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    Someone is clever cleaning sight glass



    Thought I would show someone's ingenious way of cleaning compressor sump sight glass while it is running from the inside.



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    Re: Someone is clever cleaning sight glass

    Absolutely priceless.
    I assume that's for a mineral oil system?
    Synthetics have a scouring agent within them.
    But clever engineering application all the same.
    Grizzly

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    Re: Someone is clever cleaning sight glass

    Quote Originally Posted by Grizzly View Post
    Absolutely priceless.
    I assume that's for a mineral oil system?
    Synthetics have a scouring agent within them.
    But clever engineering application all the same.
    Grizzly
    Do you think I should leave it in?

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    Re: Someone is clever cleaning sight glass

    Ok, that is clever!
    I'd leave it in if it's sealing ok.

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    Re: Someone is clever cleaning sight glass

    Hi Ranger.
    I would plum for reinstating as it should be. The reason is as I am sure you know, if your oil is in an acceptable condition.
    You should have problems reading the oil level!
    If oil is being carbon'd up and the mod is necessary then the comp is not right in the first place.
    The mod is coping with an issue instead of dealing with it I assume?
    Ultimately the choice is yours my friend.
    Grizzly

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    Re: Someone is clever cleaning sight glass

    Quote Originally Posted by Grizzly View Post
    Hi Ranger.
    I would plum for reinstating as it should be. The reason is as I am sure you know, if your oil is in an acceptable condition.
    You should have problems reading the oil level!
    If oil is being carbon'd up and the mod is necessary then the comp is not right in the first place.
    The mod is coping with an issue instead of dealing with it I assume?
    Ultimately the choice is yours my friend.
    Grizzly
    I would personally like to frame it & mount it on the wall in the workshop.
    I think every time I passed it I would minimum smile, maybe even laugh occasionally.
    I would have to find a spare side cover though.

    Why the oil is so degraded not sure, as it's only on a packaged Vogt NH3 ice machine.

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    Re: Someone is clever cleaning sight glass

    You are not wrong Ranger.
    I am smiling now reading your thoughts!
    I have not even come across a Vogt, so cannot help with a cover.
    The trouble with Black museums as we call them, is that you can end up with rather a lot.
    Take a couple of good quality photos and blow them up to poster size and frame them.
    You will achieve what you want and the other 2 dilemmas are sorted.

    Grizzly

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    Re: Someone is clever cleaning sight glass

    Someone had way too much time on their hands

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    Re: Someone is clever cleaning sight glass

    Quote Originally Posted by Superfridge View Post
    Someone had way too much time on their hands
    If given more time they may have hooked up a windscreen wiper motor to make it auto clean.

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    Re: Someone is clever cleaning sight glass

    Ok until the brush starts to break up.

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    Re: Someone is clever cleaning sight glass

    You have to patent this
    It's better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you're stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.

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