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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Przemek Jersz on August 27, 2016, 07:30:28 pm

Title: water pump
Post by: Przemek Jersz on August 27, 2016, 07:30:28 pm

hello everyone, I'm very new to window cleaning and just about to start doing my first round next week, i have a question about the water pump , when the pump is on but my water flow closed can i keep it like that for few minutes or is it bad for the pump? hope that make sense
thanks

Title: Re: water pump
Post by: andyM on August 27, 2016, 09:12:29 pm

As long as your pump has a pressure switch fitted or you have a flow controller with dead end detection in your system it will be fine. 

Title: Re: water pump
Post by: Przemek Jersz on August 27, 2016, 10:20:52 pm

thanks andy
i tried to look for the same controller online but no luck, how ca
n i find out?

Title: Re: water pump
Post by: andyM on August 28, 2016, 06:41:18 am

Here's a selection of some of the flow controllers available to buy:
https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?gfe_rd=cr&ei=oXfCV7jqLrTH8Afcr4XoCw&gws_rd=ssl#q=wfp+pump+controller&tbm=shop

Although some people use a more basic system that have just an inline on/off switch between the battery and pump (with pressure switch).   

Title: Re: water pump
Post by: Matt. on August 29, 2016, 11:59:16 am

Answer is yes it will be ok

Surflo pump is prob best bet to use, once pressure has built up the pump cuts out til the water is able to flow again then kicks back in.