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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: leegooner on July 10, 2008, 08:26:49 pm

Title: pump/variestream help
Post by: leegooner on July 10, 2008, 08:26:49 pm

help no water out of pump today pump working, variestream working
went home got spare pump out of garage connected to tank
and strait to battery water coming out ok
changed everything over nothing same as before
connected first pump to tank and strait to battery water comes out ok
turn dial on front of variestrem up and down  pump gets faster and slower noise wise,green light is on ,help any ideas?
   

Title: Re: pump/variestream help
Post by: Andrew McCann on July 10, 2008, 08:37:26 pm

If the original pump is turning on and is speeding up and slowing down using the varistream numpty I would suspect either a bad airlock or dirt has got into the pump. Do you have a strainer on it?

Andrew

Title: Re: pump/variestream help
Post by: leegooner on July 10, 2008, 08:42:37 pm

both pump,s will pump water if i connect direct to battery
but not not to varistream
 if water coming out wood that not clear airlock?

Title: Re: pump/variestream help
Post by: Clive McDonald on July 10, 2008, 08:44:02 pm

Air lock. Suck some water through, or get pump beneath or lower than the hose outlet.

Have you unscrewed the strainer and taken out any debris? Have you adjusted the cut off pressure on the varistream?This is easier if it's digital.

Title: Re: pump/variestream help
Post by: dai on July 10, 2008, 08:49:53 pm

Are you saying that the pump that wasn't working worked ok without the Varistream?
And that the varistream was working as far as it controlled the pump speed?
If the varistream changed the pump speed, then it working.
My guess would be that it has to be air getting into your system.
The pump works when wired direct, so the pump is working, if water was gushing out, I would dismiss the dirt theory.
That only leaves airlocks, you have eliminated every thing else.

Title: Re: pump/variestream help
Post by: leegooner on July 10, 2008, 09:11:02 pm

Thank you one and all (airlock)
its always  the most obvious  in the end
my fault changed filters yesterday
disconnected hose from pump to drain water out of tank
not as pure as i like
thanks another problem solved buy great site ;D   

Title: Re: pump/variestream help
Post by: Andrew McCann on July 10, 2008, 09:41:38 pm

Glad it's sorted.

No charge!!!  :)

Andrew

Title: Re: pump/variestream help
Post by: Andrew McCann on July 10, 2008, 10:14:07 pm

Quote from: Mr  Tumble on July 10, 2008, 09:52:13 pm

How's business going Andrew?

OK thanks  :)

Like anything new there are a million things to do and not enough time to do them but things are moving along nicely.

Thanks for asking.

Andrew

Title: Re: pump/variestream help
Post by: Elginn on July 10, 2008, 10:57:54 pm

Quote from: Andrew McCann on July 10, 2008, 10:14:07 pm

Quote from: Mr  Tumble on July 10, 2008, 09:52:13 pm

How's business going Andrew?

OK thanks  :)

Like anything new there are a million things to do and not enough time to do them but things are moving along nicely.

Thanks for asking.

Andrew

Andrew
I was just about to answer your pm, when the forum went down :'( :'(