Wand manifold

[Josh Almanza]

Does anybody know where I can purchase a 4jetted wand manifold for a 12in sapphire titanium wand? My current manifold started leaking really bad at a job site and had to use my cmp 14 in wand with no glide as my back up.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Leaking where?

 

[Josh Almanza]

Leaking where?

It leaked(sprayed water wetting my shoes) from the Y tube going into the manifold...not leaking at the jets.

 

[Mikey P]

Did a fitting or a weld fail?

 

[Mikey P]

Picture please..

 

[Josh Almanza]

Did a fitting or a weld fail?

Fitting failed. When triggered water escapes out of fitting hitting your feet when the wand is rinsing. And when I say water escaping...a sharp stream comes out of the fitting.

 

[Mikey P]

ACE Hardware?

 

[SamIam]

So the Y where the water line attaches at the base leaks

That leads to the two round base parts with jets?

Or the base parts that have the jets in them?

 

[Josh Almanza]

So the Y where the water line attaches at the base leaks

That leads to the two round base parts with jets? Yes, it sprays a direct stream of water out of the base of the fitting. Only on one side the other manifold works fine.

Or the base parts that have the jets in them?

No jets don’t leak.

 

[Josh Almanza]

 

[Josh Almanza]

....sorry for the multiple pics.

 

[Hack Attack]

im presuming you tried tightening the nut..

 

[Josh Almanza]

im presuming you tried tightening the nut..

Yes. First thing I did and it still continued to spray water out.

 

[Mikey P]

Did you take it apart?
All those brass bits are replaceable

 

[SamIam]

Probably the metal got bent a little maybe pull the tubing towards the leak a little and retighten nut

 

[SamIam]

Or do you see a crack in the brass nut????

 

[Dolly Llama]

the line may have been bumped/bent and cracked at top of ferrule (the little brass/copper ring under the nut)

you don't need a new manifold
worst case scenario, you need a new fitting that's 1/4" taller to put a new ferrule on the line

..L.T.A.

 

[Josh Almanza]

Or do you see a crack in the brass nut????

No crack visible on the fitting. Inspected closely, as I thought maybe had a hairline fracture.

 

[Josh Almanza]

Did you take it apart?
All those brass bits are replaceable

Took it apart, but didn’t notice anything cracked, twisted, or just plain obvious with it...assembled it back together, but water hose was slightly misaligned had to force it back to its original position slightly.

 

[Josh Almanza]

the line may have been bumped/bent and cracked at top of ferrule (the little brass/copper ring under the nut)

you don't need a new manifold
worst case scenario, you need a new fitting that's 1/4" taller to put a new ferrule on the line

..L.T.A.

I hope so...don’t feeling like buying a new wand since this one was kinda pricey.

 

[Hack Attack]

theres nothing major wrong with it although I'll trade you a cutting edge evo..

sounds like its taken a knock and the ferrule isn't seating properly, I'd wriggle it back and forth bit to get it to line up and seat

 

[dealtimeman]

The worst case scenario for repair is a new wishbone setup with new brass nuts and compression fittings.

Nothing wrong with the jet manifolds at all from what you are telling and showin is.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

New ferrules are cheap.

 

[bob vawter]

Did you use........

TWO wrenches. ...?

 

[dealtimeman]

But getting them off especially if tightened multiple times at different angle is tough.

A wishbone assembly shouldn’t be more than 40 or so dollars I would think.

 

[dealtimeman]

Bob brings a good point, I would loosen the fitting all the way off, ensure the pipe with ferrule is all the way touching or sitting the best possible then retighten using 2 wrenches ensuring you are seating the ferrule the best you can.

 

[SamIam]

Bob brings a good point, I would loosen the fitting all the way off, ensure the pipe with ferrule is all the way touching or sitting the best possible then retighten using 2 wrenches ensuring you are seating the ferrule the best you can.

And don’t be a punk tighten it good!

Ive has this happen over the years a few times!

Joking about being a punk but like Bob said two wrenched crank it up.

 

[Mikey P]

Dont lean on the cheap garbage brass any more than you need to..

 

[bob vawter]

Dont lean on the cheap garbage brass any more than you need to..

Ya we sold all our metal to China a few years back......
What do they do?
Re-smelt add tin and cheap metal....
AND THEN sell it back to us...

 

[KevinD]

Back off the nut. Line up the ferrule the best you can.
Before tightening the nut (with 2 wrenches) spray the threads with a little lubricant.
This will allow you to get it a little tighter.