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7. I would try unscrewing the (on/off lug for lack of a proper name) and seeing if I could find the right size "O" ring for

Fri Jan 5, 2024, 10:37 AM

Jan 2024

it. That may restore life to the unit without the "kit." It is broken already, what do you have to lose?

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