Hi there! New poster.
I bought a used Iwata Power Jet Lite a couple of years back and have been using it on occasion.
Seeing the moisture filter had gotten overfull with water and turned reddish, I opened it up. This is from my own use - it was fine when I bought it. I've just never emptied the glass before and know nothing about compressor maintenance.
I noticed a screw holding together the parts inside the moisture filter's glass container (I believe this screw was the source of the reddish water - it had rusted)
Not knowing what I was doing, I applied some gentle pressure to the parts to see if I could pry them, and ended up snapping the end off the plastic (see pic). I think the rusty screw had expanded and made the pipe more brittle.
So - how do I go about fixing this? From spare parts websites I've seen, the regulator and Moisture filter come as one piece so do I have to replace the whole set? Or does this specific pipe have a name?
By chance, I actually have a spare 110V Power jet lite which I've never used - the broken one is 240V. So unless the voltage difference is a problem - can I just scavenge the parts I need from the 110V? Again, can I just take the pipe and if so, how do I take it apart? Otherwise I guess I'll have to take the whole regulator/filter unit off the 110V?
Thanks!
I bought a used Iwata Power Jet Lite a couple of years back and have been using it on occasion.
Seeing the moisture filter had gotten overfull with water and turned reddish, I opened it up. This is from my own use - it was fine when I bought it. I've just never emptied the glass before and know nothing about compressor maintenance.
I noticed a screw holding together the parts inside the moisture filter's glass container (I believe this screw was the source of the reddish water - it had rusted)
Not knowing what I was doing, I applied some gentle pressure to the parts to see if I could pry them, and ended up snapping the end off the plastic (see pic). I think the rusty screw had expanded and made the pipe more brittle.
So - how do I go about fixing this? From spare parts websites I've seen, the regulator and Moisture filter come as one piece so do I have to replace the whole set? Or does this specific pipe have a name?
By chance, I actually have a spare 110V Power jet lite which I've never used - the broken one is 240V. So unless the voltage difference is a problem - can I just scavenge the parts I need from the 110V? Again, can I just take the pipe and if so, how do I take it apart? Otherwise I guess I'll have to take the whole regulator/filter unit off the 110V?
Thanks!