Equipment: Hillrom - Totalcare P1900
Bed deck does not want to raise
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Its an isolated, $20 at home depot
Mobil dte24, Texaco rando HD 32, shell tellus32.
Any of those are equivalents
I don't think you have a fluid issue, I can send you the service manual, whats your email?
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Also, where are you located, If your in my area I'd be happy to come help you free of charge. We could all use some good karma
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That is a very thoughful and generous offer. I am located in Northeast Tennessee.
I come from a very DIY family , so even if I'm not near you, Any suggestions you could give would be very much listened to and appreciated.
I have downloaded a manual for the make and model of bed and I'm curently familarizing myself with it's parts and functions.
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It sounds like you could have air in the cylinders/hydraulic system (was the bed put up on end duing transport?). do any other functions work correctly,do you hear gurgleing sounds when running the bed up? the manual will tell you to bleed the hydraulic system to ie; run each function all the way up then hold that function for another 20 seconds try that then recheck fluid level, if not that and if only the hi-low is not operating you likely have a stuck pilot valve on the manafold that would need to be replaced (look for label on top of fluid reservoir) replacing the valve not a easy task.
also it is a MUST to securely support the bed (brace both of the hi-low cylinders) before opening anything in/on the hydraulic system Hill- rom makes and set of braces just for this.
wish you well,
I'll check back when I can
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Hi,
It could be the plunger or solenoid on the manifold that controls all the motors and hydraulics. I would go that route just because its easier to replace and more cost effective. I hope that helps you if you need any more help you can always email me at support@g5-medical.com
We work on these beds all the time.
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I may be missing some replies, as the main page is showing that there are 5 replies to my post but when I click on the link there is only one reply from Chris-CBET asking for my location.
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Kenneth V, G5 SUPPORT, and Chris-CBET.
Thank you all for taking the time to help me out. I'm sorry it's taken so long to reply but fr some reason this site shows that I have new replies but I can't see the actual replies until after I check back several times and they show up.
Chris-CBET , I would greatly appreciate a copy of the repair maual. my email is Palehorse95@chartertn.net
My brother did top off the hydrolic fluid and it did not help, since then the knee bend function has stopped working, leaving only the head raise and low the only movement that is left functioning. The air mattress seems to be working fine.
I'd really like to get my bed funtioning properly again, as keeping my knees bent slightly help greatly with my pain.
When I get the manual, and when my brother can make it back over (he lives a couple of counties over from me), I plan on checking out the reccomendations from Kenneth V, and G5 SUPPORT.
Thanks again everyone for help me , a perfect stranger.
If I can't fix it DIY I may come back here and ask for reccomedations on a repair company in my area.
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