Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Mike #1 on September 22, 2011, 05:46:02 am
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stay away arrived yesterday without pump so lost a days work and after checking all the bits over non of the fittings supplied will connect to a standard hose reel, so if i decided to keep it i will have to spend more money buying loads of different fittings to connect to hose reel , ordered it last friday as well lost so much work as i have now sold my trolley . really wished i had bought a professional battery and pump box from a WFP supplier. MIKE
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got out wrong side of bed this morning had'nt took the time to check everything properly . just need a microbore to hozelock fitting which i will have to buy or i might try fitting stanard hose and clamping with hose clip in order to connect to hose reel . MIKE
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youll get a microbore to hoselock fitting from gardiners.i needed one to connect my trolley to hose reel.im gonna get one of these pump packs.let us know how you get on with it.you ve just had a bit of bad luck by the sounds of it mike.
how long did your p/f trolley last before the controller/battery packed up?mines still going strong 16 months on although the controller has a mind of its own sometimes!!
regards
dazmond
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had trolley over 3 yrs . 1st battery packed up a year ago 2nd just gone but PF are not fitting the same deep cycle batteries as they did years ago . i got a battery from toolstation and just needed to fit some spade terminals on end of wires , the batteries are alot cheaper than every where else . will let you have an update later. MIKE
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so far so good , pump has a good flow rate even through 100 mtrs of microbore . I did'nt have it on full flow either. i managed without a microbore fitting what i did was use a male hozelock pole connector , and put that into the hose from the pump, I then cut a short piece of garden hose and fitted hozelock water stop ends to each end . Which enabled me to connect to the pump hose and then to my hose reel.
The hose from the pump to the hose reel is about 2 mtrs long so long enough to put hose reel out of pickup and on the floor.
on the case of the unit is a volt meter so when the battery does start to run low you will be able to see clearly that it needs a charge.
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Also in order to charge the battery you will have to either run an extension out to your van or in order to take it in the house and charge
Also was getting a very tiny drip from pump but all seems fine for now will see how things go
MIKE
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put some good jubilee clips on that pump and dont let the controller get wet
mike
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possibly mate
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UPDATE , After using for 2 days now
I first used the pump on number 3 on the analouge controller which is a good high flow pressure but have sinced turned it down to 2 and i have been working up to 35 ft with no flow probs , Although i do have 1mm pencil jets fitted to my brush .
MIKE
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good stuff mike.im keeping my trolley for now and i just put my drop pipes into top of tank.will get one of these pump packs eventually as itll save space in the van! ;) ;D ;D