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Title: pressure water with hot water
Post by: ben M on October 28, 2013, 08:43:22 pm: Do you lose water pressure when you use a water heater?

Many thanks

Ben
Title: Re: pressure water with hot water
Post by: ben M on October 28, 2013, 09:43:39 pm: anyone can answer this question please?
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Post by: Rob_Mac on October 28, 2013, 09:45:59 pm: No

Rob ;D
Title: Re: pressure water with hot water
Post by: PoleKing on October 28, 2013, 09:47:36 pm: Quote from: ben M on October 28, 2013, 08:43:22 pm
Do you lose water pressure when you use a water heater?

Many thanks

Ben

Nope.
Why would it?
Title: Re: pressure water with hot water
Post by: ben M on October 28, 2013, 09:49:04 pm: Quote from: Darren LanesWindowCleaning.com on October 28, 2013, 09:47:36 pm
Quote from: ben M on October 28, 2013, 08:43:22 pm
Do you lose water pressure when you use a water heater?

Many thanks

Ben

Nope.
Why would it?
because it go through the heater and could low the pressure a bit?
Title: Re: pressure water with hot water
Post by: PoleKing on October 28, 2013, 09:54:43 pm: No.
Pressure is pushing though the heater, heater is the same (or similar) bore to the inlet/outlet of your hosereel.

You may use more water if you used to run a low flow and you turn the flow up to get the boiler to run at optimum.

Any negatives you experience will be outweighed by the positives of using hot...
Title: Re: pressure water with hot water
Post by: ben M on October 28, 2013, 09:59:40 pm: Thanks Darren.
I have a analogue pump controller (ionic pro 5) and the flow is already a bit too low for me,even with the controller at the max. So i was worry with a heater if it could be even slower.
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Post by: PoleKing on October 28, 2013, 10:05:03 pm: Really?
Try disconnecting your controller-if it's too low for you still you may have a partial blockage.
Full speed on a variflow is more than enough for everyone I know...
Title: Re: pressure water with hot water
Post by: ben M on October 28, 2013, 10:13:19 pm: Quote from: Darren LanesWindowCleaning.com on October 28, 2013, 10:05:03 pm
Really?
Try disconnecting your controller-if it's too low for you still you may have a partial blockage.
Full speed on a variflow is more than enough for everyone I know...
i will try, thanks Darren ;)
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Post by: ben M on October 28, 2013, 10:36:28 pm: Darren,do you think it could be a blockage somewhere?
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Post by: PoleKing on October 28, 2013, 11:21:03 pm: It's possible.
I run mine on 1/3 and I work fast
It's fine for me.
I don't know how you work though...

Your pump should have a lpm figure, test it, run it on full for 10 minutes, see how many litres it's pumped.
That's the only way you'll really know...
Title: Re: pressure water with hot water
Post by: ben M on October 28, 2013, 11:35:28 pm: max flow i get nearly 3 lpm, should be 5.2 :(
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Post by: Michael Peterson on October 29, 2013, 06:33:31 am: i do, its where the hose become fatter
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Post by: dannymack on October 29, 2013, 07:24:18 am: Flow controler units are too much hassle just use without
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Post by: Dave Willis on October 29, 2013, 07:46:19 am: You get more pressure with hot water particularly if the hoses expand. You will see the pressure increase when you shut the pole valve (dead end).

Don't get confused with pressure and flow.
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Post by: p1w1 on October 29, 2013, 03:39:23 pm: Quote from: ben M on October 28, 2013, 10:36:28 pm
Darren,do you think it could be a blockage somewhere?

Do you have a strainer fitted if so check that..
Title: Re: pressure water with hot water
Post by: Small but perfectley formed on October 29, 2013, 06:09:13 pm: Also you may find the water is restricted if most of the hose is left on reel ,the hose gets warm them it goes soft and collapses