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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: cleaning co on December 18, 2006, 01:16:16 pm

Title: watts
Post by: cleaning co on December 18, 2006, 01:16:16 pm

hi anyone know how much power a 400psi pumptec motor draws ?

Title: Re: watts
Post by: Ken Wainwright on December 18, 2006, 03:38:09 pm

Look on the spec plate on the motor ;)
Safe and happy cleaning :)
Ken

Title: Re: watts
Post by: cleaning co on December 18, 2006, 04:06:55 pm

hi ken, i know that lol but all my gear is straped down in van ,means ive gotter undo and move every thing ;D

Title: Re: watts
Post by: Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care on December 18, 2006, 08:35:25 pm

I've looked into this a little while ago. Can't find my notes for the moment but Im certain it's 150 watts. It doesn't need much juice because it's an induction motor. What you trying to do?

Alan

Title: Re: watts
Post by: Mike Halliday on December 18, 2006, 08:50:16 pm

I don't think thats right, a 400psi pump requires more than 150watts. It will have about a 1.5hp motor, so I think it will require 1500w supply.

Mike.

Title: Re: watts
Post by: Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care on December 18, 2006, 10:05:22 pm

Nope. Ashby's use a high wattage vac motor, a standard vac motor, 400psi pump and powerbrush socket all off of one 13 amp plug without tripping any fuses. Of the top of my head the vac motors are pushing 2800 watts. Theres a maximum of 3120 watts available in perfect conditions. So at best the pump draws a couple of hundred watts tops.

Alan

Title: Re: watts
Post by: cleaning co on December 19, 2006, 04:08:24 am

hi , the reason i ask is i need to run the pump from a jeny for some work i am doing which is not carpet cleaning, and northern tools sell some dirt cheap ones which are 600 watts, id be surprised if it needs 1500 watts as this means the vacs only need about 750watts each

Title: Re: watts
Post by: Barry Livingstone on December 19, 2006, 04:37:08 am

and i thought i was up early :o :o

Title: Re: watts
Post by: cleaning co on December 19, 2006, 05:17:04 am

lol bin up allnight counting me piles of dosh ;D

Title: Re: watts
Post by: Karl Wildey on December 19, 2006, 02:19:19 pm

watts = amps x volts.

if you know the amp, or watt  rating you can work it out. Volts is 240.

My years at college were not wasted 8)

Title: Re: watts
Post by: Ken Wainwright on December 19, 2006, 04:19:08 pm

Karl

For the last few years we've been on 230 volts to bring us closer to the rest of Europe :(

Safe and happy cleaning :)
Ken

Title: Re: watts
Post by: Alan Brooker. Aqualink Carpet Care on December 19, 2006, 09:06:29 pm

If you were considering something powerful enough to run the pump + vacs - beware. The initial surge of the vac motors tends to trip mine. It's rated at 2.8Kw.
Alan

Title: Re: watts
Post by: cleaning co on December 20, 2006, 04:16:11 am

no i just want to run the pump,   do u use a jen to run all the machine alan?

Title: Re: watts
Post by: cleaning co on December 20, 2006, 12:06:06 pm

its 450 watts

Title: Re: watts
Post by: Vernon Purcell on December 21, 2006, 08:51:49 pm

It will depend on which motor you are talking about
But If it is the Fasco induction motor give me a call on 01293 561 777 I have them on the shelve and I can give you the ampage
Vernon