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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Technical Tips, Builds, and Help => Topic started by: St Paul Steam on September 30, 2021, 07:08:58 pm

Title: Re: I need water injector help please
Post by: Woe is me on January 17, 2022, 08:59:54 am
Looking at the color of the water in your site glass, maybe you should look into a sump pump. ;D
Title: Re: I need water injector help please
Post by: St Paul Steam on January 03, 2022, 07:18:33 pm
Hey Bruce.

Did you get this sorted?
I decided to go the manual water feed pump route , I will p/u 2 pmr pumps at cabin fever & my plan is to hook them up in tandom with a double eccentric.
Title: Re: I need water injector help please
Post by: txlabman on January 03, 2022, 03:07:43 pm
Hey Bruce.

Did you get this sorted?
Title: Re: I need water injector help please
Post by: Bentwings on January 02, 2022, 07:54:12 pm
I’ve got two of those title turbines ordered too.  A company called baca bearing makes orsupplies lots of model bearings. I’ve dealt with them in the past. With success.those turbines have pretty small shafts.  I had tre finding couplers. I may ha to mak bushings to use the couplers I do have. Thy are model boat things but I don’t realy think they will hold up to the speed these little things make. I’m considering a gear box so I can make my own couplers.  Maybe a spring cooler or rubber tube might be betttrr. M actually planing on using these ss oil separators.   To strip oil out of the ar. Then have it go to a filter dryer. Something I can test out.    The order says at lease three weeks so it may be spring weather by then.LOL.

BYRON
Title: Re: I need water injector help please
Post by: St Paul Steam on September 30, 2021, 09:08:42 pm
Hi Bruce, sent you an email, hope it helps...
Good stuff Nick , many things to try , it appears to be a learned knack as opposed to a straight forward process.
Title: Re: I need water injector help please
Post by: Nick on September 30, 2021, 07:43:03 pm
Hi Bruce, sent you an email, hope it helps...
Title: I need water injector help please
Post by: St Paul Steam on September 30, 2021, 07:08:58 pm
Hi folks
I got my water injector all cleaned out & hooked up as it was when received , but I cant seem to get it to work successfully yet , I made a short video of the operation & what I'm doing. any insight in this area would be greatly appreciated. I have the suction tube just shoved on , its snug but not super tight. it seemed like the first time I tried it ,it worked...but that was it.

https://youtu.be/1WqjpqLz2lQ