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Module 17 · Track 4 — Accessories & Reference

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Accessories

The small stuff that decides whether jobs go smoothly: pump chemicals, soak solvents, dial indicators, the deep injection tubing system, and oakum. Colt and Jacob walk the accessory wall and explain what each item earns its place for.

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After this module, you'll be able to stock the consumables that keep pumps alive, tell the three pump chemicals apart (Flush cleans, Lube 190 protects the ISO throat, Saver 195 stores), run a weekly AP Soak ritual without destroying your O-rings, instrument a slab lift properly, and assemble the deep injection tubing system from its part numbers.

Key Takeaways

Three chemicals, three jobs: Pump Flush cleans and neutralizes; Pump Lube 190 is ISO-side throat seal lube; Pump Saver 195 is the storage fluid. Mixing up their roles costs equipment.
AP Soak 130 is the cleanup cheat code — a weekly heated soak makes guns and tools look new and lets tubing assemblies live for years. Keep rubber, O-rings, and nylon OUT.
Dial indicators read 2–3 thousandths — movement you'd never see — and on a slab lift they're "as important as having a gun or rig."
The tubing system costs ~$18–20 a rod to start — and with AP Soak maintenance, assemblies last indefinitely. Crews run hardware that's 5–10 years old.
Never thread injection tubing — the wall is too thin and breaks at the threads. Join rods with compression unions or welded sleeves.
Buy oakum by the 25-pound box. The 5-pound box doesn't go far, and packing flow-paths is the difference between filling a void and feeding a river.
Lesson 1

The Accessory Wall

Every product in this module supports something you've already learned: the pumps from the Equipment track, the slab lifting playbook from module 06, the deep injection work from Deep Lock. The categories:

Lesson 2

Pump Flush & Pump Saver 195

AP Pump Flush is the cleaner: it flushes and neutralizes resin and ISO out of PolySharks, PolyBadgers, and two-component rigs. Heated, recirculating flush will even break down ISO crystallization. One rule from the Titan module bears repeating because the trainers repeated it:

Flush cleans — it doesn't store. Pump Flush left sitting in a pump long-term coagulates. When a job wraps, the flush comes out and storage fluid goes in.

AP Pump Saver 195 is that storage fluid: fill and recirculate at the end of the week (the Friday ritual), and it conditions packings and seals — it can even quiet a pump that's started weeping past its seals. It's also the fluid that lives in the PolyShark's oil cup.

Lesson 3

Pump Lube 190 — The ISO-Side Throat Lube

Easy to confuse with Pump Saver, and the trainers took care to separate them: AP Pump Lube 190 is throat seal lube for the ISO side of two-component machines. It lives in the clear reservoir on the side of the proportioner, bathing the pump throat where the ISO would otherwise crystallize on exposed wet parts.

Lesson 4

AP Soak 130 — The Lifesaver

"This right here is an absolute lifesaver... Game changer. Like brand new."— Colt, Alchatek Technical Training

AP Soak 130 dissolves cured foam, resin, and buildup off guns, tools, and wrenches. The routine that pays:

  1. Weekly heated soak — a crock pot (or heated ultrasonic cleaner) at around 130°F. A 30-minute soak took a foam-caked wrench back to "brand new" in the live demo.
  2. Reuse it: let it cool, strain out the solids, reheat next week. The jug lasts.
  3. Respect the heat limit — the chemical has a flashpoint when overheated; keep it at working temperature and ventilated, never cooking unattended.
It eats rubber. O-rings, nylon, rubber, even Kalrez — out of the pot. That means ball valve assemblies never go in (the soak destroys their seals); bare metal only.

The alternative is acetone or harsher solvents — more aggressive, more hazardous, and they don't reuse. The soak earns its price.

AP Soak 130 product
AP Soak 130. Weekly heated soak; strain and reuse; metal parts only.
Lesson 5

Concrete Protection

Dial indicator crane for slab lifting
The dial indicator crane. Reads thousandths of an inch of slab movement — long before your eyes can.
Lesson 6

Slab Lifting Instruments

"When it comes to slab lifting, these are just as important as having a gun or rig."— Colt, Alchatek Technical Training

  • Dial indicator cranes read 2–3 thousandths of an inch of movement — the slab is rising long before the naked eye sees it. Set 3–4 across the slab to watch how it rolls, catch a corner climbing early, and stop before an over-lift.
  • Jack Attack packs — anchors plus two jacks — are the mechanical assist for the 80/20 approach covered in the Slab Lifting module: mechanics do the heavy lift, foam locks it in.

