plz help.. my ninja ez fill valve broke

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bluemoon_wulf

bluemoon_wulf

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I can't find Google answer.

How do you empty a full fill bottle that the valve won't open?

Being careless I was using open valve and no nozzle on hose to dust off shop table.

I heard and felt a soft pop. No more air coming from hose. When I unscrew the knob it lets out tiny puff of air. No matter crank clockwise many times it won't flow.

What should I look at to repair once I know which way is the safest to bleed the bottle?

Ninja sending straight to VM.

I appreciate your previous experience and assistance
 
The pressure gauges is what makes me think odoyle helped me crack the problem.

There is about 2500. The fill pressure reads zero till I open the valve. Then it reads same pressure as tank. Close valve it goes to zero but no flow thru microbore. Just a tiny puff thru top.

So later today, I hope, will try just removing hose and checking for obstructions, without empty air from bottle
 
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I have to get some new angled wrenches. Forgot i had a bear of a time when I removed the microbore to put PTFE on it. Also I mistakenly left the cap out that makes it a slo flo bottle.

So, if I have to drain bottle after all, which piece is safest to loosen. Tank or fill pressure gauge? bottle Fill nipple? (Don't like that idea). Burst disk (don't like either). valve thread to bottle?

I am leaning toward fill gauge. Reads zero till I turn the valve. So air flow can be controlled/stopped by valve. Hopefully..
 
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I appreciate you gentlemen giving suggestions. I do think they helped speed up the answer.

Odoyle, there is not a separate bleeder screw. The one knob you turn is everything. Gradually turn clockwise it opens the valve incrementally like normal. However turn counterclockwise, it gradually closes valve. Then neutral, then as you continue ccw it eventually acts as a bleeder screw to let out any pressure in the line. That's why they call it ez.

So I got the new baby wrenches I was waiting for. Took off microbore

. The air flowed like it should through the open threaded hole. Put hose back, nothing. I couldn't see anything wrong. Just for kicks I reversed the hose. Apparently that blew any obstruction. I saw nothing. But it worked again.

Since it was already off, I replaced the microbore with a quick disconnect. That way it can store flat without leaning on hose, and I can fill with bottle laying flat also

Thank you again for your time
 
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I appreciate you gentlemen giving suggestions. I do think they helped speed up the answer.

Odoyle, there is not a separate bleeder screw. The one knob you turn is everything. Gradually turn clockwise it opens the valve incrementally like normal. However turn counterclockwise, it gradually closes valve. Then neutral, then as you continue ccw it eventually acts as a bleeder screw to let out any pressure in the line. That's why they call it ez.

So I got the new baby wrenches I was waiting for. Took off microbore

. The air flowed like it should through the open threaded hole. Put hose back, nothing. I couldn't see anything wrong. Just for kicks I reversed the hose. Apparently that blew any obstruction. I saw nothing. But it worked again.

Since it was already off, I replaced the microbore with a quick disconnect. That way it can store flat without leaning on hose, and I can fill with bottle laying flat also

Thank you again for your time
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The bleeder screw from your hand pump or main fill tank is what I meant.
 
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