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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: bobplum on October 21, 2012, 02:22:37 pm

Title: ON THE SCROUNGE....
Post by: bobplum on October 21, 2012, 02:22:37 pm
for a cheap pump for my van so i can set up a second man
i guess i could run two men of one pump but rather have separate pumps,funds tight at the moment so i am on the scrounge,i live in the cheshire area ;D
Title: Re: ON THE SCROUNGE....
Post by: davids3511 on October 21, 2012, 03:32:33 pm
Bob, just buy a 2202a from redhatdiving. I am using one with a maplins flow controller and it is working fine. Pump and controller all in for £62.00 or the pump for 28 plus delivery.
Title: Re: ON THE SCROUNGE....
Post by: colin purewater on October 21, 2012, 03:48:26 pm
I've got a 30 psi shureflow one if that'd any good to ye
Title: Re: ON THE SCROUNGE....
Post by: bobplum on October 21, 2012, 04:22:36 pm
I've got a 30 psi shureflow one if that'd any good to ye


didn't realise you could get 30 psi pumps?
have you used it your self ?
if its ok how much?

cheers bob
Title: Re: ON THE SCROUNGE....
Post by: colin purewater on October 21, 2012, 04:52:42 pm
I could be wrong but all the pumps are the same
But it's just the pressure switch that govens
The psi I think it's 10L per min so no need for
Flow controller.
I could be wrong  :)
Title: Re: ON THE SCROUNGE....
Post by: Frankybadboy on October 21, 2012, 05:13:14 pm
whats the point of buying a second hand pump,when its one of the most important parts of the system????

only £70 for a new shurflo, ;) ;)
Title: Re: ON THE SCROUNGE....
Post by: Ben wood on October 21, 2012, 06:13:26 pm
My thought too. Everyone brags how much they make but can't afford a new pump. People are so full of bull on here
Title: Re: ON THE SCROUNGE....
Post by: davids3511 on October 21, 2012, 06:19:38 pm
My thought too. Everyone brags how much they make but can't afford a new pump. People are so full of bull on here
Don't think it is bull, nothing wrong with trying to keep expenses down. I bought a 3rd hand shurflo when I started and it lasted 5 years.
Title: Re: ON THE SCROUNGE....
Post by: EandM on October 21, 2012, 07:16:12 pm
All that usually happens is that the brushes wear in the motor. Managed to find an online brush supplier and refurbed mine for about a tenner - seven years old and still fine.
Title: Re: ON THE SCROUNGE....
Post by: davids3511 on October 21, 2012, 08:13:05 pm
All that usually happens is that the brushes wear in the motor. Managed to find an online brush supplier and refurbed mine for about a tenner - seven years old and still fine.
Do you have a link for that?
Title: Re: ON THE SCROUNGE....
Post by: bobplum on October 21, 2012, 11:43:05 pm
its not just a pump im after but quite a few bits some i have sourced and some still to be sourced,in total it would cost £400 new all the things i am after so i am trying to get them second hand or for free
and besides i dont have any spare cash
Title: Re: ON THE SCROUNGE....
Post by: richywilts on October 22, 2012, 12:22:04 am
bob ive got a load at unit if u wana try them
Title: Re: ON THE SCROUNGE....
Post by: EandM on October 22, 2012, 12:24:22 am
All that usually happens is that the brushes wear in the motor. Managed to find an online brush supplier and refurbed mine for about a tenner - seven years old and still fine.
Do you have a link for that?

Sorry I haven't but it was a company in Bournemouth that advertise online. You need the model number and type of pump and in my case we had to trim them down a bit but they worked fine.
Title: Re: ON THE SCROUNGE....
Post by: bobplum on October 22, 2012, 08:35:28 am
bob ive got a load at unit if u wana try them

will try and call later
cheers
Title: Re: ON THE SCROUNGE....
Post by: dazmond on October 22, 2012, 10:03:32 am
the tightest window cleaner i ever met was a guy who i worked for many years ago.if you lost a window scraper(cheapo paint scraper £1 at the time)he would say use a 50 pence piece!he also use ladders until the rungs were falling off!!

by the way he used to brag he had over £40,000 in the bank.

just buy a new one mate esp as its a pump!!i use a shurflo 100psi and its still going strong after 2 and a half years.


best wishes

dazmond
Title: Re: ON THE SCROUNGE....
Post by: AuRavelling79 on October 22, 2012, 10:36:46 am
Get a flojet from Gardiners - I've changed to these. No flow controller and as yet no burnt out switches after one year. £68 plus vat or £82 with strainer, clips and fittings.