[dave0123]

At the moment i use 1/2 hose with 60PSI Flojet hose dont have a vairstream or anything just a tap with return to tank.

The problem is.. the 1/2 hose is really heavy and anoying i was thinking of gettin 50 meteres of 8mm minibore hose would it be ok with 60psi?

i was told to use 100 meteres of 1/2 hose because the pump would not cope with 6mm microbore

[dave0123]

anyone?

[Smudger]

Why wouldn't the pump cope with 8mm bore ?

Darran

[luther1]

In one of my vans vans i have a 60psi shurflo with no controller and 100m of 6mm and it works fine.

[dave0123]

I don't know .. it was just omnipole said it 6mm would strain the pump when i bought the system around 1/2 years ago so i bought 1/2 hose..

[luther1]

My pump is 4 years old.

[dave0123]

I have 30 meters of microbore in the garage.. might set it up tomrrow see how it copes then buy some more 

hate 1/2 hose

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

At the moment i use 1/2 hose with 60PSI Flojet hose dont have a vairstream or anything just a tap with return to tank.

The problem is.. the 1/2 hose is really heavy and anoying i was thinking of gettin 50 meteres of 8mm minibore hose would it be ok with 60psi?

i was told to use 100 meteres of 1/2 hose because the pump would not cope with 6mm microbore

You'll be fine with 8mm, can't comment on 6mm. I've used 80m 0f 8mm with a 60psi pump no probs.

[dave0123]

Thanks for that, as I say may have a little play tommrow with this 6mm microbore see how I get on.


Dave

[dave0123]

Tried 30 meters of Microbore today.. did pump out ok think a little less water came out and the pump was a bit more noisey.. but hopefully with another 30 meteres 60 in meteres in total should be ok!!






I hope

[darren clarke]

i only use 6mm and run 2 reels off 1 pump  at 60psi and never had any problems,, 

[dave0123]

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i only use 6mm and run 2 reels off 1 pump  at 60psi and never had any problems,,   

Great.. i should not have any problems then.. wish Omnipole never told me that as i spent alot money buying bulky 1/2 hose that i have hated ever since moving over to it

[dave carroll]

wouldn't have thought hose dia would make any odds,
as at the end you've got 2mm jets

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

wouldn't have thought hose dia would make any odds,
as at the end you've got 2mm jets

It does. The smaller the bore & the longer the hose the more resistance is created thus the harder the pump works thus the more battery power required etc.