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Post by HankRocks on Jun 18, 2019 17:36:37 GMT -5
I have several Lortone barrels that were given to me. Had one fail and started leaking slurry and grit. Open the barrel and cleaned everything, reset the load and made sure the lid was properly seated and the nut properly tightened with no grit between lid and barrel. It still leaked after several minutes. Do these barrels wear-out? or do they stretch just a bit after long use which might create a loose seating of the lid?
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El JeffA
spending too much on rocks
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Post by El JeffA on Jun 18, 2019 17:44:43 GMT -5
I’ve been running 12 pounds lower tones for about three years now… Four of them now and I only had one incident and I am positive it was my error. I replace lid gaskets regularly and have worn the bottom out on a couple of older ones that I purchased. The rubber was a little bit dry causing it to wear through on the bottom faster. I have two or three rolling now with very thin bottoms and replacements ready. I have never had to just slow leaking from the lid area. I would suggest replacing the lid gasket to see if you get a better seal. That’s a pretty cheap fix if it works.
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Post by aDave on Jun 18, 2019 17:45:26 GMT -5
I started to develop a leak in one of my QT66 barrels - nothing serious, but it was still noticeable when I removed the outer lid. I did the same as you, in that I made sure everything was clean and dry. It didn't make a difference. On this lid, however, the lid gasket looked stretched out a bit, so I ended up just replacing that. Took care of my leak, and I didn't have to buy another barrel. ETA: Looks like El JeffA beat me to it.
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Post by Starguy on Jun 18, 2019 20:52:54 GMT -5
Lid gasket.
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tomg
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Post by tomg on Jun 18, 2019 21:35:20 GMT -5
Two possibilities from my brief 8 month foray into this hobby. The first thing I learned was not to tighten the nut too much. Push the lid down into the barrel, put the metal lid on snuggly, add washer and tighten nut lust tight enough to secure washer. The second thing I learned was that water at 60 degrees out of the ground, put in a tumbler that lives at 100 degrees will find a way to equalize pressure.
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70karmann
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Post by 70karmann on Jun 19, 2019 0:04:02 GMT -5
Changing lid gasket will solve the problem.
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Wooferhound
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Lortone QT66 and 3A
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Post by Wooferhound on Jun 19, 2019 7:33:37 GMT -5
I tumbled a lot of glass and the sharp edges made the lid gasket very thin. Eventually a hole formed in the center and made a slow leak.
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Post by arghvark on Jun 24, 2019 11:41:58 GMT -5
The second thing I learned was that water at 60 degrees out of the ground, put in a tumbler that lives at 100 degrees will find a way to equalize pressure. Yep. Exactly why I flush loads with hot water to heat the rocks then use hot water before buttoning up. Always have concave barrel bottoms, even during the summer. Forces much less crud into the gap between barrel and lid gasket, and have never (knock wood) had a leak or "blowout".
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Post by Rockindad on Jun 24, 2019 11:56:50 GMT -5
The second thing I learned was that water at 60 degrees out of the ground, put in a tumbler that lives at 100 degrees will find a way to equalize pressure. Yep. Exactly why I flush loads with hot water to heat the rocks then use hot water before buttoning up. Always have concave barrel bottoms, even during the summer. Forces much less crud into the gap between barrel and lid gasket, and have never (knock wood) had a leak or "blowout". We do the same here, actually picked this up from a very old post on this forum. Al
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