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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Mr Sparkle on April 12, 2012, 08:24:06 pm

Title: Merlin Merslow
Post by: Mr Sparkle on April 12, 2012, 08:24:06 pm: Hi guys can you help me please?

My merlin as started producing my pure water very slowley.
It is only trickling out very very slowley.
It used to come out quite fast, Don't know what's wrong?
The waste water is still coming out fast but not the pure ??? ???

Only started happening last few days and don't know what to do, Can anyone help please?
Tearing my hair out, don't know what to do :( :( :( :(
Title: Re: Merlin Merslow
Post by: Mr Sparkle on April 12, 2012, 09:47:50 pm: Any ideas please guys? ???
Title: Re: Merlin Merslow
Post by: Avo on April 12, 2012, 09:51:59 pm: How slow is slow?? Mains pressure or booster pump??
Title: Re: Merlin Merslow
Post by: keyser soze on April 12, 2012, 09:54:11 pm: try opening the waste fully and close it up slowly. not sure but worked for me when i had the same prob
Title: Re: Merlin Merslow
Post by: Smudger on April 12, 2012, 09:55:41 pm: Quote from: andrew @ keep it clean on April 12, 2012, 09:54:11 pm
try opening the waste fully and close it up slowly. not sure but worked for me when i had the same prob

???

if i recall you don'r open close the waste on a Merlin....
Title: Re: Merlin Merslow
Post by: Simon Parkin on April 13, 2012, 12:05:28 am: Have you changed your carbon block filter within the last 6 months? This has always solved my slowness issues.
Title: Re: Merlin Merslow
Post by: Window Washers on April 13, 2012, 01:33:17 am: water pressure may have been turned down in your area.

Or as said above change your prefilters as these can low the production up big time.
Title: Re: Merlin Merslow
Post by: Mr Sparkle on April 14, 2012, 10:21:19 am: Tried changing the carbon block filter but still no joy
Only had merlin for around 4 months so surely shouldn't be knackered just yet should it?
Don't know what else to try?
Any ideas?
Title: Re: Merlin Merslow
Post by: Avo on April 14, 2012, 11:03:03 am: Quote from: Mr Sparkle on April 14, 2012, 10:21:19 am
Tried changing the carbon block filter but still no joy
Only had merlin for around 4 months so surely shouldn't be knackered just yet should it?
Don't know what else to try?
Any ideas?
You running a booster pump on it this will increase water rate, I think mine runs at around 1 litre a minute without a booster, is it running less than that??
Title: Re: Merlin Merslow
Post by: Mr Sparkle on April 14, 2012, 11:39:39 am: No haven't got a booster pump,
It's just trickling out very slowlwy, taking an hour just to make a litre,
Used to make 25litres in about 5mins.
Only had it few months so don't know whats wrong with it
Title: Re: Merlin Merslow
Post by: Avo on April 14, 2012, 01:49:54 pm: And what pressure reading is it off the gauge then?? Sounds like something wrong internal, I don't no a great deal as I've not had mine that long either really but mine takes 20 mins to do 25 litres I really a booster tbh..
You had it apart?
Title: Re: Merlin Merslow
Post by: Mr Sparkle on April 15, 2012, 11:32:58 am: Took it apart this morning and blasted it with hose pipe and cleaned carbon block out, Put it back together and bingo it's working again.
It must of had bits of grit in it stopping the water flow.
All working now so happy chappy, Time to put feet up and have few beers whilst the misses cooks the sunday dinner ;D ;D
Title: Re: Merlin Merslow
Post by: monkeyman on April 15, 2012, 12:30:08 pm: you might be wearing those beers on your head if your misses reads that last post mr sparkle ;)
Title: Re: Merlin Merslow
Post by: Simon Parkin on April 15, 2012, 08:00:10 pm: Glad you got it sorted. Just thinking it could also have been an air lock. I have recently found it best to make sure the highest point is the pure water hose end.