Majorpayne317641
Well Known Member
Hi all,
I’ve had my aircraft down for 3 months in moth ball status because I can’t fly it while out at work abroad. I have been using a Black Max dehumidifier, but I have been having a problem they state as “some reporting” that there is water in the tube at the base of the unit. I had this on one unit that I ran for 2 weeks prior to my departure and I adjusted the flow rate to be slower. I also placed an inline desiccant tube similar to ones you use for air tools to be sure it works. That unit failed in those short 2 weeks. The company has good customer service and quickly sent out a new unit. I had my wife plug in the new one and she checks on the aircraft regularly. I say this because now my wife is reporting the new unit also has water in the tube at the base. So I know it’s not because of a defective unit, maybe a design that’s not made for high humidity areas like coastal NC? The in-line desiccant was designed to check on if this thing works, she reports that after a week the desiccant is purple (should be blue if completely dry).
The engine is completely plugged up, I disconnected the breather and wired the machine directly to the breather inlet. The oil dipstick is snug. The engine only has 35 hours on it. I’m using the Phillips anti rust oil in it for storage. Cylinders have desiccant plugs in the spark plugs. She routinely swaps them when they change color and sprays fogging oil into the cylinders each time they are replaced. Exhaust and intake is plugged. What am I missing? Or is this machine the problem? There is no way my wife will be able to dissemble this thing to adjust the airflow like they suggest. When I adjusted it on the first unit it still produced water in the tube only less.
I don’t want to point fingers at anyone because the company is good with customer service but I’m also not wanting to damage my engine or make anything worse than it could be when sitting so long. Thanks!
I’ve had my aircraft down for 3 months in moth ball status because I can’t fly it while out at work abroad. I have been using a Black Max dehumidifier, but I have been having a problem they state as “some reporting” that there is water in the tube at the base of the unit. I had this on one unit that I ran for 2 weeks prior to my departure and I adjusted the flow rate to be slower. I also placed an inline desiccant tube similar to ones you use for air tools to be sure it works. That unit failed in those short 2 weeks. The company has good customer service and quickly sent out a new unit. I had my wife plug in the new one and she checks on the aircraft regularly. I say this because now my wife is reporting the new unit also has water in the tube at the base. So I know it’s not because of a defective unit, maybe a design that’s not made for high humidity areas like coastal NC? The in-line desiccant was designed to check on if this thing works, she reports that after a week the desiccant is purple (should be blue if completely dry).
The engine is completely plugged up, I disconnected the breather and wired the machine directly to the breather inlet. The oil dipstick is snug. The engine only has 35 hours on it. I’m using the Phillips anti rust oil in it for storage. Cylinders have desiccant plugs in the spark plugs. She routinely swaps them when they change color and sprays fogging oil into the cylinders each time they are replaced. Exhaust and intake is plugged. What am I missing? Or is this machine the problem? There is no way my wife will be able to dissemble this thing to adjust the airflow like they suggest. When I adjusted it on the first unit it still produced water in the tube only less.
I don’t want to point fingers at anyone because the company is good with customer service but I’m also not wanting to damage my engine or make anything worse than it could be when sitting so long. Thanks!