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: > : In article <SjZcd.67637$ci3.3965141@twister.southeast.rr.com>,
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: > Of course I could simply have gotten a defective unit. :-)
: Or didn't open the air lock. You certainly never contacted us at the
: time to report your problem.
I tested the unit with water and opening the air lock didn't help with the
mess I was getting. After I figured out there was a problem I tested the
operation with water since I don't care for getting photographic chemistry
all over my hands. I didn't contact you since I got the unit from Calumet photo
and they told me all was well with it and by that time I had it to long to return.
: In almost 30 years we have never had a report like yours nor has anyone
: with a defective tank not had it replaced.
I would bet that people having the kind of problem that I'm having simply never
reported it to you. That or I was lucky to get one that doesn't work. :-)
In my case the tank is long out of any reasonable warranty. I did use the problems
I had with it to justify buying a Jobo processor. :-)
For the record I do know two people that have a combi plan tank and have had very good
success with it.
: But the most likely problem was not opening the air vent per the
: instructions when filling or emptying the tank.
I opened the vent while filling. When I was experimenting with water I varied how
much I opened the vent from a quarter of a turn to as far as I could without unscrewing
it from the base.

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Frank Pittel - 19 Oct 2004 04:29 GMT
I just wanted to post an update on some testing I just completed with my
Combi-Plan. I do have to admit that over the years of not using it I managed
to loose a couple of pieces and my cat used the funnel as a chew toy leaving
holes that I mostly fixed with electrical tape. (Can I buy the missing and broken
parts seperatly??)
In this case the leaking funnel quickly made the source of my problem clear. When I
first tried to fill the tank I noticed a bit of water running down the outside of the
valve. As before the escaping air causedthe water to bubble up out of the vent and it
made a mess. Even stopping the funnel leak with a liberal amount of electrical tape
didn't stop it. I bit of further investigation revealed that when I removed the filler
that the water filled the area in the top that the air escaped from. The fluid
collecting there was the cause of my problem. I tested this cleaning the water out
of the top and the bubbling stopped.
As a result I have proven that the problem that I had with my tank was the result
of my misuse of it. I would therefore like to retract comments I made about the
problems I had with the tank. As it turns out the problems I was having was of my
own making. All I need now is to get a few replacement parts. :-)
Frank
: : > : In article <SjZcd.67637$ci3.3965141@twister.southeast.rr.com>,
: : > :
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: : >
: : > Of course I could simply have gotten a defective unit. :-)
: : Or didn't open the air lock. You certainly never contacted us at the
: : time to report your problem.
: I tested the unit with water and opening the air lock didn't help with the
: mess I was getting. After I figured out there was a problem I tested the
: operation with water since I don't care for getting photographic chemistry
: all over my hands. I didn't contact you since I got the unit from Calumet photo
: and they told me all was well with it and by that time I had it to long to return.
: : In almost 30 years we have never had a report like yours nor has anyone
: : with a defective tank not had it replaced.
: I would bet that people having the kind of problem that I'm having simply never
: reported it to you. That or I was lucky to get one that doesn't work. :-)
: In my case the tank is long out of any reasonable warranty. I did use the problems
: I had with it to justify buying a Jobo processor. :-)
: For the record I do know two people that have a combi plan tank and have had very good
: success with it.
: : But the most likely problem was not opening the air vent per the
: : instructions when filling or emptying the tank.
: I opened the vent while filling. When I was experimenting with water I varied how
: much I opened the vent from a quarter of a turn to as far as I could without unscrewing
: it from the base.
: Keep working millions on welfare depend on you
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Bob Salomon - 19 Oct 2004 09:16 GMT
> I just wanted to post an update on some testing I just completed with my
> Combi-Plan. I do have to admit that over the years of not using it I managed
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Great. You can call us to order the missing/damaged parts.
800 735 4373. After 3:00 today we will be involved with the NY Photo
Plus show and will not be back in the office till next Monday.

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Frank Pittel - 22 Oct 2004 02:05 GMT
: > I just wanted to post an update on some testing I just completed with my
: > Combi-Plan. I do have to admit that over the years of not using it I managed
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: > : fwp@deepthought.com
: Great. You can call us to order the missing/damaged parts.
: 800 735 4373. After 3:00 today we will be involved with the NY Photo
: Plus show and will not be back in the office till next Monday.
I just mistakenly<SP?> replied via email instead of posting to the group
I'm therfore replying to the list with for the most part I'll repost what I
sent you via email.
As the result of hardware issues I didn't get your response until after you
left for the weekend. I will therefore call on monday after you have returned
from the photo show. I hope that things go better then expected at the photo
show. for those that think otherwise I of course expect to pay for the parts
and consider you selling me the parts as a positive experience. I also consider
it a it a plus that you follow the newsgroup and are willing to do what it takes
to get the tank I have in working order.
I have a project that will do well with a working Combi-Plan tank that I will do
after I get the replacement parts. After I run the test I will post an honest
evaluation of my experience with the tank. Just as I posted my past experience
with the system.

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