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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Darren H on February 18, 2018, 07:28:09 pm

Title: Pump problem
Post by: Darren H on February 18, 2018, 07:28:09 pm

I've just fitted another pump it works as in powers up but hardly pumps any water I've bypassed the hose reel to eliminate that but still only a bit of water.
I've tried sucking on the hose to encourage the water to start flowing but i get a bit of water then it's like the hose is just closing in.

Has anyone had a job to get water into a new pump for the first time before.

Title: Re: Pump problem
Post by: Spruce on February 18, 2018, 07:36:14 pm

Have you opened the tap on your tank?

Title: Re: Pump problem
Post by: p1w1 on February 18, 2018, 07:39:00 pm

Quote from: Spruce on February 18, 2018, 07:36:14 pm

Have you opened the tap on your tank?

;D  I actually did this the other day, messing around for over 5 mins wondering why the pump was not working then remembered id turned the tank tap off the night before.

Title: Re: Pump problem
Post by: nathankaye on February 18, 2018, 08:10:37 pm

Also have you connected the right end to the inlet
 ;D ;D

Title: Re: Pump problem
Post by: Darren H on February 18, 2018, 08:26:47 pm

Yes tank tap is open my other pump had pulled water through.

Title: Re: Pump problem
Post by: Don Kee on February 18, 2018, 08:34:55 pm

Unclip from your hose reel and let the hose hamg out the van for a bit of a siphon help. Then turn your pump up to full whack and see if it kicks in after a 10-15seconds.

If not then is your battery charged? We always have one pump coughing and spluttering before the other when the batteries low even though both pumps are they same age.

Title: Re: Pump problem
Post by: Darren H on February 18, 2018, 11:16:33 pm

All working now once tank was full it pulled water through and is now fine.