Air Water Syringe Repair

As a temporary fix you can swap the air and water buttons of your syringe.

Air water syringe repair. Learn how to completely rebuild your air water syringe and in doing so reduce down time and save money. See our previous issues on syringe repair for step by step instructions on removing and changing buttons. Your syringe may also leak if the air or water pressure going to your unit is incorrect. The majority of dentists use autoclavable air water syringe tips meaning they reuse the tips.

When a dentist orthodontist or hygienist use an air water syringe that means they too must use an air water syringe tip. A good way to test if your water pressure is too high is to push the syringe water button and see if the water squirts farther than 4 feet 1 foot per 10 psi. The problem with this is that science has proven for years that there is no effective way to sterilize these air water tips. All you need is a 5 32 allen wrench.

For most syringes simply remove the syringe tip from the tip holding assembly. For more information on syringe repairs and troubleshooting leaking syringes please visit. You will need a valve core wrench to remove the valve core as they screw into the air or water chamber of the syringe head. Put the wrench into the hexagonal hole turn counter clockwise and the entire tip holding assembly will unscrew.

Getting to the o rings in the head of your syringe is quite simple. Learn how to replace an a w syringe. Your syringe may also leak if the air or water pressure going to your unit is incorrect. You will need a valve core wrenchto remove the valve core as they screw into the air or water chamber of the syringe head.

This will cause the air button to stick but this is often less problematic than having the water constantly leak. If it does you. Make sure the air pressure is set at 80 psi and the water pressure is set at 40 psi at your junction box.