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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: suds window service on May 19, 2009, 09:03:07 pm

Title: booster pump question
Post by: suds window service on May 19, 2009, 09:03:07 pm

 how long can you run them for? and how long do you rest them for ?

Title: Re: booster pump question
Post by: suds window service on May 19, 2009, 09:20:36 pm

any one?

Title: Re: booster pump question
Post by: ftp on May 19, 2009, 09:33:42 pm

I run mine for four hours at a time, no problems although you are not supposed to.

Title: Re: booster pump question
Post by: crouch_400 on May 19, 2009, 09:35:25 pm

hi , the small ones for say a 300 gpd ro are not rated for 24 /7 use but the big 200 quid ones are rated 24/7 depends what you need i guess - my mate used one of the heavy duty ones off cleaning spot with his merlin .

hope that helps

chers

Title: Re: booster pump question
Post by: suds window service on May 19, 2009, 09:37:08 pm

thanks.  early days with it but i am impressed probably doubled the flow of water through the system.
any draw backs to using one? i know i,ll use more resin.

Title: Re: booster pump question
Post by: suds window service on May 19, 2009, 09:40:55 pm

i get about 200lts without the booster per day
, so i was thinking running it for about 4 hours at a time ?then giving it an hour off?

Title: Re: booster pump question
Post by: paul saunders on May 19, 2009, 09:52:29 pm

90 mins on, 30 mins off. If you rig up a fan so that it blows cool air over the pump it will help to keep it cool and you can probably run it for longer.

but if it goes bang ............ I never said a thing.  ;D

Title: Re: booster pump question
Post by: Window Washers on May 19, 2009, 10:09:37 pm

Quote from: suds window service on May 19, 2009, 09:37:08 pm

thanks.  early days with it but i am impressed probably doubled the flow of water through the system.
any draw backs to using one? i know i,ll use more resin.

your tds out of ro will drop, so should use less resin, I need another booster pump as I burnt mine out ::) shut off vale stopped the flow and totally forgot about it...opps

Title: Re: booster pump question
Post by: EZclean on May 19, 2009, 10:34:46 pm

90min on
30min off is the safe side of looking after the pumps, use a timer plug.
i find the transformers get warm but the pumps stay cool

Title: Re: booster pump question
Post by: suds window service on May 20, 2009, 05:21:38 pm

Quote from: windowwashers on May 19, 2009, 10:09:37 pm

Quote from: suds window service on May 19, 2009, 09:37:08 pm

thanks.  early days with it but i am impressed probably doubled the flow of water through the system.
any draw backs to using one? i know i,ll use more resin.

your tds out of ro will drop, so should use less resin, I need another booster pump as I burnt mine out ::) shut off vale stopped the flow and totally forgot about it...opps

that's good i thought i would use more with an increase of water through the system?