out wet for about 5 seconds then back to ok, will check solenoid next time, also anyone got probs with intermitent air when spraying making spray come out in blobs ?
 
We have intermitent air all the time. Not so much blobs but for 2 or 3 seconds of no air. Annoying!
 
Pft wales pm me a price for a new solenoid and what ever else I need to do a swap over with it please.
 
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clive how much pipe did you have on and what pressure was the machine running at during spray
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only had the 15m pipe on ian and was runnining at correct pressure, was ok when down at low level, coming out beautifully but as i moved above chest height it started spluttering, thought i had kink in airline but checked and it was fine,
 
It sounds maybe the material was stiff. This will explain how it took longer to travel the pipes and therefore more water was added at the mixing chamber.
This also explains what seems like intermittent air flow. Was is like every now and then it pops at the gun and then returns to normal for a bit before repeating the pop.
What was youre pressure guage reading when the material was running through.
Does your mortar pressure guage rest on zero when the machine is stationary
 
PFTwales said:
It sounds maybe the material was stiff. This will explain how it took longer to travel the pipes and therefore more water was added at the mixing chamber.
This also explains what seems like intermittent air flow. Was is like every now and then it pops at the gun and then returns to normal for a bit before repeating the pop.
What was youre pressure guage reading when the material was running through.
Does your mortar pressure guage rest on zero when the machine is stationary
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Hi Ian, ran today a bit wetter, was much better, tested pump before and it was reading 4 bar, had to tweek clamp again to 8 bar, do you have to do this every time you use machine ? also why does there seem to be water escaping from bottom outlet, only a trickle . this obviously explains why we get wet stuff come thro after we have had a break for 30 min and start again. pressure is fine when running and lays at zero when machine not being used
 
When you say 30 minute break do you mean you stop spraying for 30 minutes then pick the gun up and carry on? I panic after 30 seconds.
 
when we add water to top of whisk in the chamber before adding first amount of gear, there is water trickling from the bottom of the outlet, yes Rigsby i do stop for 20 mins or so.
 
Clive are you saying that water is running through the rotor and stator and out of the outlet the material will flow.
If that is the case your rotor and stator cannot be holding any pressure on a pump test.
The best thing to do is set the machine up, have your tap tester with you and ring me.
I can walk you through everything again and make sure the machine is ready to work.

Also i hope that was a mistake saying you fill water up to the top of mixing shaft. You only need about 30-40mm of water in on start up. Any more will cause big problems
 
PFTwales said:
Clive are you saying that water is running through the rotor and stator and out of the outlet the material will flow.
If that is the case your rotor and stator cannot be holding any pressure on a pump test.
The best thing to do is set the machine up, have your tap tester with you and ring me.
I can walk you through everything again and make sure the machine is ready to work.

Also i hope that was a mistake saying you fill water up to the top of mixing shaft. You only need about 30-40mm of water in on start up. Any more will cause big problems
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no ian i only fill to where we were shown in training, i will ring you next spray, cheers clive
 
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