Ringers cool water pellets.

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    • 07/12/2011 at 8:54 pm #49718

      TF_andy cranes mate
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        Has anyone ever had problems getting these to sink? I purchased some from a local shop this week. Their wasn’t any on the shelf but some came from the back room. I’ve got the 4 and 6mm and basically they just will not sink. I’ve pumped them for an hour, soaked them for 48hrs and everyone’s still floating. I think I’ve been sold some very old pellets, what do you guys think?

      • 07/12/2011 at 9:51 pm #152015

        TF_billy the squid
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          I bought a fair few bags of the old cool water ringers around 5 yrs ago, the real pale ones, they lasted me up until early last year, but never had any problems!! maybe you got some dud ones??

        • 08/12/2011 at 12:08 pm #152039

          Anonymous

            i think you should get a decent pellet pump

          • 08/12/2011 at 2:49 pm #152045

            TF_Anthonywaters
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              I have this problem with most expanders so I only use them as hookers, I wet down normal pellets for feed.

            • 08/12/2011 at 5:18 pm #152052

              TF_andy cranes mate
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                @azt123 wrote:

                i think you should get a decent pellet pump

                I think you should keep quiet. Theres nothing wrong with my pump

              • 08/12/2011 at 6:15 pm #152054

                TF_baitchef
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                  If your still struggling later on, order yourself some Cornish bagging pellets from white acres, when soaked they go soft but they do not go mushy like normal hard pellets, and they all sink. Much better that expander’s, which are generally just floating pellets.

                • 08/12/2011 at 6:22 pm #152055

                  TF_Bear361
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                    I`ve had my 4mm and 6mm for a couple of years now, used them a lot lately and pumped fine.

                  • 08/12/2011 at 7:12 pm #152060

                    TF_feeder

                      another vote for wa pellets.

                    • 08/12/2011 at 9:23 pm #152073

                      TF_fourcanals

                        do these pellets sink when dry?

                      • 09/12/2011 at 10:02 am #152080

                        Anonymous

                          @andy cranes mate wrote:

                          @azt123 wrote:

                          i think you should get a decent pellet pump

                          I think you should keep quiet. Theres nothing wrong with my pump

                          well you asked what we thought and thats what i think.
                          when you got home with these pellets and you poured the pellets out did they float up into the air as if entirely weightless or did they stay on the surface you put them on? i would guess the latter. when you pump all the air out with a decent pellet pump and replace it entirely with water then the weight of the water combined with the weight of the pellet will make it heavier than water and it will therefore sink.even if the pellets are 100 years old.

                          so i think you need a decent pellet pump or if as you say there is nothing wrong with yours then you need to learn how to use it. have you tried putting water in it?

                        • 09/12/2011 at 5:12 pm #152092

                          TF_andy cranes mate
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                            Your a very funny man. When I pump the pellets the sides of the pump get sucked in, hey, almost like theirs a vacuum in there. Maybe your right, it can’t be working right. See you on the open university, professor.

                          • 10/12/2011 at 2:16 am #152121

                            Anonymous

                              Soak a few pellets until soft. Then, hold a pellet under the water and squeeze the pellet to push all the air out. If it still floats. Then, its the pellets that are wrong. Take them back to the shop and ask for your money back. If the pellet sinks. Then, get a new pump!

                            • 10/12/2011 at 6:46 pm #152149

                              TF_orexina

                                Not quite. If the pellet is made of material less dense than the water then they will float.

                                As to the original question…try pumping them with as much water in your pump as possible. This will suck nearly all the air out at once. You should see them sink in the pump. Then transfer to a bait box with just a little water in it. If you leave them in too much water they will get very soft.

                                I use them all the time and never have a problem.

                              • 10/12/2011 at 10:41 pm #152163

                                TF_Smed

                                  i “used” to have a problem with them, untill i got a decent pellet pump, now they all sink!

                                • 11/12/2011 at 6:12 pm #139342

                                  TF_andy cranes mate
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                                    Well I’ve brought another bag today and they all sank when pumped. So like I said, nothing wrong with my pump. Get over it.

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