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Title: calibration problem
Post by: Pope vader on December 18, 2011, 10:17:14 am

i got a flojet with a gardiners digi controller,  when i am using either fans/pencils  on 60  the pressure at the brush is constant,  when i up it to 99  the pressure drops to nothing then starts up again,  as the pumps switchs on and off,  the problem i have is the pump doesnt seem to kick back in till all the pressure has gone,  is this a cal problem,  as have it set on 30,

Title: Re: calibration problem
Post by: Window Washers on December 18, 2011, 10:19:08 am

sounds to me like a pressure switch problem maybe a little to over sensitive

Title: Re: calibration problem
Post by: Alex Gardiner on December 18, 2011, 10:28:30 am

Quote from: Santa Vader on December 18, 2011, 10:17:14 am

i got a flojet with a gardiners digi controller,  when i am using either fans/pencils  on 60  the pressure at the brush is constant,  when i up it to 99  the pressure drops to nothing then starts up again,  as the pumps switchs on and off,  the problem i have is the pump doesnt seem to kick back in till all the pressure has gone,  is this a cal problem,  as have it set on 30,

This will be because the calibration setting is too low for the higher flow rate. If you adjust it up to about 45 this should stop the pulsing.

Title: Re: calibration problem
Post by: Dave Willis on December 18, 2011, 10:29:24 am

Need to up the presssure to match the increase in flow.

Title: Re: calibration problem
Post by: Pope vader on December 18, 2011, 10:29:48 am

cheers

Title: Re: calibration problem
Post by: bobplum on December 18, 2011, 01:36:52 pm

Quote from: Santa Vader on December 18, 2011, 10:17:14 am

i got a flojet with a gardiners digi controller,  when i am using either fans/pencils  on 60  the pressure at the brush is constant,  when i up it to 99  the pressure drops to nothing then starts up again,  as the pumps switchs on and off,  the problem i have is the pump doesnt seem to kick back in till all the pressure has gone,  is this a cal problem,  as have it set on 30,

99? is this when you are doing the driveway ???

Title: Re: calibration problem
Post by: Pope vader on December 18, 2011, 01:41:36 pm

no its to run two poles off one pump

Title: Re: calibration problem
Post by: bobplum on December 18, 2011, 02:30:56 pm

Dear Santa.Vader
I have been a good boy this year so can i have a second pump so i dont burn out the one pump i have and be off the road for a few days
Thank you
lots of love and kissess :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: calibration problem
Post by: Pope vader on December 18, 2011, 02:33:43 pm

yea sure  i got two sat in shed, will a shurflo do

Title: Re: calibration problem
Post by: Ian Sheppard on December 20, 2011, 09:57:11 am

Quote from: Santa Vader on December 18, 2011, 01:41:36 pm

no its to run two poles off one pump

Thanks Alex for picking this up.Out of interest Santa Vader now you have increased the cal value how are you finding running 2 poles from 0ne pump?
Ian

Title: Re: calibration problem
Post by: Pope vader on December 20, 2011, 10:20:24 am

i havent had chance to test it,  only in the back yard it seems ok,

Title: Re: calibration problem
Post by: Ian Sheppard on December 20, 2011, 11:07:17 am

Ok thanks for that let me know how it works in anger. This is a question that comes up from time to time and the short answer is the control should handle two poles as long as the calibration is adjusted. We also would that the pole should work at different heights.

Title: Re: calibration problem
Post by: Pope vader on December 20, 2011, 04:51:18 pm

ian

i use to use 2 poles of one pump and never had a proble,  i think this problem is more battery end now