Don’t leave your mixing valve open

What Not To Do
#1

I’ve got one for ya…

When visiting someone, don’t leave your mixing valve open.
When you are asked to demonstrate a flare and spark is put to gas, there is a nice stoic mix right at the blowers!! (and they do a fabulous job at mixing!)
Fried one and a third blowers on that one.
T

#2

Terry G, Always a grin when the flame goes back down the pipe to the blower … NOT … Actually I was showing a skeptic last July 4th and lit off the trailer and forgot about the tail light wires. That was a scramble to keep them from burning up. When my cyclone got that rot hole in it a few weeks back, the flame just went right down the pipe to the blower and the blower sure changed it’s tune. I think it is still OK but am too lazy to take it off and look at it. I will bring a spare on the trip … Mike

#3

Hi Terry, that’s a good one! And the other way goes too… don’t forget to close the blowers off when you go to start the engine.

#4

my blower is all metal contructed old hover vacume i have a inverter to run it i only need the one as my sys dosent need back flow =)

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#5

Excellent advice’s.
I’ve spent (wasted) too much time supping up 12 VDC motor blower solutions.
Just bought an all-metal 1990’s Kirby (Thanks Tom Collins for the reminder!) for $20 USD. It will suck the socks off anything truly with volumn and gusto. Only 730 watts at 115 VAC.
Will power up fine with an under $100. USD 1000 watt inverter.
S.U.

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#6

dont forget a light dimmer as a speed controle for the vacume thats what i have on my old metal hover the thing is constructed like a turbo with a electric motor =)

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