Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dannymack on January 16, 2013, 05:12:21 pm
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Hiya Tosh what do you mean wire pump up to pressure switch does that make the water flow faster as I've got a switch which turns on the system
Cheers Rich
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I've got a shurflo pump - they have a inbuilt pressure switch - and normally when you attach a flow controller to it, you disconnect the pressure switch and the flow controller does the same job. Basically the pressure switch senses when there's a dead end (i.e. you stop the flow using an aquadapter/tap/nip the hose) and it switches off the pump until the flow is allowed to run again.
It's just two wires that run from the top of the pump into the pressure switch at the bottom of the pump.
I might stick a pic up later; I've my pumps in the house.
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I've got a shurflo pump - they have a inbuilt pressure switch - and normally when you attach a flow controller to it, you disconnect the pressure switch and the flow controller does the same job. Basically the pressure switch senses when there's a dead end (i.e. you stop the flow using an aquadapter/tap/nip the hose) and it switches off the pump until the flow is allowed to run again.
It's just two wires that run from the top of the pump into the pressure switch at the bottom of the pump.
I might stick a pic up later; I've my pumps in the house.
I would be interested in pics, it may answer a few of my questions.
As quick as you can please Tosh.
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I would be interested in pics, it may answer a few of my questions.
As quick as you can please Tosh.
Here, just to be helpful (that's a cake you owe me), I've knocked up a quick youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Y9TfLUm98&feature=youtu.be
It's not in the van, it's in a cupboard btw!
HTH
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I would be interested in pics, it may answer a few of my questions.
As quick as you can please Tosh.
Here, just to be helpful (that's a cake you owe me), I've knocked up a quick youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Y9TfLUm98&feature=youtu.be
It's not in the van, it's in a cupboard btw!
HTH
Thankyou, just what I needed. I will safe the link for future reference.
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i think you are not right Tosh. The bottom one should be wired to the pump and not the opposite.
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I copied directly from Ian_Gile's system when I re-wired my pumps back up - both of them - and they've been working perfectly for some months now.
Maybe you can wire them up either way? I dunno?
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i think you are not right Tosh. The bottom one should be wired to the pump and not the opposite.
i
I copied directly from Ian_Gile's system when I re-wired my pumps back up - both of them - and they've been working perfectly for some months now.
Maybe you can wire them up either way? I dunno?
I'm building a second system so any info helps. Have you sorted out your diy controller yet?
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good question because i did the opposite and mine has been working perfectly too.
does anyone know?
by the way, i love your accent Tosh :)
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good question because i did the opposite and mine has been working perfectly too.
does anyone know?
by the way, i love your accent Tosh :)
That's quite enough of that.
Start your seduction when I've gone to bed.
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I'm building a second system so any info helps. Have you sorted out your diy controller yet?
Nearly, this is the motor controller:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290736054991?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 for £6 - it's 10 amp and someone told me to use a 15 amp one instead; but I'll try this one first 'cos I've already got it.
It's really simple to wire up; it tells you on the back of the board what wire goes where:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/tosh0987/DSCF3308-1.jpg)
And I've just stuck it in an old flow controller box I had (which cost me £90 'cos it was a split charge relay one too, but I never used that anyway) and it looks like this:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/tosh0987/DSCF3310.jpg)
I just need to connect it up, but I can't find my spades, so I'll do it shortly.
Hopefully. :-[
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i think you are not right Tosh. The bottom one should be wired to the pump and not the opposite.
i
I copied directly from Ian_Gile's system when I re-wired my pumps back up - both of them - and they've been working perfectly for some months now.
Maybe you can wire them up either way? I dunno?
anyone know the answer please?
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I'm building a second system so any info helps. Have you sorted out your diy controller yet?
Nearly, this is the motor controller:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290736054991?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 for £6 - it's 10 amp and someone told me to use a 15 amp one instead; but I'll try this one first 'cos I've already got it.
It's really simple to wire up; it tells you on the back of the board what wire goes where:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/tosh0987/DSCF3308-1.jpg)
And I've just stuck it in an old flow controller box I had (which cost me £90 'cos it was a split charge relay one too, but I never used that anyway) and it looks like this:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/tosh0987/DSCF3310.jpg)
I just need to connect it up, but I can't find my spades, so I'll do it shortly.
Hopefully. :-[
Tosh, it was mentioned that and I quote'you need to put a switch onlive inside of it otherwise it could overheat and burn out' Have you done that? if so what switch and where did you get it?