Troubleshooting
of Coupling Problems
Most Coupling operational problems can be solved by
understanding the Application and Maintenance material on our website
www.drylink.com. The solution may be as simple as specifying the optimum
Seal materials or correctly maintaining the Couplings to achieve the desired
results. Our friendly staff is here to help you solve your problems. But before
you contact us, please take a moment and answer these questions so that we can
help you better.
- Describe your problem.
- Have you read the Maintenance Manuals on our website?
- Have you watched Coupling Demos and Maintenance Videos
on the website?
- Is it difficult to latch the Coupler and the Adapter
together?
- Is the Coupler handle too difficult to turn?
- Does the Coupling leak?
- Does it leak through the coupling; or does it
leak between the Coupler and the Adapter?
- Does it leak through the swivel? Does it leak
through the stem seal?
- Does the Main seal appear damaged (nicked or scored)?
- What is the line medium? (What is going through the
couplings?)
- What is the Temperature and Pressure of the line
medium?
- Is the line medium clean or dirty? (Dirty means: Is it
slurry – solids in the line medium)
- What is the Coupling Size?
- What is the Coupling Body material? Is it Stainless
Steel 316 or Alloy 20?
- What is your Main Seal material? (TFE-Teflon, EPDM,
Viton, or Chemraz/Kalrez?)
- If you don’t know the Seal material, what is the part
number of the Coupling?
- How often do you operate the Coupling? Once a day,
once a month? etc.
- How often have you replaced the Main seal?
- Do you use the Main Seal Replacement Tool to change
the Main Seal?
- Have you seen the use of this Tool in the Maintenance
Manuals?
- Have you watched the Video on our website for the use
of the above Tool?
- Have you watched the Coupling Demo Video on our
website?
- Have you seen the Application GUIDE on our website?
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