| Inlet or outlet Synchro Flareā fittings leak or blow off. |
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Possible Cause |
How to Check |
Solution |
| 1 |
PFA gripper washer not snapped into nut. |
- Physically inspect to make sure nut has PFA washer snapped into
it.
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- Replace PFA washer.
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| 2 |
Non White Knight fitting nose. Or nose improperly installed. |
- Remove PFA nose from connector body. Make sure that it has a
machined tongue (for tongue and groove seal in the bottom of the connector). Install nose
by pressing nose into connector body seal side inward.
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- Remove PFA nose from connector body. Make sure that it has a
machined tongue (for tongue and groove seal in the bottom of the connector). Install nose
by pressing nose into connector body seal side inward.
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| 3 |
Fitting nut too loose. |
- Make sure tubing nuts are tight, but do not over tighten as this
will cause collapsing of the connector nose (as in any flare fitting) which will result in
tubing lines blowing off just as they do when not tightened enough.
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- Make sure tubing nuts are tight, but do not over tighten as this
will cause collapsing of the connector nose (as in any flare fitting) which will result in
tubing lines blowing off just as they do when not tightened enough.
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| 4 |
Fitting nut too Tight. |
- Make sure tubing nuts are tight, but do not over tighten as this
will cause collapsing of the connector nose (as in any flare fitting) which will result in
tubing lines blowing off just as they do when not tightened enough.
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- Make sure tubing nuts are tight, but do not over tighten as this
will cause collapsing of the connector nose (as in any flare fitting) which will result in
tubing lines blowing off just as they do when not tightened enough. Replace connector nose
if it is collapsed.
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| 5 |
Fitting nose collapsed. |
- Make sure tubing nuts are tight, but do not over tighten as this
will cause collapsing of the connector nose (as in any flare fitting) which will result in
tubing lines blowing off just as they do when not tightened enough.
|
- Make sure tubing nuts are tight, but do not over tighten as this
will cause collapsing of the connector nose (as in any flare fitting) which will result in
tubing lines blowing off just as they do when not tightened enough. Replace connector nose
if it is collapsed.
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