[darren clarke]

if i bypass the pressure switch what difference will it make  to the running of the pump

[gewindows]

It'll run at full bore and if you have a tap on your pole will bugger the pump eventually.

[darren clarke]

even if i use a flow control with it,   i take it that it will just keep trying to push the water threw

[gewindows]

Yes.

Replacement pressure switches are cheap enough and easy enough to replace.

I replaced mine from PureFreedom about 6 weeks ago, they cost about £22 I seem to remember and took 15 mins to replace.

[mci services]

Yes.

Replacement pressure switches are cheap enough and easy enough to replace.

I replaced mine from PureFreedom about 6 weeks ago, they cost about £22 I seem to remember and took 15 mins to replace.

you can buy the pressure switch from maplins for £1.50 ish window cleaning suppliers send you the whole plastic top part that you don't need to change

[SherwoodCleaningSe]

If you use a varistream or some of the other electronic flow controllers your fine to bypass the pressure switch as the varistream will stop the pump.  It does this from the working out how much currant the pump is drawing.

Simon.

[dai]

If you bypass  the pressure switch on a Surflo 60 or 100 psi pump the pressure will rise to around 130 psi. It will also do this if you set the Varistream at the maximum cut off point.
Take care or you will have bulging hoses or blown connectors.
Varistream  tell you to bypass the pressure switch, and let the Varistream settings do the job instead.

[darren clarke]

i use the gardiners flow control,  not sure what make it is

http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Electronic_Controllers.html

[rg1]

i use the gardiners flow control,  not sure what make it is

http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Electronic_Controllers.html

It looks identical to the Pure Freedom one. In which case it is made by Crow Electro Ltd

[Richard Neal]

It says "Detects shut off situations and shuts pump down automatically" so isnt that the same as the pressure switch would do?

[Nathanael Jones]

It says "Detects shut off situations and shuts pump down automatically" so isnt that the same as the pressure switch would do?

True. Personally I'd recommend leaving the pressure switch connected as a backup/safety feature & setting the electronic controller to switch off before the pressure switch activates. Best of both then.

[darren clarke]

well, had a email of alex gardiner, as the problem i had was my pump was losing pressure and i assumed it was the pressure switch, any way re cal my controller and turned up  the control, not had one problem all day