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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Davew on December 19, 2007, 05:06:47 pm

Title: Longest lasting Shureflow Pump?
Post by: Davew on December 19, 2007, 05:06:47 pm
Who has it? And who's had the shortest lasting pump?
Title: Re: Longest lasting Shureflow Pump?
Post by: Wayne Thomas on December 19, 2007, 05:10:46 pm
Mine lasted 4 years but was sticking a lot in the last 3months.
Title: Re: Longest lasting Shureflow Pump?
Post by: macmac on December 19, 2007, 05:14:41 pm
Well David
Mine is 75psi, i've had it for over 3.5 years, it's a ready made pump box from cleantech. it's never let me down, i've never even touched it & it's still going strong.
The ready made pump box is ideal at this time of year with all this frost, just un-plug it & take inside at night, a bit like plug & play :D

tony
Title: Re: Longest lasting Shureflow Pump?
Post by: Davew on December 19, 2007, 05:18:03 pm
Thank you Anthony, just trying to guage the likely life of my pump. ;)
Title: Re: Longest lasting Shureflow Pump?
Post by: macmac on December 19, 2007, 05:23:32 pm
Thank you Anthony, just trying to guage the likely life of my pump. ;)
Please, David, Anthony is for sundays only & reserved only for users of a certain type pole. :D

T
Title: Re: Longest lasting Shureflow Pump?
Post by: Alex Wingrove on December 19, 2007, 05:30:24 pm
hello anthony
Title: Re: Longest lasting Shureflow Pump?
Post by: macmac on December 19, 2007, 05:31:59 pm
hello anthony

Hi there Alexander, welcome to the sunday names club! ;)

Antony
Title: Re: Longest lasting Shureflow Pump?
Post by: Alex Wingrove on December 19, 2007, 05:34:59 pm
hahaha
Title: Re: Longest lasting Shureflow Pump?
Post by: dai on December 19, 2007, 07:28:28 pm
Your pump willl last a lot longer if you use a Varistream. It is only running at the speed to provide you with the actual flow you require. Not like a bypass system where it is running flat out all the time. Battery lasts a lot longer too. Dai
Title: Re: Longest lasting Shureflow Pump?
Post by: NWH on December 19, 2007, 07:43:01 pm
Dpends on your controller and hose,need to get it taking it easy if it`s flat out all the time it won`t last long,although some will say that there designed to run flat out to there capacity at all times in my experience this is not the case.
Title: Re: Longest lasting Shureflow Pump?
Post by: jikwan on December 19, 2007, 08:17:58 pm
thing about these pumps is got to get the air out athem
running it with air makes en erratic an over taxes them
after every 25 lit drum change i turn it  on fullblast to get
air out and proceed
Title: Re: Longest lasting Shureflow Pump?
Post by: macmac on December 19, 2007, 11:29:57 pm
Just to contradict the above three posts.
1. I have no varistream
2. I do have a bypass valve (so it is running full on at all times)
3. My pump always has air in it ( dam hozelok connectors )
 ;)
Oh, & yes, it's still going strong over 3.5 years later :D

tony
Title: Re: Longest lasting Shureflow Pump?
Post by: L.J.Thorpe on December 19, 2007, 11:36:13 pm
i had a 100psi flojet which lasted a massive six days before diaphragm went  :o
Title: Re: Longest lasting Shureflow Pump?
Post by: alanwilson on December 19, 2007, 11:48:26 pm
guy up the road from me still on his original pump, 8yr old shurflo, don't know how much work he does but he seems pretty busy.
Title: Re: Longest lasting Shureflow Pump?
Post by: D.Salkeld_Ltd on December 20, 2007, 12:04:21 am
Hi All,

My Backpack pump; a 40psi Shurflo, is a bit worn now after 20 months.  Still goes OK.  But compared to the new Backpack, it certainly doesn't flow as good.
New Year - New Pump ;) And with a better flow  I bet I will earn the £60 back in a couple of weeks ;)

David
Title: Re: Longest lasting Shureflow Pump?
Post by: gary evans on December 20, 2007, 05:11:28 am
I heve tucker system which will be 5 years old in apr workrd hard every day & still going strong, put new pressure switchs recently thats it.

Gary
Title: Re: Longest lasting Shureflow Pump?
Post by: tartan cleaning on December 20, 2007, 08:35:50 am
funny actually i thought my pump was getting slow then i thought i had not checked filter looked a bit like dark green carpet peeled that off good as new. 2 years 6months old
Title: Re: Longest lasting Shureflow Pump?
Post by: L.J.Thorpe on December 20, 2007, 11:07:44 pm
not wanting to brag but this post also asking for shortest life anyone knackered one any quicker than six days ( which is only about 40 hrs or so for me if that) not that its anything to be proud of obviously ;D