[Sir Squeaky]

As the title says... Best price/fastest delivery etc...?

[Lee GLS]

Don't bother with a varistream, get one of the spring controllers, they are rebranded for each retailer, vyair and gardiners sell them.

[Sir Squeaky]

Don't bother with a varistream, get one of the spring controllers, they are rebranded for each retailer, vyair and gardiners sell them.

I like the varistream.

What's this other thing?

[alanwilson]

Squeaky, don't bother mate, use a trigger or valve and run the pump at full speed. It's so much quicker and you won't use more water.

[Sean Dyer]

EBAY?

[Frankybadboy]

next day deliverly squeaky,doug is a top bloke has well

http://www.daqua.co.uk/pumps_controllers.htm

[Sir Squeaky]

Squeaky, don't bother mate, use a trigger or valve and run the pump at full speed. It's so much quicker and you won't use more water.

Nah not messing about with that.
Used a varistream for years and it's been brilliant. I have no reason burn my pump out quicker and use more battery thanks!

[Sir Squeaky]

next day deliverly squeaky,doug is a top bloke has well

http://www.daqua.co.uk/pumps_controllers.htm

Thanks Franky, I'll have a look

[stuart mc]

Squeaky, don't bother mate, use a trigger or valve and run the pump at full speed. It's so much quicker and you won't use more water.

very few get what you are saying Alan. I know you are right but next to no one ever believes me

[AuRavelling79]

Squeaky, don't bother mate, use a trigger or valve and run the pump at full speed. It's so much quicker and you won't use more water.

very few get what you are saying Alan. I know you are right but next to no one ever believes me

I do!

But old Squeaky has a habit of "firing an arrow into the barn door and painting a target around it" I'm afraid.

As in he's made the statement so everything else must be made to fit his mind map!!!

[stuart mc]

I did say next to no one believes me not everyone, you are enlightened unlike toshy and squeaky

ok maybe tosh gave it a go a while back, but didn't like it, but a few have been persuaded

[alanwilson]

Well I'm glad I'm not the only one. I reckon 3.5 to 4 litres a min is enough at the brush.

600litres for 2 men for a full days work, speed is way up there.

Squeaky, our pumps are all 4 years plus, they handle it fine

[Spruce]

I have been a fan of the Varistream controllers from the beginning and haven't had much bother with them at all. I have always recommended them as they have been a real asset to our business.
But I'm now not sure about the latest unit fitted to my son in laws van. His van has been idle for the last 2 weeks and the leisure battery is slowly discharging. His 85amph battery fully charged will lose about 25% of its charge a week.

Where earlier models completely switch off, the new varistream uses a minimal current in the switch off mode, I expect to monitor the state of charge of the battery. When you reconnect the terminal on the leisure battery there is a 'clunk' , like a solenoid engaging that comes from the pump. There is also a spark.

Williamson pumps have confirmed that the behaviour of this new Varistream is correct.

Today I have cured this battery 'drain' by fitting an isolator (on/off) switch between his leisure battery and the Varistream. It will still register the state of the battery once the isolator switch is turned on, so personally, I can't see the need for it to be live all the time, unless it means an extra switch circuit and more complex electronics. At the moment I have enough on my proverbial plate without messing on with charging a leisure battery every few days. One day I foresee getting caught with 'my pants down' having a flat leisure battery with a full day's work planned for it.

As I still have another new Varistream in the spares cupboard, I will need to get another isolator switch so they can be fitted together.

Long term, I will reconsider my options when the time comes and will have a much closer look at Springs new analogue controller, which I think ticks all the boxes except for the option of checking the battery's charge state. That will have to be done with a separate digital voltmeter.

Spruce

[H S and Son]

Squeaky, don't bother mate, use a trigger or valve and run the pump at full speed. It's so much quicker and you won't use more water.

+1

[Spruce]

Squeaky, don't bother mate, use a trigger or valve and run the pump at full speed. It's so much quicker and you won't use more water.

very few get what you are saying Alan. I know you are right but next to no one ever believes me

I do!

But old Squeaky has a habit of "firing an arrow into the barn door and painting a target around it" I'm afraid.

As in he's made the statement so everything else must be made to fit his mind map!!!

Gold,
That's harsh.