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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: CRAIG LIND on May 04, 2005, 11:09:30 pm

Title: CRAFTEX SOLUTION PUMP
Post by: CRAIG LIND on May 04, 2005, 11:09:30 pm

Purchased my new Craftex Grace August 2004
January 2005 had to have a new pump fitted, its only done about 200 hours of work, is this exceptable, in pump terms ??? :'(

Title: Re: CRAFTEX SOLUTION PUMP
Post by: Lee_Pettengell on May 04, 2005, 11:11:24 pm

I am sure it is covered by a guarantee?

Title: Re: CRAFTEX SOLUTION PUMP
Post by: AJB on May 04, 2005, 11:14:55 pm

I've found over the past few years the life of Pumps and Vac motors has dramatically reduced, I used get a vac motor to last 4 years with regular brush changes but now chances are when the brushes are gone so's the motor!

Title: Re: CRAFTEX SOLUTION PUMP
Post by: ABLECLEAN on May 04, 2005, 11:18:35 pm

I have just put my fourth set of brushes on my Lam Ametech
Motors at 1322 hours of work on my Alltec Pro-Plus. Still going strong. Not so lucky with pumps though.

Title: Re: CRAFTEX SOLUTION PUMP
Post by: Fintan_Coll on May 04, 2005, 11:38:16 pm

Inside out (whatever your real name is), as a matter of interest are you using a powder or a liquid in your solution tank?. It could have some bearing on your pump only doing 200 hours, which is not good at all.

Title: Re: CRAFTEX SOLUTION PUMP
Post by: CRAIG LIND on May 05, 2005, 11:19:22 pm

MY NAMES CRAIG, LADS & LASSES,
I HAVE BOUGHT A NEW PUMP FROM MY NEAREST SUPPLIER, THEY TOLD ME DONT MESS AROUND WITH HAVING THE BRUSHES REPLACED YOU ARE BETTER OFF WITH A NEW ONE £226:00.
NOW I AM TOLD THAT THE OLD PUMP WILL COST £76:00 incl vat TO HAVE NEW BRUSHES, THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW IM NEW TO CC AND ARE TAKING ME FOR A RIDE.
AND YES I WAS USING PROCHEM DOUBLE CLEAN, BUT NOW SWITCHED TO M/S

Title: Re: CRAFTEX SOLUTION PUMP
Post by: rs_cleancare on May 06, 2005, 12:39:37 am

Hi Criag,
I bought a grace machine and the same happend to me. The pump gave up after about the same amount of hours. The machine was still under warrenty so they replaced it free of charge. Lucky for me i was cleaning a suit at the time so i could rinse by using my sprayer.
I think you must be using the same supplier as me.
 I have also been using double clean and found it very good. How would you compare it to m/s?
Where are you based?
Im in cheltenham it would be handy knowing somone else close to me as i have had a few large jobs which i could have needed extra help with.
Rob.

Title: Re: CRAFTEX SOLUTION PUMP
Post by: Barry Pearce on May 06, 2005, 07:30:49 am

Craig.
Go into yellow pages try Pumps Agricultural, they do every size, every make,, buy one and keep a spare, brushes and new rubber seals for a flowjet pump, about £18.
Barry

Title: Re: CRAFTEX SOLUTION PUMP
Post by: AJB on May 06, 2005, 08:37:50 pm

Hi Craig
Try looking up Carpetcleaningworld.com
several pumps reasonably priced.

I always keep old brush plates off pump motors it's quite easy to change them.

I'm Also in your neck of the woods Malvern.