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Title: Shurflo pump and 2 men. rubbish
Post by: geefree on February 02, 2012, 04:54:26 pm

Hi,

We worked today in one van.,.2 men , as one van in for repair.

So we linked 2 reels to one pump,and for the life of us could not get a decent flow to feed 2 poles.

we eventually had a look at just how much water was coming out of the pump... and it was very little,

we even by-passed the varistream,  (non digital)

Does anyone know if there is a way to actually turn the pump itself up???

not the varistream as we have that on full now .

What a day, .... any suggestions welcome

its a shurflo 100 psi pump and worked fine with one man,.... well now we presumed it was working at its maximum, as it cannot cope with two poles.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Shurflo pump and 2 men. rubbish
Post by: DaveG on February 02, 2012, 04:58:41 pm

Hi Gazza,

Weve been running 1 surflo pump/varistream thro 2 hose reels for well over a year now with absolutely no problems whatsoever? We just plugged in the pump and controller and away we went....usually have the varistream on 4 or 5.

I think you might have a problem with pressure switch or something? How old is the pump?

Cheers Dave

Title: Re: Shurflo pump and 2 men. rubbish
Post by: Window Washers on February 02, 2012, 05:08:32 pm

what flow is the pump ? as I think there are 3 types from memory

Title: Re: Shurflo pump and 2 men. rubbish
Post by: gto on February 02, 2012, 05:15:43 pm

sounds like pump problems, you should have around 7-9l per min i think they are and of course 100psi.

your hoses where all defrosted i take it.

Title: Re: Shurflo pump and 2 men. rubbish
Post by: geefree on February 02, 2012, 08:14:18 pm

Hi, no frost here,

dont know what type other than above, to be honest it falls out of the tank hose quicker than it sends through the pump.

Anyone else any ideas , thanks .

Title: Re: Shurflo pump and 2 men. rubbish
Post by: russ_clark on February 02, 2012, 08:23:55 pm

sounds to me as though you have an air leakage.
Tried this 5 or 6 years ago and was a mare until we sorted
all connectors to make air tight.
Would never do it again though!!

Title: Re: Shurflo pump and 2 men. rubbish
Post by: spudd on February 02, 2012, 10:31:27 pm

Was doing this for a while 1 pump to reels, worked OK but not ideal!!

Changing to 2 pumps 2 reels def no going back now, accurate flow and full controls, plus got the convenience if one goes wrong for some reason!

Title: Re: Shurflo pump and 2 men. rubbish
Post by: William McCafferty on February 02, 2012, 10:34:40 pm

what size hose do you use

Title: Re: Shurflo pump and 2 men. rubbish
Post by: Bay View WCS on February 02, 2012, 10:46:38 pm

Friend of mine uses 1 pump to 2 reels with no problems at all.  Sounds like you've got an leak somewhere as you say the amount coming directly out of the pump is very little - so nothing to do with the number of reels imo

Title: Re: Shurflo pump and 2 men. rubbish
Post by: Steve CM on February 02, 2012, 11:03:26 pm

It will be the pump at fault. Probably be the one way valve thingy. Not sure of its name.