01-05-2017, 08:22 PM
Hi,
I have BFT Sub-R has been working fine for few years, and recently has started randomly behaving exactly with the same problem you describe. As the weather warms up it shuts ok though hasn't got the force to hold it close as it used to.
When I contacted the BFT registered maintenance guy, said the gears worn out and suggested they should be replaced! I can't believe that is the case, as it works on warm days.
I contacted BFT again this time they suggested hydroulic oil will probably need replacing, as over a period of time apparenly the oil becomes ineffective, which might be true and more believable as never had it changed to date.
So need to replace the oil to see whether that resolves the problem.
Has anyone any information on how to change the hydroulic oil?
Being underground, any way of doing this without lifting the gates off?
I have BFT Sub-R has been working fine for few years, and recently has started randomly behaving exactly with the same problem you describe. As the weather warms up it shuts ok though hasn't got the force to hold it close as it used to.
When I contacted the BFT registered maintenance guy, said the gears worn out and suggested they should be replaced! I can't believe that is the case, as it works on warm days.
I contacted BFT again this time they suggested hydroulic oil will probably need replacing, as over a period of time apparenly the oil becomes ineffective, which might be true and more believable as never had it changed to date.
So need to replace the oil to see whether that resolves the problem.
Has anyone any information on how to change the hydroulic oil?
Being underground, any way of doing this without lifting the gates off?