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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: williamx on March 14, 2004, 08:23:55 pm

Title: Problems with a steameasy 400
Post by: williamx on March 14, 2004, 08:23:55 pm

I've got a Prochem Steameasy 400 and the problem I suffer, is every time you run out of water you have to disconnect the solution pipe from the machine and insert a bar to blead the system, this also happen if you carry the machine on its side.

I had the same problem with my other Prochem steameasy 400.

Is it a design fault?  I also had a hydromist which is the same machine but different colour and never had this happen.

Can anyone help. :) :)

Title: Re: Problems with a steameasy 400
Post by: Mark Betts on March 14, 2004, 10:23:16 pm

Why dont you just put an open connector on the end of the solution hose and bleed it back into the sdolution tank.


Mark

Title: Re: Problems with a steameasy 400
Post by: williamx on March 14, 2004, 10:37:02 pm

I've tried that and it didn't work, it only works by pressing the solution valve in on the machine :(

Title: Re: Problems with a steameasy 400
Post by: Dynafoam on March 15, 2004, 12:13:37 am

William,

It is a water pump, not an air pump - so it needs priming.

John.

Title: Re: Problems with a steameasy 400
Post by: williamx on March 15, 2004, 08:44:15 am

If thats the case why does it work ok when I put the water pump into a hydromist ???

Title: Re: Problems with a steameasy 400
Post by: Ken Wainwright on March 15, 2004, 07:53:40 pm

Hi William

The solution's easy, don't run out of water!

However, presuming that you have a self priming Flojet or Shureflo, then it probably needs a service, or it may be possible that you have a poorly routed internal hose, perhaps it may even have a kink in it.

Safe and happy cleaning:)
Ken

Title: Re: Problems with a steameasy 400
Post by: Kinver_Clean on March 15, 2004, 07:57:19 pm

Check that all your pipes and filters are clear this can affect the priming.

Also look to see if the pump inlet and outlet are above one another rather than side by side. If the outlet is below the inlet sometimes the pump has a problem clearing the air. If this may be the case turn the pump or the pump head over.

Just a thought....

Trevor

Title: Re: Problems with a steameasy 400
Post by: williamx on March 16, 2004, 04:06:38 pm

Thanks Trevor
I've just striped and cleaned everything on the machine but alas the machine won't co operate and it refuses to work until I bleed it :'(

Title: Re: Problems with a steameasy 400
Post by: bruce_wiles on March 17, 2004, 01:24:27 am

williamx

I also have a Steameasy 400 and I have to bleed mine too - talking to a tech he said most 400's suffer the same problem. Yes I think it is a design issue.

Title: Re: Problems with a steameasy 400
Post by: williamx on March 17, 2004, 02:21:26 am

Thanks Bruce

I thought it was a design fault maybe Prochem know about this problem and will soon come up with an answer to fix it ???

Title: Re: Problems with a steameasy 400
Post by: Dave Parry on March 17, 2004, 11:27:23 pm

Maybe, Call me pessamistic Maybe not.

Title: Re: Problems with a steameasy 400
Post by: Dynafoam on March 18, 2004, 01:30:05 am

William,

You could call it a design fault, in that the ideal design would have, at the highest level, the tank, then the inlet of the pump, the outlet of the pump and at the lowest level, the output connector.

Practicalities dictate that this does not occur.

The solution offered by Mark should work, as most definately will the innitial solution offered by Ken.

John.

Title: Re: Problems with a steameasy 400
Post by: williamx on March 18, 2004, 10:18:12 am

I've solved the problem.  I've just brought another machine ;D ;D ;D