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Lee GLS

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Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« on: September 28, 2012, 06:49:18 pm »
Has anyone for a fogwash/L5/other heater and run 2 pumps from it?
I remember reading that slumpbuster had the pumps after the heater pulling the water through, buts he's gone so I can ask him. So has anyone else done this?

Gav Camm lammy 283

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Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2012, 06:51:02 pm »
ste m m8 ;)
LET YOUR PANES BE MY PLEASURE

"If CALSBERG did WINDOW CLEANING
 it would be C.C.C  Probably the best WINDOW CLEANERS IN THE WORLD ..........."

Gav Camm lammy 283

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Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2012, 06:51:28 pm »
oh and nath jones
LET YOUR PANES BE MY PLEASURE

"If CALSBERG did WINDOW CLEANING
 it would be C.C.C  Probably the best WINDOW CLEANERS IN THE WORLD ..........."

Carl@Cwc

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Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2012, 07:23:54 pm »
Has anyone for a fogwash/L5/other heater and run 2 pumps from it?
I remember reading that slumpbuster had the pumps after the heater pulling the water through, buts he's gone so I can ask him. So has anyone else done this?

good post m8
i was thinking the very same today.
already got a fogwash in 1 van and gonna add another operative to the van . and this would save a few quid.

Roy Harding

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Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2012, 10:08:14 pm »
I have used a fogwash for 2yrs with one pump 2 men.

Roy

Carl@Cwc

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Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2012, 10:48:07 pm »
I have used a fogwash for 2yrs with one pump 2 men.

Roy

hi roy
i emailed u about leaflets a while ago. ;)

do u run the fogwash beore or after the pump ?

LWC

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Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2012, 03:44:52 am »
Surely pump needs to be before heater to ignite it? Thats how i thought it worked, i doubt it would ignite pulling through...i could be wrong?

Also why dont you just go 1 pump, heater, t peice 2 reels. Cant see why that wouldnt work. Just like having 2 hot taps in a caravan if you think about it.

I run 1 pump 2 reels, without a heater but it works fine with just the 1 pump.

Lee GLS

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Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2012, 07:39:28 am »
For the guys that use 1 pump 2 reels, do you also have a controller? How does this handle 2 pumps?

Dave Willis

Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2012, 08:12:28 am »
I 'pull' through mine. The heater isn't designed to take much pressure. Get too much and it blows out of the valve underneath.

Lee GLS

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Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2012, 08:14:38 am »
I 'pull' through mine. The heater isn't designed to take much pressure. Get too much and it blows out of the valve underneath.

Do you get any problems pulling it through? What heater are you using?

Roy Harding

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Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2012, 08:34:37 am »
I have used a fogwash for 2yrs with one pump 2 men.

Roy

hi roy
i emailed u about leaflets a while ago. ;)

do u run the fogwash beore or after the pump ?


The tank then pump then the Fogwash.

Roy

Lee GLS

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Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #11 on: September 29, 2012, 08:41:47 am »
I have used a fogwash for 2yrs with one pump 2 men.

Roy

hi roy
i emailed u about leaflets a while ago. ;)

do u run the fogwash beore or after the pump ?


The tank then pump then the Fogwash.

Roy

Do you use a controller with your pumps?

Roy Harding

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Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2012, 08:47:34 am »



The blue hose is from the pump and heater into the manifold the 2 red hoses are the hot out.

Roy

Lee GLS

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Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #13 on: September 29, 2012, 08:55:13 am »
That's a smart way of doing it. Does the controller cope of with 2 poles, when one pole gets turned off dies the other get a boost in pressure?

Roy Harding

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Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #14 on: September 29, 2012, 09:02:21 am »
We use 6mm thermo bore so only a little bit. But if one dead heads the hose for more that five mins all the heat is going to one pole, so we don't stop the flow for long periods.

Roy

Carl@Cwc

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Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #15 on: September 29, 2012, 10:05:13 am »



The blue hose is from the pump and heater into the manifold the 2 red hoses are the hot out.

Roy

absolute brilliant way to do it m8   ;)

off to my local b&q to get them bits.

LWC

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Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #16 on: September 29, 2012, 11:28:45 am »
We use 6mm thermo bore so only a little bit. But if one dead heads the hose for more that five mins all the heat is going to one pole, so we don't stop the flow for long periods.

Roy

Yeh and if you think about it, if your both working together properly you should be finishing around the same time anyway.

Roy Harding

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Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #17 on: September 29, 2012, 01:18:42 pm »
I now use two in feeds, one blue for cold in and one red hot in.

I put a T in before the heater, if you close the hot and open the cold then no water goes through the heater. So you can chose to have hot or cold  by turning on the relevant tap.


Roy

keyser soze

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Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #18 on: October 12, 2012, 06:57:11 pm »
I now use two in feeds, one blue for cold in and one red hot in.

I put a T in before the heater, if you close the hot and open the cold then no water goes through the heater. So you can chose to have hot or cold  by turning on the relevant tap.


Roy


brilliant  ;D

Dani J

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Re: Successfully running 2 pumps-fogwash?
« Reply #19 on: October 12, 2012, 09:04:38 pm »



The blue hose is from the pump and heater into the manifold the 2 red hoses are the hot out.

Roy


Hi Roy
Thats great looking set up, do you have any more photo of your set up?