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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: simonr on August 12, 2013, 04:37:45 pm

Title: bilge pumps
Post by: simonr on August 12, 2013, 04:37:45 pm

anyone use one of these to fill backpacks etc,   

Title: Re: bilge pumps
Post by: Michael Peterson on August 12, 2013, 05:23:28 pm

yes they are awesome for how cheep they are just connect the two wires to the battery terminals and away you go, ,they really are very very good, as long as you have a lay flat tank

Title: Re: bilge pumps
Post by: simonr on August 12, 2013, 05:37:15 pm

are the float switches any good ? not to put in the tank, just to use as a normal switch. is it just a backpack type 12v battery you use ?
cheers

Title: Re: bilge pumps
Post by: Michael Peterson on August 12, 2013, 05:41:11 pm

i just use one without o float switch from ebay mate and yeah that battery will be fine i was just putting the wires on my main barrery

Title: Re: bilge pumps
Post by: simonr on August 12, 2013, 05:43:34 pm

 if you dont use a switch how do you stop & start it

Title: Re: bilge pumps
Post by: gavinb on August 12, 2013, 06:19:14 pm

Buy the 1100 gph bilge from ebay I use an old wcw backpack to power my pump just switch it on and off with the backpack switch .

Title: Re: bilge pumps
Post by: Lee GLS on August 12, 2013, 06:39:05 pm

I ordered one of these the other day. Can they be left perminantly in the tank?

Title: Re: bilge pumps
Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on August 12, 2013, 10:18:20 pm

I love these great for fitting in your tank to drop the water out of it on the way to the weigh bridge  ;)

Title: Re: bilge pumps
Post by: gavinb on August 12, 2013, 10:46:53 pm

Quote from: Lee GLS on August 12, 2013, 06:39:05 pm

I ordered one of these the other day. Can they be left perminantly in the tank?

Ive left mine in the tank permanently and I know others do too .
I use it to fill my backpack takes litterally less than 30 seconds to fill up .