Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: stevieg on May 12, 2017, 08:19:14 am
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Anyone use these pumps instead of Shurflo etc. E bay 2 for £50!!
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You may have a problem with pressure if you're using a univalve. Unless of course they are adjustable and you can reduce it. I'm currently running two similar pumps at between 60-70 psi and one of them has been going strong for year and a half.
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Stick to Shurflo as you wont get better, I'm all for saving money but there are certain things you just cant skimp on.
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I have been using a kobold pump for just under two years , still running strong. Working five days a week.
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I'm using them for their light weight as I use a trolley and a 12ltr sprayer for the odd ones where I don't want to get the trolley out. They run all day on a 7ah battery which is also a lot lighter than the usual 26ah battery fitted to many trollies. The sprayer only has a 3.2ah battery in it wich makes it nice and light (This setup works well for me).
However, if it's for a van I would absolutely go for a Sureflo. They are a solid bit of kit and will probably serve you for 10 years +. (As long as you don't freeze it with water in it)
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You may have a problem with pressure if you're using a univalve. Unless of course they are adjustable and you can reduce it. I'm currently running two similar pumps at between 60-70 psi and one of them has been going strong for year and a half.
You are right M&C, thank you. I reduced the DE of my controller today and the Univalve worked perfectly.
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This is the only issue - if you want to call it that - I've had with the Univalve, and the pump I was using was similarly styled to the Kobold pump. I don't use a digital controller so I couldn't adjust the DE. Fortunately I had a similar pump with a much lower output with a 60psi pressure switch I was able to swap out.