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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Your Choice w/c on August 24, 2010, 08:16:59 pm

Title: van outlet ports
Post by: Your Choice w/c on August 24, 2010, 08:16:59 pm

What can you do to stop outlet ports dripping water? Got Purefreedom van mount with x2 outlet ports + filling port. Even changed original ports even though relatively new to better quality ones but still drip drip drip.Now i just keep turning tap off on main water tank but again when i turn it back on to start cleaning windows guess what?DRIP DRIP DRIP!

Title: Re: van outlet ports
Post by: mikecam on August 24, 2010, 08:18:32 pm

Are you using water stops?

Title: Re: van outlet ports
Post by: R W C™ on August 24, 2010, 08:21:58 pm

I know what you mean about the dripping when the system not being used so I put a 1/2" ball valve on the pipe that goes to the ports, and also use gardner stop connectors...

Title: Re: van outlet ports
Post by: Your Choice w/c on August 24, 2010, 08:32:09 pm

Yes Premium metal/plastic waterstop connectors from cleaningspot cost about £5.00each.Wondering if anyone uses abit of hose with connectors at both ends to make a loop push into both ports when not in use?

Title: Re: van outlet ports
Post by: Craig Trevain on August 24, 2010, 08:34:33 pm

put a 12.5mm plastic tap  inline to each one.

Title: Re: van outlet ports
Post by: Your Choice w/c on August 24, 2010, 09:18:09 pm

Where can i get them from? Thanks for the info.

Title: Re: van outlet ports
Post by: mark mann on August 25, 2010, 07:48:48 am

had the same problem myself - thinking of putting non return valves in before the connector so long as it doesnt effect the flow. available from plumbers merchants.

however when they drip after use i now turn the system backon thorugh the controller and then off again this seems to equalise the pressure and they stop dripping.