How To Repair Husky 16 Guage Nailer

Pneumatic nailers are elementary, reliable tools designed to drive hundreds of nails every twenty-four hour period for years — which makes it all the more frustrating if yours stops working. If your nailer is jamming, or if zero happens when you pull the trigger, there are several steps you lot can take to troubleshoot the problem. In most cases, it's an like shooting fish in a barrel fix that y'all can complete yourself. The following tips are too applicable to pneumatic staplers.

However, if troubleshooting fails, or you're not comfy diagnosing problems or disassembling your nailer, take information technology to a certified service center. To find a certified SENCO service center, visit our dealer locator. Search for your Zilch code, click "Filter Options," and select "Authorized Warranty Service Heart" and "Repair Center."

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Articulate Jams

Jams are typically caused when nails feed incorrectly and wedge against the commuter blade, preventing the tool from cycling. Jams are the about common cause of a nailer non firing. Thankfully, they are often easy to articulate.

For rubber, kickoff disconnect the tool from the air supply, retract the feeder mechanism, and remove any backlog fasteners from the mag. From there, clearing the jam depends on what type of nailer you have. Some tools require the magazine to be discrete or opened, or require a special tool to access the nosepiece. Consult the user manual for your specific nailer.

Some SENCO nailers feature the EZ-Clear™ latch, which allows you to flip open the olfactory organ of the tool to clear jams in seconds. If you want to well-nigh eliminate downtime acquired past jams, browse SENCO's product catalog and look for "EZ-Clear" in the tool description.

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Check Your Nails

Jams are usually acquired by loading nails that are the wrong length, gauge, angle or collation type for the magazine. This fault is more than frequent with beginners, but it can happen to experienced professionals equally well, specially if you take multiple types of fasteners and tools in the store or on the job site. If your tool is jamming frequently, make sure yous are using the right fastener and collation type for your tool. If you lot have been using the wrong fasteners, clear the jam and switch to the correct nails.

Inspect Your Air Supply

If your tool is driving nails, but they're non sinking fully, the tool likely isn't getting enough air. Check your compressor, hose and fittings. Adapt your air pressure settings, and make sure your compressor is suitable for the blazon of tool you're using. If the tank is as well small, or if it doesn't pull enough CFM, yous will take trouble driving nails consistently with larger tools like framing nailers. Additionally, listen for any air escaping from the fittings. Employ thread sealant tape if needed.

Reload the Magazine

Check that there are fasteners in the mag. Even if there are still a few fasteners left, some tools comprise a lockout mechanism that prevents firing when the mag gets low. This is to foreclose dry firing, which causes strain on the internal components of the tool. Worse, dry out firing can cause workmanship errors if users don't realize they're firing blanks. Reload the magazine and encounter if the tool resumes firing.

Clean the Tool

If the tool is firing, simply nails aren't feeding, inspect your magazine. Over time, particularly on job sites with lots of dirt and sawdust, the magazine may become dingy and the feeder mechanism may stick. Check the operation of your magazine by removing fasteners and sliding the feeder shoe back and forth. If you detect an surface area where it "hangs up," clean it with canned air or a nylon brush. Make clean other moving parts, likewise — such as the trigger assembly and the rubber actuator on the nose piece.

Replace Seals and O-Rings

Over fourth dimension, internal seals degrade, particularly if they aren't lubricated regularly (or are over-lubricated if the tool is oilless). If the nailer won't burn and there doesn't seem to exist a jam; if you hear the bulldoze piston moving when you shake the tool; or if y'all hear a hissing coming from your tool's frazzle vent or trigger, damaged seals are a likely culprit. Users who are comfortable disassembling the tool tin can order new seals and o-rings from their local dealer. Otherwise, an authorized service center tin repair tools quickly and cost-effectively.

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Audit for Damage

If none of the above methods become your nailer firing again, thoroughly bank check the tool for impairment, such as dents and dings in the mag that might crusade the feeder to get stuck. A common issue is a bent or broken feeder leap, acquired past repeatedly allowing the feeder to snap frontward when loading or unloading the magazine. Bank check your trigger assembly, hose fittings, nosepiece and any other parts and cease using the tool if you meet any impairment until y'all can get it repaired.

Take It to the Service Heart

If these troubleshooting methods don't identify the problem, or you don't experience comfortable making repairs yourself, take your tool to a nearby service heart or call the manufacturer's customer service line. They tin help you diagnose and repair so you tin can keep your tool operating smoothly for years to come.

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