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H20cleaning

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How long can i leave my pressure pump on for?
« on: March 11, 2014, 08:30:51 pm »
Just as the title says? Are they designed to be left on or do they need a rest now and again

DaveG

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Re: How long can i leave my pressure pump on for?
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2014, 08:45:50 pm »
What pump is it?
You can't polish a turd

bobplum

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Re: How long can i leave my pressure pump on for?
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2014, 08:49:14 pm »
Just as the title says? Are they designed to be left on or do they need a rest now and again

i usually send mine on a long weekend to the coast, i find this rejuvenates the pump and his raring to go ;) ;D ;D ;D


i tend to leave mine on all day and just turn off at the end of the day, assuming we are talking about the pump in your van

Bob

DaveG

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Re: How long can i leave my pressure pump on for?
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2014, 08:54:47 pm »
Just as the title says? Are they designed to be left on or do they need a rest now and again

i usually send mine on a long weekend to the coast, i find this rejuvenates the pump and his raring to go ;) ;D ;D ;D


i tend to leave mine on all day and just turn off at the end of the day, assuming we are talking about the pump in your van

Bob


 ;D ;D

If it's an "Aquatec" type pump, then they are designed for continuous use.

Like this..?


http://www.purefreedom.co.uk/24v-aquatec-reverse-osmosis-booster-pump-power-supply-p-274.html?page=2
You can't polish a turd

H20cleaning

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Re: How long can i leave my pressure pump on for?
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2014, 09:17:22 pm »
Ye its an aquatec mate, are they suppose to get warm during use? Not hot just warm.

DaveG

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Re: How long can i leave my pressure pump on for?
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2014, 09:19:25 pm »
Yes perfectly normal. Mine is on for 8-10 hours a day
You can't polish a turd

H20cleaning

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Re: How long can i leave my pressure pump on for?
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2014, 09:22:16 pm »
Thank you! Just wasnt sure

colin bird

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Re: How long can i leave my pressure pump on for?
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2014, 05:55:14 am »
Thank you! Just wasnt sure
I've got the same pump,I'm same as others it's turned on all day

Chris - CBWC

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Re: How long can i leave my pressure pump on for?
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2014, 11:28:29 pm »
Wow I have been turning my flow controller off after every house!  I have a Vyair Pro digital flow controller with an E-Chen ECRV05L pump off my van battery.  I have an on/off handle/valve at the bottom of the tank, so this gets opened, then controller on and off I go.  When I'm done, close the valve, turn controller off and I drive off - so you guys leave the controller on?  It's obviously at DE but I didn't know if it being on and drawing power from the van battery while the van battery was in use and charging whilst me driving, would damage either the van battery or controller?

No water would come out as I'd have the tank valve set to off, but if I could leave the controller on all day, that'd save me some time throughout the day's work.

I use a van port rather than the reel bolted to the van, so am disconnecting and reconnecting the reel hose all day if that makes a difference - on disconnecting the reel hose from the van port, water always shoots out at a fair rate, any way to stop this?  I don't know why the pressure builds up that what ever water is there has to spray everywhere but it'd be nice for it not to happen after every house clean!  It's hitting me and the van sill and underneath.  I try to think about the logic behind it but can't work it out - I turn the flow off using the pole hose tap, which would DE the controller and everything stops, though the pump would keep checking and trying to move the water as it does.  I get to the van, close the tank valve, turn the controller off, put everything else away, then disconnect the reel from the van port (it's just normal garden hose that connects the reel to the van port) and whoosh, water everywhere.

H20cleaning

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Re: How long can i leave my pressure pump on for?
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2014, 08:41:44 am »
we are on about the booster pump not a sure flow lol
I have a booster pump in my garage speeding up my water production!

Simon Mess

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Re: How long can i leave my pressure pump on for?
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2014, 07:09:24 pm »
My r/o system has 2 built in booster pumps. The instructions said to have it on for 2 hours, then switch it off for 30mins, so that is what i do. Sometimes i will leave it on for 2.5 hours, but no more.

suds window service

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Re: How long can i leave my pressure pump on for?
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2014, 08:48:44 pm »
it was doing night shifts adam lol.  and 4 to 5 hours in the day.

I always tried to go by 4 hours on 1 hour off.

H20cleaning

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Re: How long can i leave my pressure pump on for?
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2014, 11:55:23 pm »
Haha i only need it for a few hours every other day anyway because my tanks always brimming 💦