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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Andre AG on September 10, 2015, 04:45:30 pm

Title: Advice - Pressure water booster pumps
Post by: Andre AG on September 10, 2015, 04:45:30 pm: Hi Guys

Looking for some advice, have a 350 litre tank that use to take 2 hours to fill from garden tap, just moved house to a low pressure area, now takes 8 hours to fill!!
What inexpensive booster pump would you recommend to feed off the garden tap to help me sort this massive headache? :(
Title: Re: Advice - Pressure water booster pumps
Post by: Smudger on September 10, 2015, 04:53:47 pm: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IBO-1-034-BOOSTER-PUMP-JET100A-self-suction-/181741813885?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276

These are made in Poland and an exact copy of the DAB pump I use ( at 1/3 of the price ) this will dramatically increase your mains flow to your tank

Darran
Title: Re: Advice - Pressure water booster pumps
Post by: Smudger on September 10, 2015, 04:54:52 pm: At 60 LPM you'll be full in under 10 minutes ;D
Title: Re: Advice - Pressure water booster pumps
Post by: Andre AG on September 10, 2015, 05:36:36 pm: How does the connections work? Is it dry use? Hozelock connection from tap into the pump then out into van?
Title: Re: Advice - Pressure water booster pumps
Post by: Smudger on September 10, 2015, 07:40:31 pm: 1 inch BSP threads, get threaded hosetail 1/2" or 13mm and run garden hose with hozelock fitting

Or 1" to 3/4" double male threaded Union and fit hozelock connectors direct to the pump

Darran
Title: Re: Advice - Pressure water booster pumps
Post by: Andre AG on September 10, 2015, 07:45:15 pm: Cool- but 10mins?? How, water has to pass through RO and Resin first? :-\
Title: Re: Advice - Pressure water booster pumps
Post by: Smudger on September 10, 2015, 07:53:47 pm: Sorry - you only mentioned you had low pressure, nothing about going though an RO ::)roll

However, depending on what you have a boosted 4040/4020 system should deliver nearly 200 LPH of pure the Merlin RO over 100 LPH and DIY systems anything from 50 to 100 LPH

HTH

darran
Title: Re: Advice - Pressure water booster pumps
Post by: Matt. on September 10, 2015, 08:45:12 pm: 60 lpm I will fit one if these in my bathroom for the shower ;D
Title: Re: Advice - Pressure water booster pumps
Post by: Smudger on September 10, 2015, 08:50:27 pm: That would be heaven ;D
Title: Re: Advice - Pressure water booster pumps
Post by: Andre AG on September 10, 2015, 09:16:54 pm: This pump you have recommended Smudger, can you adjust the pressure on it to control the psi?
Title: Re: Advice - Pressure water booster pumps
Post by: Smudger on September 10, 2015, 09:49:33 pm: No.

It's not something I've needed to do, can't comment on small ro systems but Merlin and 4040's will easily take all the pressure you can throw at them

Darran
Title: Re: Advice - Pressure water booster pumps
Post by: Andre AG on September 10, 2015, 10:50:42 pm: Great! :) says Needs primming for the first use. how do you do this?
Title: Re: Advice - Pressure water booster pumps
Post by: CleanClear on September 11, 2015, 12:46:09 am: Quote from: Andre AG on September 10, 2015, 10:50:42 pm
Great! :) says Needs primming for the first use. how do you do this?

Turn your tap on.
Title: Re: Advice - Pressure water booster pumps
Post by: Smudger on September 11, 2015, 09:00:01 am: Quote from: CleanClear on September 11, 2015, 12:46:09 am
Quote from: Andre AG on September 10, 2015, 10:50:42 pm
Great! :) says Needs primming for the first use. how do you do this?

Turn your tap on.
That's it ;D