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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: JSMC on August 12, 2011, 08:26:12 pm
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anyone done this with their set up and can it handle it? do you just double the varistream setting basically?
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Use the search this has been asked a few times. You will get odd presures through each pole when one is doing tops and the other bottoms because of gravity resistance.
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We were running 2 poles from one very old flojet pump. NO problems whatsoever even with the poles and hoses at all sorts of lengths.
Hope this helps
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Pic of the 2 reels
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So no problems with this se tup in your van then. I have the T piece for splitting hose towards the reels. My set up is only 1 reel at present with shurflo pump and varistream. I'm guessing just double the setting on the varistream for enough water on both poles
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Pic of the 2 reels
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What is in the stainless steel Omnipole labeled box behind the hose reels and infront of your tank, if you don't mind me asking?
Thanks
Spruce
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I got 2 vans with 1 pump 2 reels. What I have found is that as long as both reels are the same length in microbore and inside diameter. And the pole hose is the same inside diameter then the pressure is pretty equal on both poles
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Yes agree there steve, as my one hose is shorter than the other, ive put an inline tap before the shorter reel to share the water equally. Also the tap is there in case i only want to use the one reel so its not still pumping the water round the reel thats not being used.
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you love an inline tap don't ya ;D 8)
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I got taps everywhere 8)
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Hi Spruce. What WAS in the big heavy stainless box were 2 x flojets (1boosting the twin 40's) resin vessel and various valves for auto filling along with leisure battery etc etc.
I have removed the twin 40's which were fitted (submerged in the tank) and set them up static at home. Got rid of the stainless box and fitted the pump to a removable board (for winter removal)
Hope you are keeping good.
Regards
Dave
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so 2 reels of same length and diameter with a tap to isolate one reel if required. Do you need to increase varistream setting?
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Yes a little.
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i thought you would have had to double it up ???
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Youll know when ya do it wont ya mate ;D adjust it to what you feel right
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anyone done this with their set up and can it handle it? do you just double the varistream setting basically?
Both the Popular controllers will cope with 2 hoses how much you need to adjust the DE (flow off) will depend on your system.
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anyone done this with their set up and can it handle it? do you just double the varistream setting basically?
Both the Popular controllers will cope with 2 hoses how much you need to adjust the DE (flow off) will depend on your system.
the DE? Could you explain this if possible
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Yes Of course DE or Dead End refers to the water flow stopping. or if you like Flow off.
EG kink in the hose or disconnect the pole.
:) My boss and the design director are techie people and tend to think of the system from the controller up, where I reckon most think from the brush down.
Hope that helps
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not really getting this here?
what do i want to adjust this ?
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Both the Varisteam and our controller have Dead End Detection (Flow Off) Our Digital controller has a Auto Calibration feature which the Varistream does not. Is your controller one with a 3 digit display or 2?
Our understanding of the varistream is that it has a manual DE adjustment I believe there are some threads here on how to adjust it. This one is not made by us but we try to help. try this thread
http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=13508.msg94109#msg94109
The reason for adjusting it would be to account for the water pressure difference between 1 hose and 2 hoses. the extra pressure is not huge but may make the controller think there is no water flowing so it will shut down and Show DE.
If you have a controller with a 3 digit display then you can set the auto cal of just increase the calibration manually 0 - 99 see this thread
http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=128755.msg1116220#msg1116220
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Hi Spruce. What WAS in the big heavy stainless box were 2 x flojets (1boosting the twin 40's) resin vessel and various valves for auto filling along with leisure battery etc etc.
I have removed the twin 40's which were fitted (submerged in the tank) and set them up static at home. Got rid of the stainless box and fitted the pump to a removable board (for winter removal)
Hope you are keeping good.
Regards
Dave
Hi Dave,
Fine thanks - wish I was a bit younger again though.
Thanks for the reply. To house all that it must be quite a big heavy box.
The reason why I asked is that it looks like Omnipole are now using a version of the Hurricane diesel heater in their offerings which appears to be packaged in a similar box.
I looked at this heater before from Canada for the boat/yacht market and it appears to be modeled on a combi gas boiler concept that we would be more familar with, ie central heating and seperate hot water supply. So I was wondering if they use the hot water circuit to heat the water going to the brush and the other circuit (CH) to warm the water in the tank.
See you around sometime.
Cheers
Spruce
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Hiya
I'm using a 2 man 1 pump system. Works great. I've increased varistream from 6 to boost.
I use a propane boiler with a thermostatic mixer valve.
The hose is split before the reels with a hoselock style y connector with taps on it as the flow wasn't equal for some reason so I used this to equal them up.
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i work on varistream either 2 or 3 mainly.