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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Len Gribble on January 24, 2015, 08:44:53 pm

Title: K-valves
Post by: Len Gribble on January 24, 2015, 08:44:53 pm

One of my friends has gone though 3 K-valves all brand new in three mouths! He only doses it part time!

What is happening he connects up! pulls the trigger then lets go and it and water doesn’t stop!

Any ideas!

Len

Title: Re: K-valves
Post by: Simon Gerrard on January 24, 2015, 09:33:13 pm

The spring is fooked.

Simon

Title: Re: K-valves
Post by: Kinver_Clean on January 24, 2015, 11:07:00 pm

Fitted it back to front?

Title: Re: K-valves
Post by: Ian Gourlay on January 25, 2015, 12:27:16 pm

Take the  wand to a supplier get them to fit or repair  Some jobs we do right but  depending where you are , as a rule you do got ripped off   I do not have local friends in business but he could come round your house and you take a look   and try Spring Kit see if it is on wrong etc

Title: Re: K-valves
Post by: John Kelly on January 25, 2015, 07:05:32 pm

One of 2 things. Either due to lack of use the O rings have dried out due to detergent left in, very common, usually starts working ok after about 10 minutes but sometimes knackered. This often happens when people only do occasional work or on a spsre wand or handtool.
Or they aren't genuine Kingston valves but Chinese copies which some suppliers, often unwittingly, are selling.

Title: Re: K-valves
Post by: Doug Holloway on January 26, 2015, 09:16:45 am

Hi Guys

Same thing happened to me with a brand new valve a couple of weeks ago.

Cheers

Doug

Title: Re: K-valves
Post by: Len Gribble on January 26, 2015, 08:46:59 pm

Hi John noted!


Hi Doug

What did you do about it????

Title: Re: K-valves
Post by: Doug Holloway on January 28, 2015, 03:57:10 pm

Hi Len

I just rang Altec and got another one the next day which seems fine.

Cheers

Doug

Title: Re: K-valves
Post by: Len Gribble on January 28, 2015, 08:28:30 pm

Thanks Doug