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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: keyser soze on June 29, 2014, 09:42:55 am

Title: setting up van for 2 man set up
Post by: keyser soze on June 29, 2014, 09:42:55 am
setting up a van i came to the conclusion that 1 battery is  not gonna last for  2 pumps /controllers working off it all day . is it best to get a more powerful battery? or rig up a 2nd battery?  and then how do you charge it ? on 1 battery i have a split charger.  any advice would be welcome regards andy
Title: Re: setting up van for 2 man set up
Post by: Perfect Windows on June 29, 2014, 09:51:42 am
setting up a van i came to the conclusion that 1 battery is  not gonna last for  2 pumps /controllers working off it all day . is it best to get a more powerful battery? or rig up a 2nd battery?  and then how do you charge it ? on 1 battery i have a split charger.  any advice would be welcome regards andy

I've used a 110Ah leisure battery on a split relay with two pumps for some time and never had a problem.

Vin
Title: Re: setting up van for 2 man set up
Post by: keyser soze on June 29, 2014, 09:53:59 am
setting up a van i came to the conclusion that 1 battery is  not gonna last for  2 pumps /controllers working off it all day . is it best to get a more powerful battery? or rig up a 2nd battery?  and then how do you charge it ? on 1 battery i have a split charger.  any advice would be welcome regards andy

I've used a 110Ah leisure battery on a split relay with two pumps for some time and never had a problem.

Vin
do you use controllers vin?
Title: Re: setting up van for 2 man set up
Post by: Spursboy1972 on June 29, 2014, 10:08:14 am
We ale run that way and never have any issues. We used to use 2 controllers but now use the Gardiners twin one.
Title: Re: setting up van for 2 man set up
Post by: Perfect Windows on June 29, 2014, 10:09:35 am

I've used a 110Ah leisure battery on a split relay with two pumps for some time and never had a problem.

Vin
do you use controllers vin?

We do, at a highish flow rate - 2 litres per minute for each pole.

Vin
Title: Re: setting up van for 2 man set up
Post by: Spruce on June 29, 2014, 01:09:09 pm
setting up a van i came to the conclusion that 1 battery is  not gonna last for  2 pumps /controllers working off it all day . is it best to get a more powerful battery? or rig up a 2nd battery?  and then how do you charge it ? on 1 battery i have a split charger.  any advice would be welcome regards andy

I've used a 110Ah leisure battery on a split relay with two pumps for some time and never had a problem.

Vin


same as Vin
Title: Re: setting up van for 2 man set up
Post by: Michael Peterson on June 29, 2014, 01:10:50 pm
we run 3 pumps no controllers on one batter, it lasts at least a day and a half
Title: Re: setting up van for 2 man set up
Post by: Smudger on June 29, 2014, 04:13:41 pm
110 batt with split charge will run two man  setup no problems
( unless your names Dave willis 😄 )

Darran
Title: Re: setting up van for 2 man set up
Post by: keyser soze on June 29, 2014, 05:43:11 pm
cool ive purchased a 115 amp batt from halfords (bargain at 89 quid). 1 system works great but the other keeps shutting off . it works for a few moments then keeps shutting off. im thinking my pump is gone because the controller is new (gardiners 1 ). has anyone got any ideas?
Title: Re: setting up van for 2 man set up
Post by: Soupy on June 29, 2014, 08:05:46 pm
Sounds like a wiring issue to me.
Title: Re: setting up van for 2 man set up
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on June 29, 2014, 09:00:25 pm
I have a 130 ah agm battery set up with 2 pumps and controllers but with minimum dead end pressure, I also have a SCR.  I find this all works well and have had the same battery for 3 and a 1/2 years, however I think 2 smaller cheaper batteries would be better and possibly more cost effective.

Simon.
Title: Re: setting up van for 2 man set up
Post by: Michael Peterson on June 30, 2014, 06:59:42 pm
wire the pump straight to the battery to rule out the controller, if its doing the same thing i would look to the pressure switch of the pump, i got rid of all controllers a long time ago and have far less stress now :-)