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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: TDW on August 12, 2008, 04:50:13 pm

Title: Shurflo pump
Post by: TDW on August 12, 2008, 04:50:13 pm
Recently changed to Shurflo whereas the last 3 years had a flojet. I dont use a varistream or a flow control valve so it on full blast all the time which i like as I have a large tank and find I can work faster.

However what i find is sometimes the flowrate drops. One minute its blasting out then it slows down. I 'm really finding it annoying.

Does anyone know what it might be or experienced it themselves?

Any thoughts
cheers

TDW
Title: Re: Shurflo pump
Post by: Clive McDonald on August 12, 2008, 06:14:45 pm
kinks in hos
Title: Re: Shurflo pump
Post by: DaveG on August 12, 2008, 06:25:20 pm
Battery?
Title: Re: Shurflo pump
Post by: alanwilson on August 12, 2008, 06:33:46 pm
most likely the back pressure is causing the pressure switch to stop the pump then as the pressure drops it will come back on again.

If you turn the little allen screw on top of the pressure switch clockwise it will increase switch off pressure, turn it until the pump runs continuously.
Title: Re: Shurflo pump
Post by: dmlservices on August 12, 2008, 07:05:04 pm
Quote from: Discount Window Cleaning on August 12, 2008, 06:14:45 pm
kinks in hos

you mean kinks in hose dont you? not kinks in hos


daz
Title: Re: Shurflo pump
Post by: Pj on August 12, 2008, 09:18:07 pm
Are you using microbore?

Title: Re: Shurflo pump
Post by: windowwashers on August 13, 2008, 06:25:07 pm
loose connection somewhere, I had this problem and done my head right in
Title: Re: Shurflo pump
Post by: TDW on August 15, 2008, 09:25:05 pm
I'm using microbore and I had to do a repair job on it as I ran over it and it snapped. When i put the point to my ear its making a hissing noise but theres no water leaking out. I suppose it could be sometihing to do with this.

Alan, it is doing what you describe(going on and off) so it could be that aswell or there could be a leak somewhere else.