Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: cherubs cleaning on November 22, 2007, 08:40:43 pm
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does any one run a two man setup straght off of a van battery
jerry
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Not me.
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never off the van battery I would want to get home at the end of the day
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never off the van battery I would want to get home at the end of the day
it does work, I know a fosters that does it day in day out and has 2 3 vans ;)
I personally run seperate, but hay if it works why try and fix it.
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If it`s split charged.
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Ian I didnt say it would not work , I simply meant I would never run 2 off the van battery
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;D
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I do. I run a 100 psi Flojet which powers 2 x 100 metre reels of microbore. This is run off of my vehicle's heavy duty diesel battery. The battery usually lasts 18 months to 2 years. Saves all the hassle of split charge.
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cris that was for ian ;D
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If i do my new van then Alex that means i still have to run all the wires to the battery dosen`t it,do any vans come with the ability to wire things from the rear ie a socket of some sort.
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alex i agree whith you about the split charge
alex if u run two pumps all day (max tank of 1050liters)
in your opinion how will the battery fair up
tx jerry
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Yes they do. Several makes offer the option of a rear power socket. I believe VW transporter comes with it and the new Fiat Scudo/Citroen Dispatch and maybe the Mercedes Vito. The VW transporter also has another optional extra of uprated alternator and second battery under the passenger seat. Absolutely perfect for WFP set up.
alex i agree whith you about the split charge
alex if u run two pumps all day (max tank of 1050liters)
in your opinion how will the battery fair up
tx jerry
Your battery would be dead! I run one pump with a maximum of 400 litres and it copes fine. You would be effectively more than doubling the load on the battery. This would only work if you did a lot of driving between each job. The maximum I would want to pump for with your set up would be 3 hours before doing a run with the vehicle.
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alex when you stop for tea and start the van
wat % would you put back in to the battery
say a 15 min tea break
tx jerry
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I really do not know how much this would top-up your battery. This would depend on your alternators rating. An electrical specialist would be able to tell you based on your alternator, vehicle and battery rating. I would say that 15mins would probably keep you going for another hour. More importantly, if your van is a diesel, is that it would warm the engine up which would mean when you came to re-start it, it would need less juice to do so.
A lot of whether this would work for you is dependant on what size your battery is and what amp rating your pumps are. If you have say 2x 5amp pumps then to run them for one hour would drain the battery of approximately 10ah of its capacity. If you have a 110ah battery in your vehicle then you could technically run them for 5 hours and still have half the capacity left in your battery which should be enough to start your van to get home. If you only have a 75ah battery then you would in all probability not be able to start your van at then end of a 5 hour pumping session. The best thing you can do is go to someone like Lucas and explain that you want to uprate your battery in your vehicle. They could then help you calculate which battery to upgrade to, that would best suit your loading.
If you could simply fit a 110AH battery then in all probability this would be more than enough. Check your vehicle to see what is the biggest battery you can fit in.
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Alex Gardiner
tx for that i now no wat ihave to do
jerry
ian ww before you say 24 fosters i no
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Alex Gardiner
tx for that i now no wat ihave to do
jerry
ian ww before you say 24 fosters i no
lol
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ian u have not got a clue
jerry
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Tea in your battery? I'll try that tomorrow.
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Davew
?
jerry
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:D
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Davew
got the tea bit now
jerry
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ian u have not got a clue
jerry
Love you 2 Jerry :P