Metro Master Blaster Nozzle Help

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I purchased a Master Blaster about 3 months ago and after using it twice the nozzle blew off and hit the car ( no damage luckily). Since then I have taped it back down but about every third use the amount of airflow begins to make it come loose from the tape and blow off again. The hinge that is on the nozzle is securley tightend by hand and then topped off with pliars. Any ideas on a more permanant fix?
 
use some RTV silicone, then if you need to remove it it can be removed. your the 2nd person this has happened to. is it the nozzle that screws into the hose? remember vac hoses are reversed threads.
 
Opie I think he's talking about the rubber nozzle that has a plastic friction clamp on it. You could try a good hose clamp but then you'll have that metal screw in proximity to your vehicle. Opie's RTV suggestion may improve the situation--in my observation it seems to be some sort of handling issue with the hose that pops that clamp open...if you don't envision taking the nozzle off some Gorilla glue with the clamp ought to keep it on :D
 
Sorry to hear about this...

IT'S A REAL P!$$ER...when an expensive piece of equipment has a "weak link", such as this!!

Just a couple of suggestions...
-Perhaps placing a request for:
A repair (?). Or,
An entire new hose assembly (from tank to nozzle tip-end)


Or: Speaking of taping....(And trying to 'inject' some levity :D)



:)

Bob
 
I just wanted to chime in and say I have had mine for about 60 days and the nozzle has blown off twice!

I have no cure except that now I keep my hand on the nozzle and grip it instead of having my grip on the hose which then let's the nozzle fly off if it becomes loose. So far this seems to have solved it. I'm sure it can however still come loose and the hose will just separate from the nozzle that is now in my hand.

I'm interested in others' thoughts!:)
 
Thanks for the suggestion guys. It is a bummer to pay a couple hundred buck for a piece of equipment like this and then have something so pivital tank. I will prob take some of the above suggestions and just make a permanant fix reguardless of how it looks. I don't use the small attatchments bc I don't really see the point. But Appreciate the input.
 
If it were me, I'd contact Metro and request a replacement from their good parts bin. For the price, I expect the nozzle to not fly off and hit precious paint. If this were some cheap, made in China appliance, I would just fix it myself. As in glue. *Maybe* duct tape for good measure (and for laughs). But it's not a cheap appliance. Even if you can fix it, requesting a properly assembled replacement sends a message to Metro that it is unacceptable for the nozzles of these things to fly off when the intended function is to channel high volume air against delicate and very expensive automotive factory paint. Enough replacement requests like that and they'll get their engineers involved to remedy the design if necessary. At least I should hope so, if the company in question is as focused on delivering a quality product as they claim.

-Rick
 
Rix6 said:
If it were me, I'd contact Metro and request a replacement from their good parts bin. For the price, I expect the nozzle to not fly off and hit precious paint. If this were some cheap, made in China appliance, I would just fix it myself. As in glue. *Maybe* duct tape for good measure (and for laughs). But it's not a cheap appliance. Even if you can fix it, requesting a properly assembled replacement sends a message to Metro that it is unacceptable for the nozzles of these things to fly off when the intended function is to channel high volume air against delicate and very expensive automotive factory paint. Enough replacement requests like that and they'll get their engineers involved to remedy the design if necessary. At least I should hope so, if the company in question is as focused on delivering a quality product as they claim.

-Rick
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I plan on giving them a call in the morning to see where I can get and to let them know I'm PO'd none the less.
 
A-train said:
I plan on giving them a call in the morning to see where I can get and to let them know I'm PO'd none the less.
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Just remember while "the squeaky wheel gets the grease"you catch more flies with honey than vinegar." :xyxthumbs:
 
Permanently attaching the nozzle with some sort of plastic adhesive or super-glue is preferable to a metal hose clamp. While we've all used these clamps through the years, and they do work great, I'm thinking more along the lines of the possibly of inadvertent damage.

I used a couple of these years ago on an air hose and accidentally dragged it across the paint which left a nice scratch that needed to be repaired.... Just my thoughts...
 
You have to hold the nozzle so that your thumb has a grip on the clamp. The nozzle will NOT come lose from the clamp. But you have to hold onto that clamp with one finger after tightening it up all the way.

After completely tightening the part shown in the following photo be sure to hold the nozzle so you are holding both that clamp and the part below it at the same time. This will stop them from seperating.

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