I have a few questions about my Apeks Bambino after i received my rebuilt pump back.
I blew the whole diaphragm to the point of getting hydraulic oil from the pump into my extract and I’m wondering if this was due to user error.
A couple things came to mind:
Ethanol from cleaning out the filter could have been introduced into the system, will this degrade the diaphragm over time?
I do an overnight run and the system is sitting done and ready for me to finish run for several hours, will this have an adverse effect over time?
I sometimes do not clean the filter pathway after every run, i fear some oil made its way to pump, would this cause this type of failure of just a clog risk?
This is very confusing to me.
what pump are you running?
isnt the pump after the collection pot?
without anymore details about the specifics of your setup all i can think of is your supply tank pressure exceeded the limit of your diaphragm and when it tore the pressure all went back into the pot. just an assumption tho
I ran a bambino for a few years and had to rebuild the pump a few times. Seems they just get to the point of failure and youll see when torn down the seals get thrashed from just extended use.
Maintenance queens those Apeks machines.
I appoligize for acting like i know. I looked up the Bambino after my post and realized its a co2 unit. I personally have never ran or seen a co2 unit before in person. I assumed it was a bho unit with a pump similair to a MVP pump. ill refrain from further assumption lol
We would get about 500-800 hours out of the bambino pump if my memory serves me.
Lane is a good dude. He would come when we couldnt figure out why it wouldnt work correctly. We also had a duplex system that imo worked better thru ans thru.
Its been since 2018 since i ran c02 systems snd i cant remember clearly but i can tell you terps were pulled subcritical and noids supercritical.
If i can find my journals ill gladly post them.
