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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jsm on February 11, 2007, 09:04:42 am

Title: Pumps - new head or whole pump ? what do you do ?
Post by: jsm on February 11, 2007, 09:04:42 am

Hi all ,
well had a few problems with the pressure on my 135 psi pump , not bad after  1 1/2 years of use on my first machine.

So I phoned a few people and got a few prices !!! not that cheap plus ! - some said send it to me - more money  :(

so I flipped the case up and see the if I could diy it myself - found the name of it and phoned the company 'Totton' Pumps  . Told the guy on the phone my problem and he said you dont need the whole pump - just the pump head !!

cost £45  to my door  ;D  3 screws later , not even having to touch the electric's either and now it's better than when I bought it new   ??? 

sometimes being a tight git sometimes works - lol

anyone else do the same by just changing the pump head ??

Title: Re: Pumps - new head or whole pump ? what do you do ?
Post by: rs_cleancare on February 11, 2007, 09:27:51 am

I have never changed only the head. I would say after a year and a half your doing well and personaly wouldn't mess around and change the pump.
135psi pump should cost around £165 and hopefully you will get anouther year and a half.
They are very easy to change.

Rob.

Title: Re: Pumps - new head or whole pump ? what do you do ?
Post by: Ken Wainwright on February 11, 2007, 02:48:02 pm

My view is, if it's not broke, don't fix it!

If the alternator packed up on my van, I wouldn't buy a new engine. Induction motors (typical on many 135 psi pumps) tend to be reliable if treated correctly. But a 135 pump, working close to the limit of it's design, and perhaps sometimes running with too hot water, tends to wear rapidly. So just replace the pump.

For me, if the pump head and fitting was OK, then I'd have bought a service kit and rebuilt it. ( Perhaps an even cheaper option :) ) But £45 for a new pump sounds very good value to me. I think you'd pay more through many of our industry suppliers.

Safe and happy cleaning :)
Ken

Title: Re: Pumps - new head or whole pump ? what do you do ?
Post by: *paul_moss on February 11, 2007, 02:55:13 pm

Yep I would have done the same thing,
By the way Woodbridge do a shurflo 135psi pump for £99. ;)

Title: Re: Pumps - new head or whole pump ? what do you do ?
Post by: jsm on February 11, 2007, 09:05:16 pm

Quote from: rs_cleancare on February 11, 2007, 09:27:51 am

I have never changed only the head. I would say after a year and a half your doing well and personaly wouldn't mess around and change the pump.
135psi pump should cost around £165 and hopefully you will get anouther year and a half.
They are very easy to change.

Rob.

 thats what Asbyes told me - - haha perhaps I dont do much work like you pro's ,

thanks for the replies - I'll see how long my old motor last with its new pump head on it - knowing my luck it will go bang next week  :'(