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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: clarkson on August 25, 2011, 03:22:09 pm

Title: airflex no pressure
Post by: clarkson on August 25, 2011, 03:22:09 pm:   hi all

  well iam not a happy bunny. >:(

  finally took the plunge and picked up a airflex turbo from fleabay. tested it dry on pick up all lights came on and vacs and pumps made the right noises (just for a second).

decided to test on my little girls room got set up, presprayed and agitated. 25 feet of hoses upto room. fired her up vacs bellowed, pump raged. pressed the trigger and nothing, zilch,nada.

whats wrong guys. pump is on, checked the collars on the bayonets where all correct. tried turning the pressure up and down. tried running it on a little bit of hose.

then gave up. got the old alltech out did a lovely job!

any ideas. please dont say new pump :'(

cheers

john
Title: Re: airflex no pressure
Post by: Paul Evans on August 25, 2011, 03:25:34 pm: Did you prime the pump ?
Title: Re: airflex no pressure
Post by: clinton on August 25, 2011, 04:09:20 pm: Have you used it on a very short solution hose.ie a small hose to prime the pump
Title: Re: airflex no pressure
Post by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on August 25, 2011, 04:52:20 pm: You have to prime the pump first with a separate piece of priming hose - only takes 20 seconds.
Title: Re: airflex no pressure
Post by: clarkson on August 25, 2011, 06:46:13 pm: hi
yes thats what i meant by trying it on a little bit of hose, iam used to pressure washers which all need priming.

john
Title: Re: airflex no pressure
Post by: creighton foyle on August 25, 2011, 06:51:56 pm: give matt a call at cleansmart, he's very helpful.
Title: Re: airflex no pressure
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on August 25, 2011, 07:08:15 pm: I'd give Matt a call he's very helpful especially about his 'baby' and won't want a bad one out there.

Shaun
Title: Re: airflex no pressure
Post by: Nigel_W on August 25, 2011, 07:42:42 pm: Check the filter on the inlet pipe in the clean water tank. Give it a clean and then prime the pump using a short piece of priming hose. Make sure the filter is submerged under water.

Nigel
www.designcare.co.uk
Title: Re: airflex no pressure
Post by: james roffey on August 25, 2011, 07:48:07 pm: I got my Airflex Turbo off ebay and Mat was very helpful especially considering that i had not got it direct from him he carried the warranty over and modified it for me all without charge so your first port of call should be Mat at Cleansmart, its a great machine i have had it for a year now and love it, you always have top prime the pump prior to switching it on, when i got mine i got it set up and used it before i left with it.
Title: Re: airflex no pressure
Post by: Carpet Dawg on August 25, 2011, 09:06:25 pm: Also check the inside of the machine. Might be a kink in a hose coming from the pumphead. Close the body of the machine slowly and look for any kinks in the hoses.

When priming the pump there might be an air lock in the system. Point your priming hose directly into the vacum hole and turn the vacs on. This will force the air lock out.

Hardly the fault of the machine if you cant use it! ;D joking mate.
Title: Re: airflex no pressure
Post by: Simon Gerrard on August 25, 2011, 09:14:22 pm: Put an open male qc on the end of the solution hose and run the pump. If water comes out then take the jets out of the wand and clean the screen filters.
Simon
Title: Re: airflex no pressure
Post by: Ian Gourlay on August 25, 2011, 10:27:54 pm: Contact the person who sold you the machine
Title: Re: airflex no pressure
Post by: markpowell on August 25, 2011, 10:33:12 pm: Airlock, needs priming.
Mark
Title: Re: airflex no pressure
Post by: clarkson on August 26, 2011, 08:49:36 am: Quote from: Ian Gourlay on August 25, 2011, 10:27:54 pm
Contact the person who sold you the machine

hi
this will be the next point of call, if there is any major problem, will be trying all the suggestions first as its a good machine like new.

cheers

john
Title: Re: airflex no pressure
Post by: clinton on August 26, 2011, 09:03:09 am: Sounds as though its going to be something simple john then.

Its ggod to know mat will be there to give you advice and thats brill customer service.
Title: Re: airflex no pressure
Post by: clarkson on August 26, 2011, 10:49:28 am: Quote from: Carpet Dawg on August 25, 2011, 09:06:25 pm
Also check the inside of the machine. Might be a kink in a hose coming from the pumphead. Close the body of the machine slowly and look for any kinks in the hoses.

When priming the pump there might be an air lock in the system. Point your priming hose directly into the vacum hole and turn the vacs on. This will force the air lock out.

Hardly the fault of the machine if you cant use it! ;D joking mate.

Hi
first prize to carpet dawg, outlet pipe was kinked inside.

cheers

john
Title: Re: airflex no pressure
Post by: robert meldrum on August 26, 2011, 11:26:32 am: wonder if that's why it was sold ...............if so, you've won a coconut!
Title: Re: airflex no pressure
Post by: clarkson on August 26, 2011, 03:33:19 pm: hi
iam saying kinked to simplify, it had signs of being crushed with pliers or pipe grips. i suspect last person thought it was blocked because they didnt prime it then butchered it trying to sort it out.

have squashed it back into shaoe foe now will look to replace it don the line.

p.s. anyone selling a magma. (steve wish i had bought yours now)

cheers for help everyone.

john
Title: Re: airflex no pressure
Post by: Carpet Dawg on August 26, 2011, 05:53:10 pm: Ahhhh the good ole kinked outlet hose :)

Yeah its very stressful and annoying when things go wrong with machinary that belongs to you and your business relays on. Buts its rewarding when doing your own problem solving and repairs. << and cheaper! :)