Nitto Kohki Medo LA80B blower, opinions

[Duzzy]

Hi there, 

has anyone used the Nitto Kohki Medo LA80B blower it’s the only linnear piston model I’ve been able to in Australia I believe I’ll need to add a bleeder valve and gauge to reduce strain on motor. They’re $450-$550 here which is fine (more than expected but fine…)

any body had experience with them?

regards Duzzy🇦🇺

[Guppysnail]

Perhaps if you change the title to need to bleed a linear piston pump foljs may be able to help based on the models they use. I’m guessing they would not be that drastically different 

[madmark285]

A quick look at the instruction manual, I found no references to  bleeder valve and gauge to reduce strain on motor. But if you buy a pump which exceeds your needs and you restrict the output, that could be a problem. The operating pressure is 200mbar (2.9 psi). These are designed for septic tanks, ponds, etc where you want maximum air flow at all times.  

Adding a $12 low pressure air gauge may be a good investment. I would just manual bleed off air if needed. If using PVC pipe, the air gauge will cut threads in the pipe with the properly sized hole ie: simple to install.