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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Bbarrow on January 26, 2012, 12:06:05 am

Title: pump problem
Post by: Bbarrow on January 26, 2012, 12:06:05 am

for some reason every morning i have to run the water through my solution pipe to get rid of all the air bubbles and doesn't come out the jets at the right speed. anyway after running for a few mins its fine for the day. i never let the water run out so im stumped anyone have any clues.

Title: Re: pump problem
Post by: Simon@arenaclean on January 26, 2012, 12:20:39 am

Most pumps need to be primed. Get a short piece of solution hose and fit a suitable quick connect and connect to your machine. Leave the other end open and drop it in the solution tank and turn on the pump until all the air is clear. The reason it takes so long to clear is it's under pressure.

Hope that helps

Title: Re: pump problem
Post by: Bbarrow on January 26, 2012, 12:37:14 am

thanks for the reply il give that a go :)

Title: Re: pump problem
Post by: simbo on January 26, 2012, 11:02:02 am

mine never used to do this bit does all the time now, have found if i press handle on the wand and then blow through the solution hose it clears ok.
paul

Title: Re: pump problem
Post by: Jamie Pearson on January 26, 2012, 01:47:38 pm

Another options to drill your solution tank and fit a quick coupling (male is best) onto your tank then just use your normal solution hose to bleed with.

My guys are always losing bleed hoses so we did this and that way they would need to forget the machine completely in order not to be able to carry out the bleeding procedure.

I find this is particularly handy if the machine has ran dry as you can just couple it up and leave it running after putting the first bucket of water in and not have to hold the hose.