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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: TLC on April 14, 2010, 12:54:04 am

Title: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: TLC on April 14, 2010, 12:54:04 am
 Have just bought a backpack and would like to know if its possible to decrease the water flo, as its coming out too fast even on the lowest setting. Are there nozzles i could get to make water last longer or would that cock the pump up?

Any suggestions?
Title: Re: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: karygate on April 14, 2010, 07:31:26 am
someone on here split it the feed hose with taps into three so the spare two when open relayed back into backpack.
Title: Re: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on April 14, 2010, 08:15:06 am
Close the switch on the tap, if you dont have a tap I would strongly recommend putting one on.




Matt
Title: Re: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: Tom White on April 14, 2010, 08:18:45 am
What back pack is it?  Shurflo?
Title: Re: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: G Griffin on April 14, 2010, 08:23:36 am
What back pack is it?  Shurflo?

  No. I`ve seen on another thread he`s got the WilliamsonsPumps/WCW one.
Title: Re: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: Tom White on April 14, 2010, 05:06:44 pm
Close the switch on the tap, if you dont have a tap I would strongly recommend putting one on.

Matt

I tried to put a tap in on a 50 litre system I had some years ago, but it didn't really work.  It somehow would move and my flow rate was all over the place.

What sort of tap would you recommend?
Title: Re: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on April 14, 2010, 05:14:33 pm
a microbore tap, the ones from WCW are very good, I've been using them several months with no leaking and the tap is still firm.



Matt
Title: Re: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: Tom White on April 14, 2010, 06:00:57 pm
Thanks, Matt.
Title: Re: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: Tom White on April 14, 2010, 06:02:57 pm
Matt, is this the one:

http://www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/shop/microbore-fittings/microbore-female-with-tap.html
Title: Re: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on April 14, 2010, 06:19:22 pm
Yes mate, but I have the male connecter as I have females on the pole hose.




Matt
Title: Re: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: TLC on April 14, 2010, 06:29:51 pm
Thanks Matt,  a taps exactly what im gonna do. Its a great bp, just a wee bit too powerful and runs out fast.

Thanks guys
Title: Re: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: Tom White on April 14, 2010, 06:41:59 pm
My shurflo is about three-or-four years old, and it's still going strong despite the hammering it's had; and it has been hammered.

But I bought a WCW backpack (should be here tomorrow) as a back up, so thanks, Matt.
Title: Re: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: G Griffin on April 14, 2010, 06:49:42 pm
My shurflo is about three-or-four years old, and it's still going strong despite the hammering it's had; and it has been hammered.

But I bought a WCW backpack (should be here tomorrow) as a back up, so thanks, Matt.

  Tosh,
            A bit off topic but how much water do you use (on average) a day?
  Do you use a car and is your water in containers?
             Cheers,
                          Gerry. 
Title: Re: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: cozy on April 14, 2010, 06:51:26 pm
My shurflo is about three-or-four years old, and it's still going strong despite the hammering it's had; and it has been hammered.

But I bought a WCW backpack (should be here tomorrow) as a back up, so thanks, Matt.

Mail for you Tosh. and same question as Griff for me too.
Title: Re: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: lcwalker on April 14, 2010, 07:00:18 pm
What back pack is it?  Shurflo?
Im looking for a back pack how much was this one and where did you get it from thanks.
Title: Re: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: Dougaldum on April 14, 2010, 07:31:42 pm
bought backpack and fixed a flow control from maplin best thing i did
Title: Re: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: TLC on April 15, 2010, 12:20:41 am
What back pack is it?  Shurflo?
Im looking for a back pack how much was this one and where did you get it from thanks.

£186 inc vat and delivery from williamson pumps ltd. just google em and the website will come up. fast delivery as well!!
Title: Re: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: matt on April 15, 2010, 11:46:24 am
hose from backpack

split into 2 using a Y joint

1 tail just joined back to the pipe ( thus going up the pole )

1 tail returning back into the backpack tank , on this pipe fit a little tap, when you need more flow at the brush, close the tap, when you need to slow the flow down, just open the tap a little

Title: Re: How to decrease water flo on a backpack?
Post by: gary999 on April 15, 2010, 05:32:00 pm
hose from backpack

split into 2 using a Y joint

1 tail just joined back to the pipe ( thus going up the pole )

1 tail returning back into the backpack tank , on this pipe fit a little tap, when you need more flow at the brush, close the tap, when you need to slow the flow down, just open the tap a little



it works a treat :)