Instruments turn lifting from an eyeball art into a controlled procedure — and controlled procedures are what keep warranty calls away.

Lesson 7

The Deep Injection Tubing System

For Deep Lock and deep injection work, the rod is the delivery system — and Alchatek's button-head tubing system locks the gun onto the rod mechanically. The parts map:

Item #PartNotes
ACA800Injection tubing, 10 ft rodThe ½" galvanized rod itself — cut to length
ACA570Button head fitting (bag of 100)The mechanical lock point on the rod
ACA811 / ACA812Compression nut / ferrule (bags of 100)The ferrule crimps permanently onto the rod when the nut tightens
ACA810Injection tubing assemblyThe pre-built working end
ACA601Button head coupler assemblyMates the MixMaster to the button head — replaces the threaded mix chamber
ACP450Coupler rebuild kit (10-pack)The wear item — a 30-second swap

Item numbers cross-checked against the MixMaster Pro User Manual v7.0 parts list.

Never thread the injection tubing. The wall is too thin — threading it creates a break point exactly where the stress concentrates. Compression unions or welded sleeves, always.
Lesson 8

AP Oakum — Flow Control by the Fistful

Oakum is natural fiber packing: stuff it into gaping holes, joints, and wash-out paths before injecting, and it slows the product's escape long enough for the resin to react and seal. It's a Leak Seal staple and earns its keep on seawall injection, where the water has had years to carve exit routes.

  • Pack first, inject second — the fiber soaks with resin and cures into the plug.
  • Buy the 25-pound box. The 5-pound box runs out faster than anyone expects — packing is one of those jobs that always takes more than it looks like.
AP Oakum fiber packing
AP Oakum. The flow-slower — packed into gaps before injection.

Vocabulary

AP Pump Flush
The cleaner/neutralizer for resin and ISO — never the storage fluid (it coagulates if left).
Pump Lube 190
ISO-side throat seal lube — Graco TSL replacement; feeds Auto Lube reservoirs.
Pump Saver 195
The storage and conditioning fluid — the Friday recirculation ritual.
AP Soak 130
Heated soak (~130°F) that dissolves cured foam — strain, reuse, and keep rubber out.
Slab Seal
Tintable 20 oz sausages for sealing concrete cracks.
Surface Guard 125
Water-based gel barrier — foam peels off treated concrete instead of staining.
Dial Indicator Crane
Reads 2–3 thousandths of slab movement — run 3–4 per lift.
Jack Attack Pack
Anchors + two jacks — the mechanical-assist lifting system.
Button Head Fitting
The rod-end fitting the coupler locks onto mechanically (ACA570).
Compression Ferrule
Crimps permanently onto the rod under the nut — the reusable seal (ACA812).
SDS Max / SDS Plus
Rotary-hammer shank classes — Max 5/8", Plus 3/8". The rod driver runs Max.
Oakum
Natural fiber packing that slows product flow through gaps — buy the 25 lb box.

Knowledge Check

Score at least 4 of 5 to unlock module completion.

Q1. Match the chemical to the job: which one stores a single-component pump between jobs?
AP Pump Flush — it's a cleaner, so it keeps the pump clean in storage
Pump Saver 195 — flush left in a pump coagulates; Saver conditions packings and seals
Pump Lube 190 — fill the whole pump with throat seal lube
Q2. What never goes into the AP Soak 130 pot?
Wrenches and steel tools
The gun block
Anything with rubber, O-rings, or nylon — including ball valve assemblies; the soak destroys those materials
Q3. Why set 3–4 dial indicators across a slab before lifting?
They read thousandths of an inch — you see how the slab is rolling and catch movement long before your eyes can
Building code requires them on residential lifts
They measure the foam's expansion ratio
Q4. You need to reach 25 feet deep. How do the injection rods connect?
Thread the tubing ends and screw them together
Half-inch compression unions or 3/4" ID welded sleeves — never threading; the thin wall breaks at threads
Duct tape and hose clamps
Q5. What is oakum for?
Cleaning cured foam off tools
Lubricating injection rods as they drive
Packing gaping holes and joints before injection — it slows the product's escape so the resin can react and seal
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