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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Lakes and Pennine on April 13, 2016, 08:58:59 am

Title: New Booster pump needed
Post by: Lakes and Pennine on April 13, 2016, 08:58:59 am

My clarkes booster pump has gone up in a puff of smoke after 7 years. Not looking forward to forking out £300 for a new one. Has anybody got any cheaper options?

Title: Re: New Booster pump needed
Post by: andyM on April 13, 2016, 04:26:38 pm

83 pence per week seems pretty good value to me?

Title: Re: New Booster pump needed
Post by: Shane sharples on April 13, 2016, 05:10:58 pm

Sometimes you get what you pay for , it may be wise to get a decent one rather than a cheapo one of it's something you use everyday for hours on end  ;D

Title: Re: New Booster pump needed
Post by: lal on April 13, 2016, 05:51:37 pm

Quote from: Lakes and Pennine on April 13, 2016, 08:58:59 am

My clarkes booster pump has gone up in a puff of smoke after 7 years. Not looking forward to forking out £300 for a new one. Has anybody got any cheaper options?

 7 years, i would seriously consider bringing it back to the shop  ;D

Title: Re: New Booster pump needed
Post by: Lakes and Pennine on April 14, 2016, 08:26:58 am

obviously there is nothing else worthwhile. yes you get what you pay for and it has flogged on every day for 7 years. Just compounded with needing new clutch in van, so not being a cheapskate, just 2 major repairs at once

Title: Re: New Booster pump needed
Post by: AuRavelling79 on April 14, 2016, 08:43:29 am

Have you looked at other makes of pump as alternatives?

Title: Re: New Booster pump needed
Post by: Lakes and Pennine on April 14, 2016, 06:17:11 pm

Thats what I was asking Granville. If any of you were using something different and had success. The Clarke pump has been good. But 500 for clutch  3 plus for pump makes clive a dull boy.
I don't want to buy a lemon as that would be a bigger waste.

Title: Re: New Booster pump needed
Post by: chris turner on April 14, 2016, 06:45:56 pm

Check out anglian pumps.
There's some good spec pumps at decent prices.
Ones to look for are minimum 45m head and 100+ litres a minute flow.
Like this one.
http://www.anglianpumping.com/products/dab-jet-pumps-230v

Title: Re: New Booster pump needed
Post by: Lakes and Pennine on April 15, 2016, 07:40:30 am

Thanks Chriss . I will look at those. I can stumble on with no pump but its very slow and will not be working the ro efficiently. . It might even be a case of a new motor for the clarkl pump, but thats not always cost effective

Title: Re: New Booster pump needed
Post by: chris turner on April 15, 2016, 10:05:04 am

Quote from: Lakes and Pennine on April 15, 2016, 07:40:30 am

Thanks Chriss . I will look at those. I can stumble on with no pump but its very slow and will not be working the ro efficiently. . It might even be a case of a new motor for the clarkl pump, but thats not always cost effective

You sure it's the motor?
After 3 years use my pump started smoking, turned out to be a burnt out capacitor, replaced at a cost of £10 and is as good as new.