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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Nano trolley controller
« Last post by M & C Window Cleaning on April 28, 2024, 01:40:35 pm »
If the pressure switch was only disconnected so the pump could be used with a digital controller you could always reconnect it temporarily until you get your new controller.
Just disconnect the positive wire from the motor and connect it to one side of the Pressure switch and connect the other side of the pressure switch to the now free terminal on the motor with another piece of wire of the same size. If you have an old piece of 13amp cable spare you can pull out a 12" length and use that. You will need a couple of female spade terminals to fix to the cable.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Pressure vessel gasket idea
« Last post by Simon Trapani on April 28, 2024, 12:11:14 pm »
Lube is always good!😁
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Pressure vessel gasket idea
« Last post by ֍Winp®oClean֍ on April 28, 2024, 11:47:29 am »
A tip for everyone, for any or all rubber O rings. Lube them with 'silicone' grease, this particular grease does not affect the rubber compound but lubrucates it, aiding it's efficiency and increasing it's longevity. 👍
https://www.wolseley.co.uk/product/regin-silicone-grease-50g/

This is the stuff also used to lubricate Univalves.
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Pressure vessel gasket idea
« Last post by tonyoliver on April 28, 2024, 11:10:17 am »
Rubber o ring  even
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Window Cleaning Forum / Pressure vessel gasket idea
« Last post by tonyoliver on April 28, 2024, 11:09:02 am »
My di pressure vessel has sprung a leak no idea why the o ring seems to compress and go out of shape allowing water to escape
Was thinking that could I use a gasket  rather than the o ring  have loads of motorcycle gaskets to try  they hold water fuel and  hot exhaust gasses why not our systems or am I over thinking it and pay £5 for a new irony plus postage ?
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Go on a water meter
« Last post by Splash and dash on April 28, 2024, 11:08:09 am »
Quote from: Nick_Thompson on April 28, 2024, 10:52:13 am
Quote from: Perfect Windows on April 27, 2024, 12:52:45 pm
Quote from: Nick_Thompson on April 27, 2024, 09:45:23 am
Hi,

For those of you with a water meter.

Would you be kind enough to give me a rough idea on what sort of price I can expect to pay annually for my 300,000 litres (pure/waste) of window cleaning water?

I'm in the south east, and I've tried to work it out, but I don't trust my calculations.

Nick

300,000 litres is 300 cubic metres. Roughly £3.50 or so per cubic metre depending on where you are so about £1,000

But...

Pop a meter of you own on there, let the water company know you've done it and give them your reading every time they send you a bill and they'll not charge you the sewerage part of the bill, typically about 2/3 of the bill, dropping you down to closer to £350 or so.

You may need to hassle them to recognise what you're doing, so do it all in writing and keep copies. You'll get there if you persist.

Vin

So, am I right in assuming that as I am on a septic tank I won't be paying the for the water going into the drainage system?

Nick


I would assume you are paying for the water only , have a look on your water bill it will tell you on there what the charges are mine shows a water charge and a sewage charge
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Go on a water meter
« Last post by Nick_Thompson on April 28, 2024, 10:52:13 am »
Quote from: Perfect Windows on April 27, 2024, 12:52:45 pm
Quote from: Nick_Thompson on April 27, 2024, 09:45:23 am
Hi,

For those of you with a water meter.

Would you be kind enough to give me a rough idea on what sort of price I can expect to pay annually for my 300,000 litres (pure/waste) of window cleaning water?

I'm in the south east, and I've tried to work it out, but I don't trust my calculations.

Nick

300,000 litres is 300 cubic metres. Roughly £3.50 or so per cubic metre depending on where you are so about £1,000

But...

Pop a meter of you own on there, let the water company know you've done it and give them your reading every time they send you a bill and they'll not charge you the sewerage part of the bill, typically about 2/3 of the bill, dropping you down to closer to £350 or so.

You may need to hassle them to recognise what you're doing, so do it all in writing and keep copies. You'll get there if you persist.

Vin

So, am I right in assuming that as I am on a septic tank I won't be paying the for the water going into the drainage system?

Nick
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Used Equipment For Sale/Wanted / Marketing CD's
« Last post by David_Annable on April 28, 2024, 10:25:58 am »
I'm having a clean out and have 

 Zig Ziglars Secret of closing the sale Audio 4 CD's, 

5 Joe Polish CD's How to double your business in six months etc,

Manny Talavera, Guerrilla marketing customized training for carpet cleaners 4 CD's,

Joe Polish paper copy Mini Marketing Tool Kit.

Free if you happy to pay the postage or pick them up , I'm on the east coast.
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Carpet Cleaning Forum / Re: How long should a one bed flat carpet cleaning take
« Last post by David_Annable on April 28, 2024, 09:44:35 am »
Are they empty rooms? is it furnished? do you pre-vac?
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Window Cleaning Forum / Re: Nano trolley controller
« Last post by Spruce on April 28, 2024, 09:34:51 am »
Quote from: Billy clarke on April 27, 2024, 05:41:11 pm
Cheers for that advice . Tried a spare battery and exactly the same problem . All connections seem good . If it was a connection , surely it would still turn off while I was holding the on button . Don’t mind buying a new controller but it’s down time . Drive to my local shop , get it fitted . Get to work , that’s a morning gone . Might seem a daft question . But has it got owt to do with the shurflow pump 100psi with that controller ?

Definitely sounds like the controller.

As you say, the pump with a missing or failed pressure switch can't be used without the controller.

Personally, I would take a couple of days off and order another Spring derived controller asap.

The early controllers (Varistream & Spring) were pretty robust. Failures were mainly due to water ingress or connecting the battery up incorrectly (reversed polarity.) We did see a Varistream failure once reported by a poster with a burnt connector at the PC board.

The latest V16 Spring controllers do have built in reversed polarity protection.

My experience is that Daqua.co.uk have been very reliable with their next day deliveries.
 
Spring controllers have always worked very well with Shurflo pumps, so I wouldn't suspect a compatability problem.
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