Know I'm a little late to the party, but I just recently picked this cooler up. I was having some issues with no water flow and constant flow alarms. My guess was that the pump wasn't catching prime. Unscrewed the tank cap, and used the flat of my hand to "seal" the cap opening, then removed my hand. Did this a few times and it started moving water as it should. Flow alarms went away after that. Just sharing in case anyone else runs into the same issues. Great cooler for the price point.
I was really surprised at how hot my 17 torch got, even at like 90-100 amps, particularly with the reduced gas flow using gas lenses. I had one of the HTP ones and it helped so much with comfort and consumable life.
These are a great combination machines. I have the same set up and just turned the alarm off from the start. My first job with it was a full stainless exhaust system for a 55 Ford truck with a big block. 3" tubing flanges etc. I ran it for ten hours straight with a couple breaks in the day. Welder, cooler torch all worked as well as my old school transformer machine in terms of quality and cooling. I had no issues with the cooler providing my CK 25 foot torch proper flow. Since I had no flow issues I don't think I'll be putting a screw in the blue hose. Your reviews are always good.
Nice . I was wondering if one were to order the 225x and the water cooler at the same time , if Primeweld would do some sort of package deal with the consumables for the #20 torch ... I think I want to get this same set up but don't to waste my money (which is in short demand) with starting with the #17 and then want to run longer passes on aluminum and get the whole discouraged thing going on . lol
To my knowledge they don't give out any discounts besides the $25 off for signing up on their mailing list. They're set up is already about 30% cheaper than any other machine with the same capabilities and features
You should be fine I can weld quarter inch aluminum on 150 amps with the torch that comes with the machine pretty easy it's not ideal but you can make it work
Hello sir, nice to meet you.. That CK torch that you have with the dinse style connection … I went right to CK‘s website … they don’t even have that as an option … All their options seem to be the screw in type fittings … Might you be able to provide a link to wherever you purchased that particular model of the CK20 ?
Yes you can either get it from prime welds website. Or another place I have got them. Is weld metals online. And I have a 10% off promo code for them if you go that direction. AMCF10 at checkout.
OMG…. thank you, thank you so very much, you ROCK ! Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to do that for me so greatly appreciated. You’re a great person, and I love your videos ..🤗
I have my primeweld cooler under the welder and it only beeps twice. Maybe it sitting side by side, and the hoses are higher than the torch, makes the pressure off balanced. Just a guess!
I found out why I wasn't having the alarm going off. I had the red hose wrapped and ziptied, not too tight, which kept pressure on the hose. I realized it, when I took the zipties off to put a protective sleeve over the torch hoses....go figure!!!
Would say this is needed running the machine on 110 only?also I hear alot of people saying don't run stick on your tig machine basically saying keep it tig only any feedback on this I mostly wanna run tig but stick could come in handy do you ever run stick on your prime 225?
The added cooling is really only needed when running high amperage AC on Aluminum. You wouldn't be able to do that on 110, so there is not a need for the added cooling. Not running stick on a TIG/Stick machine is nonsense. That has no effect on the machine, as you typically run less amperage DC when running Stick.
I'm pretty sure the machine is capped out at 140 amps if you aren't running 220, the 17 torch is rated at 150 amps, so you wouldn't have to worry about water cooling. you can run stick on a tig machine, but it really limits how well you can run a cellulose rod in some cases (i've heard even the machines with cellulose "modes" even struggle). the consensus is usually "just use a dedicated smaw/dc tig machine for stick" mostly because the machines tend to be a lot cheaper than an AC/DC tig, and for the price they run 6010 wayyy smother. I've heard many people say their chinese tig can run 7018 and other non cellulose rods fine though.
@@amcustomfab, Thanks! I ran into a guy at Kitts Tools, and he was pretty adamant about taking care of the ventilation, saying welding aluminum produces aluminum oxide, which can be very dangerous. I did some research and it really seems to be a hazard above and beyond regular welding. Thanks again for the great videos, instructions, and guidance. You help a lot of people.
Know I'm a little late to the party, but I just recently picked this cooler up. I was having some issues with no water flow and constant flow alarms. My guess was that the pump wasn't catching prime. Unscrewed the tank cap, and used the flat of my hand to "seal" the cap opening, then removed my hand. Did this a few times and it started moving water as it should. Flow alarms went away after that. Just sharing in case anyone else runs into the same issues. Great cooler for the price point.
Thank you for making a very well produced video. I am ordering the same combination so that I can weld a roll cage into a rally car.
