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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Neil Grainger on April 03, 2008, 04:02:59 pm

Title: Shurflo Pump
Post by: Neil Grainger on April 03, 2008, 04:02:59 pm: Hi all

After trying my new solution pump for the first time today I was wondering what I can do to keep it performing at the level it does when it is new.

Its just seems that the power of the last pump faded very quickly, the difference today was amazing.

Cheers

Neil
Title: Re: Shurflo Pump
Post by: spindle on April 03, 2008, 05:02:24 pm: put in your solution tank just cold water and flush thru the system/pump to remove chems/solutions........this will help stop scale/scum building up in the pump

did this with my shurflo and it lasted me 2 yrs.... :o :o
Title: Re: Shurflo Pump
Post by: Dave_Lee on April 03, 2008, 07:22:56 pm: 2 years part time, is no where near the use it would get full time. If I got 9 months out of mine when I was a porty operator, I thought I had done well with it.
Dave.
Title: Re: Shurflo Pump
Post by: spindle on April 03, 2008, 08:28:20 pm: point taken dave

but i do feel that this is the best way to look after a pump
Title: Re: Shurflo Pump
Post by: jeff1966 on April 03, 2008, 09:29:14 pm: just sold Extracta Excel, 7 year old 3500 hrs only ever used powder,original pump still going strong. ???
Title: Re: Shurflo Pump
Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on April 04, 2008, 07:39:20 am: Quote from: jeff1966 on April 03, 2008, 09:29:14 pm
just sold Extracta Excel, 7 year old 3500 hrs only ever used powder,original pump still going strong. ???

i got one with 7000 hours on the same pump ! and its only had one set of vacs in it as well ;D
Title: Re: Shurflo Pump
Post by: Ian Gourlay on April 05, 2008, 10:13:34 am: Neil

Did you upgrade to a 200psi or would it not fit?
Title: Re: Shurflo Pump
Post by: Neil Grainger on April 05, 2008, 10:48:27 am: Would not fit, but I am looking into Truckmount now aswell so it will be a good back up machine.

I think the 135psi is good so cant wait to see how much more power you can get from the 200 and 600psi machines.

I like my advantage and it has never let me down, I would like more power now though so need a truckmount because I am pushing commercial as I see this as the way forward to make things alot easier.
Title: Re: Shurflo Pump
Post by: stuart_clark on April 05, 2008, 11:02:33 am: Neil, you can buy a Stinger induction pump 500 psi adjustable they last forever and when the finally go, all parts are replaceable from a service kit for about forty quid! I sqeezed one into my Ninja ! what a differance in performance !