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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: edd on October 30, 2008, 11:08:49 pm

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Post by: edd on October 30, 2008, 11:08:49 pm: how can I reduce the pressure on my pump when idle as it swells up my hose and sometimes bursts the ends off
there is a little alan key on the pressure valve which way do I turn it please in or out
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Post by: Nathanael Jones on October 30, 2008, 11:22:39 pm: Anti clockwise should reduce the pressure. On the 100 PSI shurflow you can dial it down to 60 PSI, which is still enough to push water to the top of a 60' pole!
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Post by: Rob.Hall on October 31, 2008, 09:00:56 am: Thanks for that info Mr Jones. I did not know it went down to 60psi
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Post by: LWC on October 31, 2008, 09:08:29 am: Quote from: v8edd on October 30, 2008, 11:08:49 pm
how can I reduce the pressure on my pump when idle as it swells up my hose and sometimes bursts the ends off
there is a little alan key on the pressure valve which way do I turn it please in or out

useless ionics systems are
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Post by: Captain Scarlet on October 31, 2008, 09:20:58 am: i believe ionic systems use re branded pumps made by the "other company" there name escapes me at this moment!!!
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Post by: LWC on October 31, 2008, 09:22:01 am: hows it going luke? we still havent met up considering we only live other the hill lol ;D
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Post by: [GQC] Tim on October 31, 2008, 11:17:49 am: Quote from: riahehttrepuR on October 31, 2008, 09:20:58 am
i believe ionic systems use re branded pumps made by the "other company" there name escapes me at this moment!!!

Flojet if I remember correctly.
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Post by: gsw on October 31, 2008, 12:08:53 pm: unless they have changed they used to use aquatec pumps, had mine over three years.... no problem at all.
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Post by: Ian Lancaster on October 31, 2008, 06:07:35 pm: I used to have problems with ballooning in the hose and connectors failing, now I use the high pressure clear reinforced hose and brass connectors

Problems solved :)
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Post by: dai on October 31, 2008, 07:15:44 pm: Why not use the new Varistream, and just select whatever pressure you like?
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Post by: dmlservices on October 31, 2008, 07:33:49 pm: Quote from: dai on October 31, 2008, 07:15:44 pm
Why not use the new Varistream, and just select whatever pressure you like?
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my thoughts exactly, simple ;)

daz
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Post by: edd on October 31, 2008, 09:34:43 pm: LWC the pump came from your shop actually its a shurflo !!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: edd on October 31, 2008, 09:37:20 pm: my Ionic pumps are fine 3 years old now but this shurflo thing wow it needs carming down abit