Your dodging posting the pics more then a welfare recipient dodges getting a job.
You claimed in another post you carry all these tools in your truck . So take the picture. Make me look stupid for calling you out .
All those fittings make me nervous. You don't have any problems with them gravity?
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As has been explained, the DC units are water resistant (this is the technical term they aren't truly waterproof) That cap maintains the water resistance of the unit when installed, as would the sensor plug.
Without either part, the unit loses its water resistance as water can find a path into the unit through the pins. Having assembled and disassembled them, I can vouch for this.
Yes, it is a cap, but a bit more than a dust cap.
I lost mine, too, but then I went a little crazy with my AK and made a one-of-a-kind AK-900 out of mine...
Now, it has 2
Whats driving me nuts is a good way to stow my AK clamps. I have an SMAN 4 head cover on my Ak and I
Clamp the the sensors to the knobs of the manifold.
The clamps still fall out of the head cover and the wire harness is always tangling in the hoses. That's why I like my SMANs...they fit in a case.
With the monster manifold i have and the 3/8 and 1/2 hose(s) I'd need a trunk to fit all that in. Been thinking about a nylon laundry bag or something similar to stow the whole works in.
I take my sensors off and throw them in a black pouch that hangs on the bulkhead.
#1. STOP LEAVING IT CONNECTED! BIGGEST cause of wire breakage. Take the time to disconnect it.
What I do is wrap the sensor wire up and tie it to the clamp handle with a millie-tie.
Now, I'm using single clamps, even on my AK, but I suppose that my strategy can be modified slightly to accommodate the double wires.
I have several sensors, both clamp and probe sensors. I keep a clamp in my toolbag and the rest in a small bag in the truck along with other sensors and thermometers.
I leave the clamp on the knobs, yes. I neatly wrap up the wire harness. But sometimes the clamps fall off or the wire harness comes unraveled.
That's why I mentioned the bag to stow it in. I can get a duffel bag big enough to stow the head and hoses and probably use a Klein zipper pouch for the clamps. I could stow the zipper pouch inside the duffel, but I won't do it with the FP cover I am using now. Too much chance it could be lost.
I have a 'pull away' plug/socket in the wire from the DC head... about 6" from where it goes into the head (yes, I removed the plug).
Generally I clamp the clamps on a 1/4" hose and wrap the wire around the clamps. Works fine for me...
And HANG the gauge set in your van... they stay out of trouble that way...
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*Installation is more important than the brand of equipment
*The duct system keeps the house comfortable; the equipment only heats and cools (and dehumidifies)
*The value of comfort, over the long term; leave economic choices behind!
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My AKs are hanging off the rear of my shelves. Evey time I open the rear doors it.s like "RELEASE THE KRAKEN" from Duel of the Titans. ...LOL The hoses spring out like they are trying to encircle me. I have to tuck them between the the shelf side and the the left side rear cargo door. The never stay put and spring out each time I open the door.
Mine are hanging on the shelf just to the left of the side doors. Open and grab. Below them is where the vacuum pump stays... so hoses hanging there is not an issue (rarely is the gauge set hanging when I need the vacuum pump).
GA-HVAC-Tech
Your comfort, Your way, Everyday!
GA's basic rules of home heating and AC upgrades:
*Installation is more important than the brand of equipment
*The duct system keeps the house comfortable; the equipment only heats and cools (and dehumidifies)
*The value of comfort, over the long term; leave economic choices behind!
Choose your contractor wisely!