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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: L.J.Thorpe on March 02, 2008, 03:59:50 pm

Title: northern tools pumps
Post by: L.J.Thorpe on March 02, 2008, 03:59:50 pm

"none of the pumps on this page are suitable for window cleaning applications" why ??? is there a difference  ??? or are they just covering them selves.

Title: Re: northern tools pumps
Post by: Peter Fogwill on March 02, 2008, 07:11:24 pm

Just covering themselves.  Supposing you buy a pump from them, and before the pump even sees a window it's not working, as long as they know you bought it for the purpose of window cleaning they won't replace it.

Peter

Title: Re: northern tools pumps
Post by: matt on March 02, 2008, 07:20:50 pm

its mainly because a year or 2 ago, people were buying them and the pressure switch was going on them, thus they have added that

Title: Re: northern tools pumps
Post by: L.J.Thorpe on March 02, 2008, 07:31:29 pm

anybody used any of them...if so how did you get on ???

Title: Re: northern tools pumps
Post by: Rob_Mac on March 02, 2008, 07:34:37 pm

We carry extra pumps for when one packs up.

I bought two a while ago - only put them on the vans recently - before we cleaned a window both pressure switches cream crackered - reputable supplier as well >:(

Rob ;D

Title: Re: northern tools pumps
Post by: Peter Fogwill on March 02, 2008, 08:13:29 pm

Quote from: Midas Enterprises on March 02, 2008, 07:34:37 pm

We carry extra pumps for when one packs up.

I bought two a while ago - only put them on the vans recently - before we cleaned a window both pressure switches cream crackered - reputable supplier as well >:(

Rob ;D

Strange, they usually only need replaced if the pump is rapidly stopping and starting, and even then not straight away.  You can buy the pressure switches from Maplins for a couple of pounds though.

Peter

Title: Re: northern tools pumps
Post by: Rob_Mac on March 02, 2008, 08:17:11 pm

Thanks for that Peter

I will get onto their website and get a few in at that price - put stuff like that down to bad batch

Rob ;D

Title: Re: northern tools pumps
Post by: MartinB on March 03, 2008, 11:19:57 am

Most pumps will be for use on Agricultural Spraying and will only have motors on them for Intermittant use only.

For Water Fed Pole Systems its best to have a continuously rated motor on the end of the pump as it seems most of you windowcleaners never take a tea break!

To stop pressure switch failures, fit a Varistream.

MartinB