I've seen the topic before, i've been searching but can't seem to find it

when it comes off whats the easy way to fix it,



my big biceps from pushing a wand for so many years i can hardly get in the tank


LOL yea right

Leave it off. I have been running with mine gone for over a year. Just don't dump any dirty solution in the tank. I don't think there is a need for one in the first place.

You just reach down into the tank and push it back onto the flange.
If you have behemoth forearms like mine, you'll need to ask the wife to do it for ya
If the filter won't remian in place, it may need to be replaced.




Rick Gelinas
encapman

I like the idea of a filter. I always seem to get little bits and pieces in the bottom of the tank. I think they get there more from just the cycle of transporting it than from dirty buckets. we always rinse before using them. I fixed the problem by attaching a small, stainless hose clamp at the base of the filter. I think I had one person hold it in position while I used a small ratchet wrench to tighten it. It hasn't fallen off since.

I'm with Rambo...The filter is not necessary (at least with Releasit). Anything that gets into the tank and comes out with the solution will get caught in the FP pads. My filter got clogged a long time ago. I took it off and never put it back on. Never had a problem.

I'm still trying to figure out how Stan did what he did. I like having the filter although it might not be necessary I like filtering the crap that gets in there from various places before they cycle through the machine.

He must have some small arms cause my forearm is on fire from rubbing the tank lip just trying to make it work

I could be wrong, but I seem to remember Derek saying that he cut his tank at the top so that he could get his arm in.

Kevin Pearson

i remember someone posting that to Kevin, not me tho. whoever did it cut it at a side corner so they could pour solution out to keep it from freezing (i think).

mine fell off a year and a half ago, it is STILL sitting in the bottom of my tank lol. my wife replced it then but i haven't had her do it since. my lil arms can't even fit in there.

i figure the pads filter anything out...nothing get's in there that is big enough to clog that plumbing (i hope). occasionally i pull a dead fly or other such insect out of there.

good topic, i've often wondered what others were doing with there tanks.

thanx --- Derek.

It was a very tight fit. If you can hold the filter in place until the clamp tightens a bit, it can be done. I can't remember exactly, since it has been awhile, But I may have had someone spreading the opening to get a little more room.
We recently noticed a small leak coming from the bottom of the tank. It turned out to be a hairline crack next to where the filter connects. I don't think it had anything to do with the clamp that I have been talking about. Rather, it probably resulted from the loading and unloading of the machine. Anyway, the first thing I thought of was something like 3M5200. I just didn't know how well it would adhere. So I called a kayak shop and asked how they repaired their boats. I was told to use HEAT! So thats what I did. SLooowly heat the plastic with a heat gun and it healed itself. No more leak. Hope this helps someone. My apologies if I posted this before. Couldn't remember.

excellent tip Stan, thanx --- Dk.

Awesome tip Stan, I hope I never need to use that tip though.

Kevin Pearson