Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: geefree on February 12, 2008, 05:54:09 pm
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Hi,
will be purchasing a 100 psi soon,
But at the moment i have simply took my 40 psi from a backpack and installed it in the van, that way i still can use the 4 flow settings.
but now its very noisy , is it on the way out...?
it hardly pumps on number one and too where its fairly quiet, so i use 3 , ample water but noisy .
Also will i need a varistream with a 100 psi,? as all i hear is people complaining really,
what other ways are there to control water flow,
i have a pole tap.
cheers.
Gary.
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Some will say no but i would get a varistream with a shurflo pump.
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if your using the 40psi pump in the van with a long hose reel that could be why its not working very well.
I have just got a 100psi shurflo and digi varistream to use with 100m minibore - i have changed to minibore, so this will work well. Though i previously had the same pump with 100m 6mm.
some use a varistream with the pump in the van, with a flow valve on the end of the hose, so they work together, works well for me.
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Good thing about the varistream and ECO-FLO is that you don`t use the switch on the pump,combined with minibore it works like a dream.
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Thanks lads,
sounds like its under pressure then?
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Hi,
will be purchasing a 100 psi soon,
But at the moment i have simply took my 40 psi from a backpack and installed it in the van, that way i still can use the 4 flow settings.
but now its very noisy , is it on the way out...?
it hardly pumps on number one and too where its fairly quiet, so i use 3 , ample water but noisy .
Also will i need a varistream with a 100 psi,? as all i hear is people complaining really,
what other ways are there to control water flow,
i have a pole tap.
cheers.
Gary.
Gazza
As you know i got the pump + vari last week, i was beggining to get a bit peed off as i thought the purpose of the vari' was to give a constant flow at any height & it wasn't. anyway, didn't realize till end of today i had a leak in the system & hosereel so put it down to this. Now this is fixed i'll report back with my oppinoin tomorrow if it would help.
Tony
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I also have had a varistream and 100 psi pump for about 2 weeks. Not too impressed withthe way the water at the end of the pole rose and fell withthe pump coming on and off. Anyway. had 2 poles working from it today and it was tops. must have had a leak somewhere cos moved me hoses around abit too and with 1 pole on the go it was pressure tastic.
It seems to save battery power too.
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Hi,
will be purchasing a 100 psi soon,
But at the moment i have simply took my 40 psi from a backpack and installed it in the van, that way i still can use the 4 flow settings.
but now its very noisy , is it on the way out...?
it hardly pumps on number one and too where its fairly quiet, so i use 3 , ample water but noisy .
Also will i need a varistream with a 100 psi,? as all i hear is people complaining really,
what other ways are there to control water flow,
i have a pole tap.
cheers.
Gary.
Does the pressure switch work and does the pump keep going when you turn off the water?
If so then they are exactly the symptoms I had in the pump I have just replaced!
And OH Yes....it's worn out mate. They don't like being put under strain. Remember it only 40psi. Bit like putting a 1000ltr IBC in a Reliant Robin ;D
David
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Thanks for all your advice.
yes i think varistream and 100 psi are my next purchase.
and yes it does run when i stop the water, but i dont know what a pressure switch is lol.....
so i think its working but getting ready for the scrappers.
thanks again,
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varistream & shuflo are great together i dont no about new varistream but the dial one once teething problems were sorted i couldnt fault it.
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THATS WHAT I WILL DO THEN.. ;).
im just so tight, i will search around forever to find a bargain... and get stressed, i guess you already know that (that im tight)
;D ::)
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Better today now leaks fixed, it is slow to alter flow rate when changing height though but it does eventualy catch up.
I've read about pressure problems with these things in the past, i can't understand why, i can't have mine above setting 1 or it just blasts out. settings go from 0 to 9. setting 0- just a tad too slow, setting 1- just a tad too much.
I would consider the ready made pump box gazza.
Tony
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If you have a strainer it make the varistream and pump perform completley different,i took it off and used it how i did before it performed terrible with the strainer fittted.
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If you have a strainer it make the varistream and pump perform completley different,i took it off and used it how i did before it performed terrible with the strainer fittted.
There is a new type strainer fitted to the cleantech ones dude. not the same as the others used to be. ;)
Tony
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If it`s the plastic 1 with the wing nut screw it`s the one i`m on about,they really mess about with the flowrate by this i mean you have to turn the varistream up a lot higher to get a good amount at the brush.If a pump lasts 2 years you`ve had your moneys worth out of it anyway,i don`t bother with a strainer.
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Thanks lads , its a funny one, as varistream and 100psi seem to be the only options, a little concerned about the performance of them now,
but what choice do i have.?
i will take what you say on board , thanks
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Varistream+shurflo 100psi pump and a 100mtrs of minibore are a match made for WFP.
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If it`s the plastic 1 with the wing nut screw it`s the one i`m on about,they really mess about with the flowrate by this i mean you have to turn the varistream up a lot higher to get a good amount at the brush.If a pump lasts 2 years you`ve had your moneys worth out of it anyway,i don`t bother with a strainer.