I was really surprised at how hot my 17 torch got, even at like 90-100 amps, particularly with the reduced gas flow using gas lenses. I had one of the HTP ones and it helped so much with comfort and consumable life.
These are a great combination machines. I have the same set up and just turned the alarm off from the start. My first job with it was a full stainless exhaust system for a 55 Ford truck with a big block. 3" tubing flanges etc. I ran it for ten hours straight with a couple breaks in the day. Welder, cooler torch all worked as well as my old school transformer machine in terms of quality and cooling. I had no issues with the cooler providing my CK 25 foot torch proper flow. Since I had no flow issues I don't think I'll be putting a screw in the blue hose. Your reviews are always good.
As always, on point and no bs. Keep them coming!
Thank means a lot 😎👊
Thanks!
I hope to have my cooler soon. I weld .25 to .500 more often that thin metals
Great video as always! I love my cooler👍🏻
Nice . I was wondering if one were to order the 225x and the water cooler at the same time , if Primeweld would do some sort of package deal with the consumables for the #20 torch ... I think I want to get this same set up but don't to waste my money (which is in short demand) with starting with the #17 and then want to run longer passes on aluminum and get the whole discouraged thing going on . lol
To my knowledge they don't give out any discounts besides the $25 off for signing up on their mailing list. They're set up is already about 30% cheaper than any other machine with the same capabilities and features
You should be fine I can weld quarter inch aluminum on 150 amps with the torch that comes with the machine pretty easy it's not ideal but you can make it work
Hello sir, nice to meet you..
That CK torch that you have with the dinse style connection …
I went right to CK‘s website …
they don’t even have that as an option …
All their options seem to be the screw in type fittings …
Might you be able to provide a link to wherever you purchased that particular model of the CK20 ?
Yes you can either get it from prime welds website. Or another place I have got them. Is weld metals online. And I have a 10% off promo code for them if you go that direction. AMCF10 at checkout.
weldmetalsonline.com/collections/tig-torch-packages/products/20-series-ck-water-cooled-flex-head-tig-torch-for-everlast
OMG…. thank you, thank you so very much, you ROCK ! Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to do that for me so greatly appreciated.
You’re a great person, and I love your videos ..🤗
No problem
I have my primeweld cooler under the welder and it only beeps twice. Maybe it sitting side by side, and the hoses are higher than the torch, makes the pressure off balanced. Just a guess!
Never thought about that definitely something to consider 😎
I found out why I wasn't having the alarm going off. I had the red hose wrapped and ziptied, not too tight, which kept pressure on the hose. I realized it, when I took the zipties off to put a protective sleeve over the torch hoses....go figure!!!
What is the part number on the CK water cooled torch?
Primeweld has it on their website
Seems really loud, is the fan always going?
Yes fan is always going
Would say this is needed running the machine on 110 only?also I hear alot of people saying don't run stick on your tig machine basically saying keep it tig only any feedback on this I mostly wanna run tig but stick could come in handy do you ever run stick on your prime 225?
That sounds silly to me about not running stick
The added cooling is really only needed when running high amperage AC on Aluminum. You wouldn't be able to do that on 110, so there is not a need for the added cooling. Not running stick on a TIG/Stick machine is nonsense. That has no effect on the machine, as you typically run less amperage DC when running Stick.
Never heard of that
I'm pretty sure the machine is capped out at 140 amps if you aren't running 220, the 17 torch is rated at 150 amps, so you wouldn't have to worry about water cooling. you can run stick on a tig machine, but it really limits how well you can run a cellulose rod in some cases (i've heard even the machines with cellulose "modes" even struggle). the consensus is usually "just use a dedicated smaw/dc tig machine for stick" mostly because the machines tend to be a lot cheaper than an AC/DC tig, and for the price they run 6010 wayyy smother. I've heard many people say their chinese tig can run 7018 and other non cellulose rods fine though.
Hello, great video. What do you do about the aluminum fumes?
I make sure the doors are open and wear a respirator but that is all up to your discretion
@@amcustomfab, Thanks! I ran into a guy at Kitts Tools, and he was pretty adamant about taking care of the ventilation, saying welding aluminum produces aluminum oxide, which can be very dangerous. I did some research and it really seems to be a hazard above and beyond regular welding. Thanks again for the great videos, instructions, and guidance. You help a lot of people.
How much smaller is the ck20 vs ck17?
About 20%
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It's a very good cooler.