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M.Acorn

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Arse,me again !!!!
« on: October 27, 2009, 12:00:44 pm »
No not the van ,thank fick !
Bought a new sureflo pump in feb,guess what,halfway through cleaning 2 sofa`s and an armchair,bloody thing decides to die on me,called Prochem,and they are only under warranty for 3 months (rubbish).So had to explain to my custy,who was understanding ,and said it`s just one of those things ! phew.
So got one on order this morn £170,ouch !

Question,i have a flo jet with a knackered head bit,as frost got it earlier this year,don`t suppose they are interchangable with the sure flo ?
So i could swap the drive units ? So take the knackered motor off the one that has just gone,and swap it with the good one that the frost got to ?
What goes around comes around

M.Acorn

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Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2009, 01:05:47 pm »
That will be a no then,completly different  :(

And there was me thinking i had upgraded to a higher psi pump which was rated at 135 psi,turns out it still only runs at 100 psi,which i find quite annoying
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derek west

Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2009, 04:39:40 pm »
3 months my arse, i'd kick up a fuss. thats bowlocks that is.
derek

Joe H

Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2009, 04:43:20 pm »
I may be wrong but I thought everything had a 12 month warranty.

Did you reorder thro Prochem or have you got it from elsewhere?

markpowell

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Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2009, 04:47:06 pm »
Buy an endbell from woodbridge £28, job done.
Mark

M.Acorn

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Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2009, 05:36:37 pm »
Was bought through Olympic on 5th Jan 09 ! Spoke to the guy in the parts dept and he said stuff only has 3 months on it ! Which i thought was a bit off ! Only thing i have used with this one is fib and fab rinse,and double clean a few times !
The head of the pump was fine,still putting out good pressure,in honesty i had noticed it chugging a bit recently,tripped off the lec today,and dead when i re set the switch !
So must be a dead motor.
Going to call Prochem again and see where i stand with this,my heater was covered for 12 so why not the pump
What goes around comes around

Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2009, 05:43:44 pm »
So got one on order this morn £170,ouch !
,turns out it still only runs at 100 psi,which i find quite annoying

Tell you what I find annoying is that you can buy a 100 psi surflow pump but in 12 volt mode (as used by water fed pole users) for £100

M.Acorn

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Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2009, 05:53:08 pm »
Yeah ! Did see them while doing a quick search,found woodbridge, £137 + vat and del,but used Prochem as was hoping not to have to pay them anything !
I remember the bloke at A+M said if you ever get any grief trying to send stuff back to Prochem them give him a call !! And he said he would deal with it for me,but it was bought from Olympic,also ceased trading ! And i need a working machine again asap,typically agy called me wanting me to do a 3 bed,today,so lost that one  >:(
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Karl Wildey

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Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2009, 06:16:26 pm »
Hi mark the Shurflo's wear at at the bell end, this is where the bushes are, as mentioned only £20+ish. Two bolts slide old off and new on, piece of p once you done it once. Only problem is they will wear out faster as time goes on, due the hardening of the middle bit (forgot its name). But loads cheaper. If you replace the whole pump, you are wasting a working motor and head for £20ish investment. Get them from ashbys or woodbridge and get two at a time.

A lot of motors are made in china and so are crap now, like most things now available to buy

M.Acorn

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Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2009, 06:27:08 pm »
Will get it on order ,so i have a spare one  :)
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M.Acorn

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Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2009, 08:44:21 am »
Well i must say i am impressed,my pump was here just after half 8 this morn ! Looks like they have changed the design again,pump is about twice the size !
See how much skin i lose trying to fit it  ;D
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markpowell

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Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2009, 10:08:39 am »
Mark, you could have saved £100 by changing the end bell brushes, they do need doing every 3 months or so if your busy then the pump will last for years
Mark

M.Acorn

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Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2009, 10:19:52 am »
Going to get a set and repair the pump i took out,so i have a spare one then,always got my toolkit in the back of the van,so could swap them on job,if it goes again,sorry when it goes again,got 3 sofas to clean now,will have to wear gloves as i have cuts all over my hands  :(
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M.Acorn

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Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2009, 10:58:39 am »
Must say the new pump makes a right racket ! Really noisey,much worse than the one i took out too  :(
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dave123

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Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2009, 11:19:19 am »
That doesn't sound right Mark :'(

Helen

Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2009, 11:43:49 am »
Must say the new pump makes a right racket ! Really noisey,much worse than the one i took out too  :(

Air locks or the mountings

clinton

Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #16 on: October 28, 2009, 03:33:51 pm »
Mark

I have had only one pump gone on me in years after a lot and i mean a lot of hours.

You do seem to go through a lots of spare items mate ???

M.Acorn

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Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #17 on: October 28, 2009, 06:29:05 pm »
Yeah tell me about it Clinton ! Think this will be my 4th in 5 years ! last one was my fault as it froze,but they never seem to last longer than a year,i only use fib and fab in the tank,very ocasionally i put some double clean in,but that`s always diluted before it goes in tank,so it`s disolved.
Pump stopped making so much noise after finishing the first job,have done 2 x 3 seat 2x2 seat and 2 armchairs today,flipping hard work,my back is spasaming too which is not good,lifting my tool box one handed,while working on the wifes golf ! Now a 3 vw family,she is now thwe owner of a mk2 1.6 driver,so has gone from an 02 corsa,with all the bells and whistles,to a golf,which she can`t use yet as still waiting for the docs from the dealer,2 weeks waiting for v5 ! Can`t use it now anyway as doc said she can`t drive (Labrinthitus,infection of middle ear,so she can barley stand up without getting serious vertigo) Supposed to be seeing the daed weather tomorrow in Brixton,then mates 40th going to a hardcore industrial / goth club,called electro werx or slimelight,in Kings x,then it`s our offical 10 year anniversary on Halloween /samhain ! And have had to cancel our posh hotel we had booked,not much point if she is ill !
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Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #18 on: October 28, 2009, 10:25:56 pm »
Mark, there were times when you just frustrated me, but I'm now starting to think you must have been one mad nasty barested in a previous life.
Like one of those cartoon characters, is there a black cloud constantly following you around ;D

M.Acorn

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Re: Arse,me again !!!!
« Reply #19 on: October 29, 2009, 07:19:44 am »
Ha Ha i wonder that myself sometimes !  But the way i see things,it could be a lot worse !
I considder myself to be quite lucky  ;D

Would my pump last longer if i flushed through with fresh water every night ?
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