Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dave0123 on November 14, 2010, 03:50:53 pm
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At the moment i use 1/2 hose with 60PSI Flojet hose dont have a vairstream or anything just a tap with return to tank.
The problem is.. the 1/2 hose is really heavy and anoying i was thinking of gettin 50 meteres of 8mm minibore hose would it be ok with 60psi?
i was told to use 100 meteres of 1/2 hose because the pump would not cope with 6mm microbore
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anyone?
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Why wouldn't the pump cope with 8mm bore ?
Darran
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In one of my vans vans i have a 60psi shurflo with no controller and 100m of 6mm and it works fine.
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I don't know .. it was just omnipole said it 6mm would strain the pump when i bought the system around 1/2 years ago so i bought 1/2 hose..
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My pump is 4 years old.
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I have 30 meters of microbore in the garage.. might set it up tomrrow see how it copes then buy some more :)
hate 1/2 hose
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At the moment i use 1/2 hose with 60PSI Flojet hose dont have a vairstream or anything just a tap with return to tank.
The problem is.. the 1/2 hose is really heavy and anoying i was thinking of gettin 50 meteres of 8mm minibore hose would it be ok with 60psi?
i was told to use 100 meteres of 1/2 hose because the pump would not cope with 6mm microbore
You'll be fine with 8mm, can't comment on 6mm. I've used 80m 0f 8mm with a 60psi pump no probs.
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Thanks for that, as I say may have a little play tommrow with this 6mm microbore see how I get on.
Dave
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Tried 30 meters of Microbore today.. did pump out ok think a little less water came out and the pump was a bit more noisey.. but hopefully with another 30 meteres 60 in meteres in total should be ok!!
I hope :)
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i only use 6mm and run 2 reels off 1 pump at 60psi and never had any problems,,
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i only use 6mm and run 2 reels off 1 pump at 60psi and never had any problems,,
Great.. i should not have any problems then.. wish Omnipole never told me that as i spent alot money buying bulky 1/2 hose that i have hated ever since moving over to it
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wouldn't have thought hose dia would make any odds,
as at the end you've got 2mm jets
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wouldn't have thought hose dia would make any odds,
as at the end you've got 2mm jets
It does. The smaller the bore & the longer the hose the more resistance is created thus the harder the pump works thus the more battery power required etc. ;)