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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Mike Halliday on February 27, 2015, 07:12:09 am

Title: Too powerful for PW drives etc?
Post by: Mike Halliday on February 27, 2015, 07:12:09 am
Is this specification too overkill for domestic cleaning?

4000psi  Harmden PUMP, 46 LITRES PER MIN, POWERED BY A 30 KW YANMAR DIESEL ENGINE,
Title: Re: Too powerful for PW drives etc?
Post by: chris scott on February 27, 2015, 07:20:56 am
…but you might take the title from Bobby big nozzle.
Title: Re: Too powerful for PW drives etc?
Post by: Aqua Power Solutions on February 27, 2015, 08:10:10 am
Mike , not if you have a water tanker behind you to keep up the demand  ;D

Title: Re: Too powerful for PW drives etc?
Post by: BDCS on February 27, 2015, 08:58:26 am
I have a Harben 4000 @ 54 litres/ min and you will forever be waiting fir it to fill up. I don't have an unloader as its a dump system so its awkward to use a gun, I only use it to was sewage after a drain job. I did use it to wash mud off a huge drive after building works and three healthy outside taps did'nt keep up. Its a drain jetter
Title: Re: Too powerful for PW drives etc?
Post by: Mike Halliday on February 27, 2015, 11:51:22 am
Does need to run at 46lts a min? If I run it on tick over and use smaller jets I could have a great machine that will last forever as it will never be stressed or forced to run at full whack.

How reliable are these pumps? they look completely different from the usual ones which I can maintain myself
Title: Re: Too powerful for PW drives etc?
Post by: Matt Gibson on February 27, 2015, 01:16:19 pm
Using smaller nozzles youll be changing unloaders every other week.
Title: Re: Too powerful for PW drives etc?
Post by: BDCS on February 27, 2015, 01:35:34 pm
Does it have an unloader ? They can be fitted but these are bigger than your normal unloader. They are BRITISH pumps and can be run dry, they are expensive to rebuild but rarely need to be done, the factory is in Salisbury and have various depots. Ring them and ask - they speak English  ;)

I have had mine  8 years without major issue - touch wood