Gast Blower is warm?

[SKISWETPETS]

I just hooked up my Gast Blower and i'm wondering should the wheel housing I suppose you could call it be quite warm to the touch. It is running just fine, nothing finicky or anything. I just have no experience with them. Any info would be helpful. Thanks in advance.

[Marty]

Yes, they do get warm.  They actually have a thermal shut off switch if they get too hot, so they'll shut down to avoid burning out.  I found this out the hard way when I enclosed mine in a insulated box that I built too small.  It shut off and I freaked out thinking it failed.  As soon as I removed the cover and it cooled down, it started right back up.

[SKISWETPETS]

I see, I have mine sitting on a piece of 2in styrofoam right now and its wide open around it. I was concerned it may melt the styro or something. It is a temporary situation for it now, just giving it a try. I have about 95ft a 3/4in pex pipe and 14 taps off it going. I wasn't sure if it was causing back pressure and making it heat up or what.

[Marty]

I would probably bleed off the extra pressure, that's not good for them.

[SKISWETPETS]

Maybe for now just leave one of the unused valves I have in just open full blast would probably do it you think? I added an 18in airstone in one tank and another smaller homemade filter. Still plenty of air.

[four_by_ken]

I would probably bleed off the extra pressure, that's not good for them.

Adjust it so that you dont notice a loss in the tanks where it is needed and everything should be happy.

[SKISWETPETS]

The blower isn't adjustable as far as I know. I have most of the valves turned down a bit. I just need to set up more tanks and more valves I suppose. 

[Regalblue]

Ken's talking about adjusting the bleed off.

Put more valves in & open them all until you notice a loss in pressure, then close it up a bit.
  You don't want any backpressure.

[rcombs]

Ken's talking about adjusting the bleed off.

Put more valves in & open them all until you notice a loss in pressure, then close it up a bit.
  You don't want any backpressure.

CREEEEPY AVITAR

[four_by_ken]

Yes, this is what I meant.

You end up MAKING it adjustable.

[Ron]

Put more valves in & open them all until you notice a loss in pressure, then close it up a bit.
  You don't want any backpressure.

x2. That's how I do it with my linear piston pumps. Initially the tanks are bubbling like mad, then once enough valves are opened, the bubbling insanity subsides. Once the bubbling is slightly less than I'd really like, I start closing valves until the bubbling is sufficient. 

Congrats on the blower BTW. 

[SKISWETPETS]

Put more valves in & open them all until you notice a loss in pressure, then close it up a bit.
  You don't want any backpressure.

x2. That's how I do it with my linear piston pumps. Initially the tanks are bubbling like mad, then once enough valves are opened, the bubbling insanity subsides. Once the bubbling is slightly less than I'd really like, I start closing valves until the bubbling is sufficient. 

Congrats on the blower BTW. 

I see, now after reading through. I will install the few valves I have left tomorrow and open them. Hopefully it will be enough.
Thanks guys, like I said to Marty im just kinda doing trial and error here. I just don't want my "ERROR" to burn up my blower. 
And thank you Ron for the congrats on the blower, it actually came with the HUGE lot of tanks I bought over the summer