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Title: pumps
Post by: cactus11 on May 15, 2007, 09:26:10 pm
heres a question i have a 2 100 flowjets one is restricted to 60 but neither pump nearly as far as my other van system using a 60 psi quite alot less than half i would honestly say. does anyone have the slightess clue whats going on im totally puzzled!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: pumps
Post by: Sir Squeaky on May 15, 2007, 09:28:07 pm
I can't even understand your sentence. ???

Try again with punctuation.
Title: Re: pumps
Post by: cactus11 on May 16, 2007, 12:02:32 pm
I have 2 pumps one is a 100psi and the other is a 100psi, but restricted to 60 psi. Neither of these pumps produce anything like the amount of water on the glass ,compared to my other van using the same make pump  60psi !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: pumps
Post by: dai on May 16, 2007, 12:40:59 pm
So many things can affect your flow rate. Micro bore slows down flow rate in proportian to it's lengh, more so if it's tightly coiled on your hose reel
Are your connectors, flow control, and jets the same diametre?
Try one of the new 100psi pumps on your old system, if you still have it that is.
This will tell you if it's a pump problem. Hope this helps, Dai
Title: Re: pumps
Post by: cactus11 on May 16, 2007, 01:11:46 pm
everything about the 2 systems are the same . Same hoses , same pumps,same brushes,same jets ,same internal hoses up the inside of the pole, the only diffrence is one system has flow control valves and cut off swithes fitted which is the system that performs poorly,, the other system works directly from the pump and relies on the pressure switch,this system works fantastic. im completly miffed.
Title: Re: pumps
Post by: pjulk on May 16, 2007, 04:11:47 pm
Mine worked better without the varistream so i took it back off.
Now no varistream no bypass and the system works brilliant.

Keep it basic less things to go wrong

Paul
Title: Re: pumps
Post by: East coast window cleaning Services on May 16, 2007, 04:14:41 pm
seems no one gets on with these varistream things. Glad i aint got one  ;D
Title: Re: pumps
Post by: MartinB on May 17, 2007, 03:37:08 pm
Well over 3000 people in the UK alone are currently getting on fine with them.

M.
Title: Re: pumps
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on May 17, 2007, 04:08:54 pm
I have 2 varistream and they work brill.  What do you mean by flow control valve and cut off switch?  Do you mean a varistream or a bypass from the pump back into the tank or a valve that restricts the flow?

Simon.
Title: Re: pumps
Post by: Alex Wingrove on May 17, 2007, 04:21:03 pm
Quote from: MartinB on May 17, 2007, 03:37:08 pm
Well over 3000 people in the UK alone are currently getting on fine with them.

M.

i think he wither works for varistream, or is a number cruncher
Title: Re: pumps
Post by: macmac on May 17, 2007, 04:22:00 pm
Quote from: MartinB on May 17, 2007, 03:37:08 pm
Well over 3000 people in the UK alone are currently getting on fine with them.

M.

Says who?

tony
Title: Re: pumps
Post by: *foxman on May 18, 2007, 12:07:04 am
The guys who make them!!!
Title: Re: pumps
Post by: macmac on May 18, 2007, 12:20:30 am
Quote from: foxman on May 18, 2007, 12:07:04 am
The guys who make them!!!

So, the guys that make them keep in touch with their over 3000 happy customers then just to make sure they're getting on fine with them ???

Yeah, right.

tony
Title: Re: pumps
Post by: *foxman on May 18, 2007, 12:22:23 am
True, but they have still sold over 3000 you rarely hear anything bad about them.
Title: Re: pumps
Post by: Ian Lancaster on May 18, 2007, 05:12:31 pm
Quote from: Paul Griffin on May 16, 2007, 04:11:47 pm
Mine worked better without the varistream so i took it back off.
Now no varistream no bypass and the system works brilliant.

Keep it basic less things to go wrong

Paul


Paul,

If there's no bypass, how do you control the flow?