water in press system

[rmonks]

Is there a way to purge an auto of water that has got into the cylinders. This friend of mine has a press that I sold him and his chiller went out he kept running the press and now has water in the system. I warned him that he was going to screw it up and now he calls me to tell me one of the stroke cylinders was not working, I went by and sure enough froze solid. I broke the cylinder open and yes there is a rusty oily substance inside. I am helping him get his chiller going today. But wanted to know if there was a way to flush the system, or suggestion on what he should do short of replacing valves and cylinders as they fail.

[Gilligan]

A "friend" eh.

[cbjamel]

What type press and model would help.
Shane

[3Deep]

This is a long shot but I would fill the press with good clean dry air once the chiller is fixed and then open some airlines up one at a time in different places to let the water out.  I would then manual put drops of oil in each cylinder...would be nice if you could get some warm air run through the lines it might help dry out any condensation that's left.

Darryl
Ps Warm air LOL might cause more condensation?

[spotcolorsupply]

Pretty much what Darryl said, but also drain the base... Also keep in mind the chiller should have a fair amount of hose between it and the compressor, to allow the air to cool a bit before it gets to the chiller. I’ve been told that helps the chiller run more efficiently. Just recently got ours set up and I ended up with 20' of 3/4" line between the two. I also have an after cooler we are looking to sell if you are interested.