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Title: Varistream HELP!
Post by: H h20 on March 25, 2006, 09:43:24 am: I`ve had the worst week ever >:( ,my pump started palying up,i found out that it was the pressure switch,so i purchased a varistream,got it set up working fine for the first day,but next day it started building up too much pressure at the end of the hose with the stop connector that fits onto my trigger and i could see the hose buldging and leaking due to the pressure and i`ve got two O rings really tight on it and it still manages to leak,but when i opened the trigger it was like a jet wash then all pressure was lost and it gradually built up pressure again but not as much,then when releasing the trigger pressure built back up again,i`ve tried all the settings inside the varistream using the little blue dial even on low and all the settings on the front dial and theres no joy >:(, has any body else had this kind of thing happened to their`s ???, please help im going crack,Gaz
Title: Re: Varistream HELP!
Post by: H h20 on March 25, 2006, 02:00:31 pm: come on guys some of you who have had a varistream for a while must know something ???,Gaz
Title: Re: Varistream HELP!
Post by: Roy Harding on March 25, 2006, 02:05:41 pm: How long have you had it ? sounds like it may be faulty.

Roy
Title: Re: Varistream HELP!
Post by: H h20 on March 25, 2006, 02:06:45 pm: Quote from: Roy Harding on March 25, 2006, 02:05:41 pm
How long have you had it ? sounds like it may be faulty.

Roy
ONE DAY! :(,Gaz
Title: Re: Varistream HELP!
Post by: Roy Harding on March 25, 2006, 02:09:41 pm: I think you must have luck like me.

I would give Williamson a ring and see what they say.

Pig in it.

Roy
Title: Re: Varistream HELP!
Post by: stephen.b1 on March 25, 2006, 02:10:36 pm: using a vs will only slow down the pump not stop the pump at the max pressure the pressure swich dose that the pressure switch may be operating slowly thus alowing more pressure in the pipe
Title: Re: Varistream HELP!
Post by: H h20 on March 25, 2006, 02:12:48 pm: Hi Roy,i had put off having a varistream because i saw it as another addon to go wrong,and "oh look" :o,if there was one and only one ever to go wrong it would be mine :(,Gaz
Title: Re: Varistream HELP!
Post by: Roy Harding on March 25, 2006, 02:17:09 pm: I had the very first Varistream sold, and its run perfect. Perhaps in ten more years it will be a collectors item worth £1,000 ;D

Frustrating though, but when you get it going you will wonder how you managed without it.

Roy
Title: Re: Varistream HELP!
Post by: Peter Fogwill on March 25, 2006, 02:24:38 pm: Quote from: Gaz (previously Hh20) on March 25, 2006, 09:43:24 am
I`ve had the worst week ever >:( ,my pump started palying up,i found out that it was the pressure switch,

If anyone needs a pressure switch repaired, I can recondition the one you have for £5.00

Send it to.......

Broxburn Cleaning Products
2 Burnvale
East Burnside
Broxburn
West Lothian
EH52 5PA

Peter Fogwill
www.window-tools.com
Title: Re: Varistream HELP!
Post by: H h20 on March 25, 2006, 02:43:44 pm: Peter,so i could remove the pressure switch to be repaired and with the varistream connected to my pump will it still run ok?,Gaz
Title: Re: Varistream HELP!
Post by: twt on March 25, 2006, 02:50:29 pm: you shouldn't have the pressure switch conected when you have a varistream maybe that is your problem.
Title: Re: Varistream HELP!
Post by: H h20 on March 25, 2006, 02:52:28 pm: Quote from: philip thomas on March 25, 2006, 02:50:29 pm
you shouldn't have the pressure switch conected when you have a varistream maybe that is your problem.
It`s not connected,i was just wondering if it can be removed and still work ok,Gaz
Title: Re: Varistream HELP!
Post by: macc on March 25, 2006, 03:32:36 pm: gaz, having the same prob with mine, going to drive down to tucker end of next week & they can sort it. i will post a new topic to let variestream users & yourself no how we sort this out. its doing my head in too. macc
Title: Re: Varistream HELP!
Post by: dai on March 25, 2006, 03:36:25 pm: I had a pressure problem. Turning the little dial inside down one click solved it.
Since you have already tried that without success, I can only suggest you phone william's and ask for advice. It may be that the little dial is faulty. Dai
Title: Re: Varistream HELP!
Post by: Andrew McCann on March 25, 2006, 03:48:23 pm: I think it is probably faulty.

Poor Gaz seems to have the only one we have ever supplied or fitted that has had any problems at all :(

It worked fine for a day so it does the job. Will call Williamsons 1st thing on Monday, they are very good with tech advice. If no quick answer another one will be with you on Tues Gaz.

Andrew
Title: Re: Varistream HELP!
Post by: Peter Fogwill on March 25, 2006, 03:59:59 pm: Quote from: Gaz (previously Hh20) on March 25, 2006, 02:43:44 pm
Peter,so i could remove the pressure switch to be repaired and with the varistream connected to my pump will it still run ok?,Gaz

I think if you take the pressure switch off you have to put a blank cover on in it's place,

Peter
Title: Re: Varistream HELP!
Post by: H h20 on March 25, 2006, 04:50:45 pm: Quote from: macc on March 25, 2006, 03:32:36 pm
gaz, having the same prob with mine, going to drive down to tucker end of next week & they can sort it. i will post a new topic to let variestream users & yourself no how we sort this out. its doing my head in too. macc
I won`t be waiting that long,the nice Mr mcCann will be sorting me out a replacement on monday he`s a top guy ;),Gaz
Title: Re: Varistream HELP!
Post by: macc on March 25, 2006, 06:20:21 pm: ok mate, no prob,
Title: Re: Varistream HELP!
Post by: Easyclean Windows on March 25, 2006, 09:03:34 pm: i fitted 2 varistreams 12 months ago and would never go back to pressure switches no problems at all.