Found a way to clear a clogged riser tube in our sand mold system by using a short burst of compressed air at 90 psi instead of trying to rod it out.

Saved our crew almost an hour of downtime yesterday when a critical mold was backing up, and now I'm curious if anyone has a different pressure sweet spot for their own systems?

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anthony_wood3628d ago

Nice! We had a similar clog last month but used a water jet at like 60 psi. Worked but made a huge mess lol.

kevin_lane28d ago

Wait, is an hour of downtime really that big of a deal? I mean, stuff clogs up all the time in these systems. It sounds like you just got lucky with the air pressure working fast. What happens if that burst just packs the sand in tighter and you make the problem worse? Then you're looking at way more than an hour to fix it.

the_ray28d ago

Forget the hour, you could pack it solid like @anthony_wood36's water jet mess but worse.