Rollermat issue

[alemone]

I have a Theiling Rollermat, which I have used for maybe 2 years. I have noticed over maybe 4-5 months now that it has not been advancing the roll.
It is NOT stuck and it's NOT draining through the overflow drain. The water level simply never goes up to trigger the roller. For a while, I thought maybe my water is just too clean but something else is going on. I used to go through a new roll in 3-4 months.
Could there be a leak so the water does not get filtered by the roll? Does ANybody have any experience like this?

[Nrupaw]

Originally Posted by alemone

I have a Theiling Rollermat, which I have used for maybe 2 years. I have noticed over maybe 4-5 months now that it has not been advancing the roll.
It is NOT stuck and it's NOT draining through the overflow drain. The water level simply never goes up to trigger the roller. For a while, I thought maybe my water is just too clean but something else is going on. I used to go through a new roll in 3-4 months.
Could there be a leak so the water does not get filtered by the roll? Does ANybody have any experience like this?

Check to see if the fleece is sitting/wrapped correctly on the roller drum. If its offset for some reason, water might just be passing through that opening. Water always takes the path of least resistance.

[alemone]

Originally Posted by Nrupaw

Check to see if the fleece is sitting/wrapped correctly on the roller drum. If its offset for some reason, water might just be passing through that opening. Water always takes the path of least resistance.

I manually advanced the fleece and the water level seems to be going up. Perhaps it was not sitting right on the drum indeed. Thanks.

[Nrupaw]

Originally Posted by alemone

I manually advanced the fleece and the water level seems to be going up. Perhaps it was not sitting right on the drum indeed. Thanks.

great.

yeah one issue i have with the theiling is that their quality control process for the replacement fleece is utter crap. a number of the replacement fleece aren't rolled properly over the cardboard cylinder spleen that they come with.

if you look closely the rolled fleece isn't flush with the edge of the cardboard spleen. the cardboard juts out a little bit. That causes issues in the operation when the fleece unrolls in an offset manner. leaving an open gap on either one of the edge of the drum. that just lets the water pass through the gap vs going through the fleece.

this above info really starts making sense once you have a rollermat run and running.

But at the end of the day i don't have to change filter socks. All these other issues are tiny compared to not have to deal with socks.

[alemone]

Originally Posted by Nrupaw

great.

yeah one issue i have with the theiling is that their quality control process for the replacement fleece is utter crap. a number of the replacement fleece aren't rolled properly over the cardboard cylinder spleen that they come with.

if you look closely the rolled fleece isn't flush with the edge of the cardboard spleen. the cardboard juts out a little bit. That causes issues in the operation when the fleece unrolls in an offset manner. leaving an open gap on either one of the edge of the drum. that just lets the water pass through the gap vs going through the fleece.

this above info really starts making sense once you have a rollermat run and running.

But at the end of the day i don't have to change filter socks. All these other issues are tiny compared to not have to deal with socks.

Yes. The rolling mechanism is not overly reliable either. Hopefully, the next iteration will keep the great concept with a more refined design. Any 3rd party fleece?

[Nrupaw]

Originally Posted by alemone

Any 3rd party fleece?

Not really. I usually buy a couple from BRS when they go on sale. each fleece lasts me 3-4 months