Like i said, i can only use it at setting 1 cos' otherwise it'd blow mi brush off. no flow rate probs at the brush end here dude.
Tony
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what are the sizes of the out and inlets of the 100 psi.... 40 psi is half inch
Gary.
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You can get reducers for the in and outlets on the pump if you need to.
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yes i know but what are the fittings...100 psi ???
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Well what ever you order,tell them whether you use hoselock or john guest fittings and they`ll send you the appropriote fittings.
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ok thanks for that ;)
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The jury's still out, no problem with pressure, just keeping it at a constant level. it seems to have a mind of it's own ???
Tony
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Noisy pumps are very awkward to deal with, especially if you happen to be in an elevator at the time.
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I think I will remove my strainer and see what the crack is then. Today. 2 poles working and the battery was charged last night, by 11 0 clock the battery was dead and so I had to get me old trusty ladders out again. this varistream seams to be such a ball ache at the moment. When I get it sorted I'm sure it will be better than not having one. I hope.
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are there any other options to varistream.?
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eco flow..window cleaning warehouse,cheaper but ive not used one
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Macmac, have you looked to see what your pressure setting is on? (like the old blue dial but digital now). Mines set up with microbore and runs fine apart from an airlock that seems to get into the pipe from tank to pump via strainer. I sometimes have to run it at max to clear it out for a few seconds.
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mac mac try old style surflo strainer
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Macmac, have you looked to see what your pressure setting is on? (like the old blue dial but digital now). Mines set up with microbore and runs fine apart from an airlock that seems to get into the pipe from tank to pump via strainer. I sometimes have to run it at max to clear it out for a few seconds.
This is my problem-
Setting 1 is sometimes too much flow & setting 0 is sometimes too little. Sometimes they are both equaly perfect & just as i get a nice flow i lower the pole & it's all to cock. spent more time today running back to van to switch between 0 & 1. funny thing is- setting 0 (the lowest it will go) works fine with pole at 24ft but when i lower it to do bottoms the flow almost stops, which seems back to front to me- lower setting working better at height ???
I just wish a setting would be constant no matter what the height, i thought that was the idea behind "intelligent" flow control ::)
Tony
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This is the good thing about the varistream with the dial,it`s a lot easier to adjust to the setting you need,just turn it on and off and it`s always the same flowrate.
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I'm wondering if the digital one is at all programable, so you can adjust the factory settings. anyone know?
Tony
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That`s the trouble with it you have to choose a number,there`s no in between.
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That`s the trouble with it you have to choose a number,there`s no in between.
I need a setting 1.5 ;D
I'll give it a couple of weeks & if no better i'll be on the blower! >:(
Tony
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The digital one is almost the same as the old one as far as i can tell. Pressure and flow are adjusted in the same way as the old one except your pressing buttons instead of dial twiddling. To adjust pressure it's all done from the outside - far easier. Mine seemed to work very well without much adjustment. I run the flow on four and sometimes five if it's cold or a first clean. I think my pressure setting is on C. (microbore) seems more settled than my old one.
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Just get the dial version there more accurate with the flowrate,set it and it will stay the same allday or for as long as you want.They had the new one brought out cos it looks pretty over the old one.
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The digital one is almost the same as the old one as far as i can tell. Pressure and flow are adjusted in the same way as the old one except your pressing buttons instead of dial twiddling. To adjust pressure it's all done from the outside - far easier. Mine seemed to work very well without much adjustment. I run the flow on four and sometimes five if it's cold or a first clean. I think my pressure setting is on C. (microbore) seems more settled than my old one.
Dave do you mean there are settings for flow AND pressure?
Tony
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It needs setting for your hosereel,that might be your problem with the change in flowrate.
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It needs setting for your hosereel,that might be your problem with the change in flowrate.
Dont know what you mean dude, it goes from 0 to 9 to pump faster or slower, didn't get a manual with it. ???
Tony
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Just buy a flojet and get a tap,
what more could you possibly want,
someone please tell me why this isnt as good or better than the sureflo with varistream
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The digital one is almost the same as the old one as far as i can tell. Pressure and flow are adjusted in the same way as the old one except your pressing buttons instead of dial twiddling. To adjust pressure it's all done from the outside - far easier. Mine seemed to work very well without much adjustment. I run the flow on four and sometimes five if it's cold or a first clean. I think my pressure setting is on C. (microbore) seems more settled than my old one.
Dave do you mean there are settings for flow AND pressure?
Tony
Anybody?
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Yes same as the old one dead easy, i'll get the instruction sheet out later today - got to run daughter to school.
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THANKS FOR REPLIES AND HELP HERE. ;)
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Your Welcome ;D
Noisy pumps are annoying, but its only when they're smelly too that they're a real problem.
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Your Welcome ;D
Noisy pumps are annoying, but its only when they're smelly too that they're a real problem.
pumps... lol
you dont hear them called that nowadays, do you... lol... takes me back aah
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Daps!
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Daps!
whats daps ?
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Westcountry plimsoles.