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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: d s windowcleaning on November 26, 2008, 09:36:40 pm

Title: flojet pump problem
Post by: d s windowcleaning on November 26, 2008, 09:36:40 pm

my flojet pump 95 psi which is only 4 months old and only at the most and only been used for no more than 300 ltrs of water is working but theres no suction .
 the problem started yesterday ive fitted my spare pump to a trolley but theres no water coming out the motors spining but nothing else any ideas ?

Title: Re: flojet pump problem
Post by: Alex Gardiner on November 26, 2008, 09:38:32 pm

Could be an airlock. Have you tried sucking water out of the outlet pipe?

Title: Re: flojet pump problem
Post by: d s windowcleaning on November 26, 2008, 09:57:00 pm

yes tryed that alex no joy at all .

Title: Re: flojet pump problem
Post by: Alex Gardiner on November 26, 2008, 10:00:45 pm

Have you checked that all the connections before the pump are airtight? Sometimes this can allow the pump to suck in air which prevents it from sucking in water.

Title: Re: flojet pump problem
Post by: Wayne Thomas on November 26, 2008, 10:09:37 pm

Tip:

Fit a non return valve on the entrance of the inlet pipe to the inlet side of pump to overcome waiting for trapped airlock to flush through pump before obtaining water on the outlet side of pump if using containers that are swapped over (i.e. pure freedom style).

Title: Re: flojet pump problem
Post by: d s windowcleaning on November 26, 2008, 10:13:29 pm

they are all air tight , i use the pump in the same way you do using the pressure switch for cut out my van mount is done in the exact same way and never had a problem , its just spinning but no water coming through .

Title: Re: flojet pump problem
Post by: Alex Gardiner on November 26, 2008, 10:14:59 pm

Sounds like an internal pump problem.  Perhaps the diaphragm has been punctured.

Title: Re: flojet pump problem
Post by: d s windowcleaning on November 26, 2008, 10:32:24 pm

thanks alex will have a look in the morning .

Title: Re: flojet pump problem
Post by: Jeff Brimble on November 26, 2008, 10:40:16 pm

Try pouring water into a short inlet hose with the pump lying on its side, it should spurt out of the outlet easily, then try re connecting. Otherwise return it to www.dualpumps.co.uk  under guarantee if you dont have a spare ,order one tomorrow for next day delivery and you should get it Friday try and get the new internal bypass one They will fix the pump under the guarantee if its duff b ut its going to mean doing without till its fixed.

Title: Non Return Valve
Post by: The Seven Bays Window Cleaning Company on November 27, 2008, 04:16:44 pm

Quote from: Wayne Thomas on November 26, 2008, 10:09:37 pm

Tip:

Fit a non return valve on the entrance of the inlet pipe to the inlet side of pump to overcome waiting for trapped airlock to flush through pump before obtaining water on the outlet side of pump if using containers that are swapped over (i.e. pure freedom style).

Would this non return valve be suitable to be placed just before the pump.

I too am having occasional air locks in my pump , partly due to me mounting my pump above my tank.

http://www.growell.co.uk/p/1061/13mm-19mm-Non-Return-Valves.html

Title: Re: flojet pump problem
Post by: The Seven Bays Window Cleaning Company on November 27, 2008, 06:40:24 pm

http://www.growell.co.uk/p/1061/13mm-19mm-Non-Return-Valves.html

Title: Re: flojet pump problem
Post by: Alex Gardiner on November 27, 2008, 09:32:19 pm

Looks perfectly suitable.

Title: Re: flojet pump problem
Post by: mark dew on November 27, 2008, 11:55:15 pm

Quote from: The Seven Bays Window Cleaning Company on November 27, 2008, 06:40:24 pm

http://www.growell.co.uk/p/1061/13mm-19mm-Non-Return-Valves.html

What you doing in a hydropnics shop?  ;D