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The low DF was down to the rower being too close to a wall. I'm very pleased for you, but surprised. Maybe you are talking about the right side of the cage (?) as that is open in my setup. But the end of my erg is only 9cm from the wall, left side 75cm, and I get >200 on 10. Yes, that's right, it w...

@jamesg wins! The low DF was down to the rower being too close to a wall. It had around 30-40cm clearance, so I wasn't hopeful, but when I tripled that distance the DF jumped to instantly to where it should be. Very happy - that was the easiest possible solution

Maybe too near a wall or some other obstacle, inlet side. The air outlet has to be completely free too and the fan have all its blades. Interesting! It is currently positioned with the inlet facing a wall close by. I will move it and check again! As for the blades, i will open it up and check. So f...

Nope, the machine was fully serviced and refurbished by the seller. Very clean everywhere.

mict450 wrote: ↑

November 21st, 2023, 11:49 am

Oh, and welcome to the campfire.

Thanks! Glad to be here

The holes in the flywheel screen are blocked or partially blocked. Doesn't take much for the screen to make a big difference on airflow. Take the screen off the rower and reassemble the side cover without the screen and row and report back with the numbers. If the top end DF shoots up to like 250, ...

Moving through the damper settings, the range I'm getting is 70-145ish. By all means, check to see if the erg fan area needs a cleaning, but for the record, I bet the majority of the folks on this forum (but necessarily all) use a DF that falls well withing in that range. Unless you're 6' 4" tall, ...

Maybe too near a wall or some other obstacle, inlet side. The air outlet has to be completely free too and the fan have all its blades. Interesting! It is currently positioned with the inlet facing a wall close by. I will move it and check again! As for the blades, i will open it up and check. So f...

JaapvanE wrote: ↑

November 22nd, 2023, 3:10 am

jamesg wrote: ↑

November 22nd, 2023, 2:53 am

The results of the algorithm for drag remains pretty stable acriss PM's, as it is basic physics

I'm no techy but that was my thinking - it's a live read and should be stable, unless there's something amiss with the magnets you mention, could that be?

mict450 wrote: ↑

November 21st, 2023, 11:44 am

check out "Utilities" & make sure it's set for the model D. If that doesn't do it, I'd invest in a new PM5.

Thanks for this, I'll try it - the seller has offered me a brand new PM5 at half price, but for the extra money I could probably have bought a much younger machine in the first place.

I just received delivery of a well-used Model D/PM3 from a refurber/reseller. I'm new to Erg life and followed lots of online guidance to make all the sensible checks. The only issue with it seems to be drag factor. Moving through the damper settings, the range I'm getting is 70-145ish. Everything I...