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Can we talk about coolant tank cleaning? My shop's Haas just went down for a day
Last week in our shop in Dayton, the VF-2 started throwing random thermal alarms. We spent a whole shift checking everything, and our lead guy finally pulled the way covers. The coolant tank was basically a sludge pit, maybe 2 inches thick at the bottom. I mean, we do the regular checks, but it had been about 8 months since a full clean. We had to pump it all out, scrape it, and run a cleaner through the lines. Has anyone else found a good schedule or a product that makes this less of a nightmare job?
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ruby4501mo ago
Used to think yearly was fine for our older machines. That sludge story changed my mind real fast. We do a full pump and scrape every six months now, no matter what.
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derek_schmidt618d ago
Have you checked what the bacteria load looks like after six months though? @ruby450 found that sludge, but sometimes the real problem is invisible until you run a test kit.
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