[David Kent @ KentKleen]

experts experts everywhere,
crack on lads

[Jack Avery]

Flojoe 60psi on demand pump, no need for varistream.  £65 plus VAT I charge battery weekly its never let me down. Woodbridge commercials have taken the best from Shurflo/Flojet and come up with Flojoe.

Keep well John.

Jack.

Woodbridge Commercial Ltd Flojoe pumps
pump, flojet, shurflo, 12v pumps, 60 psi , 100PSI pumps.
www.wcsuk.com/acatalog/Flojoe_pumps.html - Cached

[[GQC] Tim]

Make sure that your terminals are cleaned up, and the connections as well.

Simon.

Kerching, we have a winner. 

I had some very strange problems with my Varistream, it turned out those horrid blue crimp style wire joiners. I changed them all and no problems anymore. Your problem might be similar. Make sure your earth is corrosion free and properly joined as well.

[Spruce]

Hi

Get rid of any crocodile clamps you may be using to run your pump from the battery and check every connection as per Tim. Crocodile clamps may be an easy convenient option but battery terminals are best.

I agree with Stu, when the problem starts disconnect the varistream and wire directly to the pump and see what happens. But you need to wire it through your pressure switch on your pump which you should have by passed when wiring in the Varistream. If you didn't then this could be a problem area. Ask a friend of mine down the road.

Can you couple that pump and varistream to your van battery directly by using some dummy cables and see if there is any difference? There has been a discussion on here recently about using the van's battery as the only power source for your pump. Why not try that for a few days by-passing your leisure battery entirely. Just run a supply cable from your van battery out the back of the bonnet, through the passenger door and into the back. It must have a 15amp fuse fitted close to the van battery as possible. careful when closing the bonnet.

Is the varistream pressure set too low? The cooler weather effects our setting.

Is the battery charger you have working properly?  We use a 6amp hour charger as well as having split charger relays on both vans - we don't do enough mileage to keep our batteries fully charged via the vans alternator.

Identifying electrical faults is a process of elimination, and there maybe several at the same time.

Sorry, but what is a PROSTATE pump? Could have save me the operation.

Spruce

[Spruce]

Flojoe 60psi on demand pump, no need for varistream.  £65 plus VAT I charge battery weekly its never let me down. Woodbridge commercials have taken the best from Shurflo/Flojet and come up with Flojoe.

Keep well John.

Jack.

Woodbridge Commercial Ltd Flojoe pumps
pump, flojet, shurflo, 12v pumps, 60 psi , 100PSI pumps.
www.wcsuk.com/acatalog/Flojoe_pumps.html - Cached

I think I will stick with Shurflo. They haven't let us down once in 5 years coupled to Varistreams. These Floejoe's are not cheap either.

[formb]

I had a similar set of symptoms, the culprit turned out to be the pump in the end. It had gotten wet and magnets mounted to the inside of the pump casing has fallen off thus restricting the pump and making the varistream "think" that the pump was up to pressure.

[john green]

Thought I would get back to you all now that my original question has split the country !!This morning  same old problem this time after 15 mins water slows and light flashes eventually finish work to investigate....Stu Mac got it right ,I by passed the varistream and everything is sweet ,water flow never been so good, so battery ok but varistream dodgy  .Thanks all,,, john

[mci services]

Thought I would get back to you all now that my original question has split the country !!This morning  same old problem this time after 15 mins water slows and light flashes eventually finish work to investigate....Stu Mac got it right ,I by passed the varistream and everything is sweet ,water flow never been so good, so battery ok but varistream dodgy  .Thanks all,,, john

glad you know the problem now well done

[john green]

Someone asked a few posts back  'whats a prostate pump'.Well its a pump that when you want it to flow fast you only get a trickle and thats after waiting  for ages !!!! :

[Londoner]

Batteries don't last long in this game because you run them nearly, or totally, flat each day and its not good for them.
Just budget for a new battery every so often. Platinum is a good make, I have had two. 

[Spruce]

Someone asked a few posts back  'whats a prostate pump'.Well its a pump that when you want it to flow fast you only get a trickle and thats after waiting  for ages !!!! :