[DeLuce]

Which one of you guys has been copying then?



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Window-Cleaning-Pump-Control-WFP-Window-Cleaning-shurflo-/271825475613?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f4a0f981d

Nice.

Not me! Mine looks nowhere near that professional................unfortunately. Does the business though, for £15.

[Tom White]

Not me! Mine looks nowhere near that professional................unfortunately. Does the business though, for £15.

You ought to see my Mk 1; it looks like some kind of IED device some drunken Taliban knocked up during his Naafi break.   

Works great though.

[Matt.]

Not me! Mine looks nowhere near that professional................unfortunately. Does the business though, for £15.

You ought to see my Mk 1; it looks like some kind of IED device some drunken Taliban knocked up during his Naafi break.   

Works great though.

Funny stuff haha.

[Oliver James]

Thanks Tosh - great post.

You don't happen to have a link to your post / vid about the control board you made....

It had  a modification which meant you could remove it from the van in cold weather.

[tom else]

Cheers Tosh,
Been a typical Yorkshireman (c'mon I've loaded the gun) and new to WFP  I'm gonna have a crack at this. Just wondering if anyone can tell me how to knock up a battery on the cheap and if my old bath will do as a tank (I can bodge a lid) 

[Tom White]

Thanks Tosh - great post.

You don't happen to have a link to your post / vid about the control board you made....

It had  a modification which meant you could remove it from the van in cold weather.

Sorry, I never saw this; no I don't but I just bought a little connector from Wilkinson's that unplugs from the wire that comes from the battery, so I can just unplug it, disconnect the hoses and take the pumps and controllers into the house.

Anyway, shush, I don't want to think about Winter; it's July; despite the rain.

[Tom White]

Cheers Tosh,
Been a typical Yorkshireman (c'mon I've loaded the gun) and new to WFP  I'm gonna have a crack at this.

Buy two of everything, to use as a spare, however my first controller is still going strong and it's about 18 months old now. 

I NEVER have a problem - not one - with my flow controllers; no messing about, no recalibrating them because it's gotten colder  or warmer; no problems at at.  My pumps are about four or five years old too; no problems with them either.

[m.b.s.]

hI
what amp wire did you use for this project and did you use an inline fuse from the battery
any links to correct wire and fuse with holder would be apreciated
thanks

[Stoots]

My setup is evn more ghetto but its been working without for 9 months now

i have a normal leisure battery
it charges from a solar panel on the roof, very rare (every 2-3 weeks) i charge it from mains.
i use one of these pumps http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-DC-100PSI-4L-MIN-HIGH-PRESSURE-DIAPHRAGM-WATER-PUMP-FOR-RV-CARAVAN-BOAT-UK-/200939597202?hash=item2ec8eeed92
connected to the motor controller tosh uses http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=12v+voltage+regulator&_pgn=4&_skc=150&rt=nc

and thats it, the, no casing or anything, the pump and controller are screwed onto a piece of mdf board and fastened to side of my baffled tank next to the battery,.

[m.b.s.]

bump
what amp wire did you use for this project and did you use an inline fuse from the battery
any links to correct wire and fuse with holder would be apreciated
thanks

[m.b.s.]

Anyone 

[Tom White]

I didn't use a fuse; there's one already in the controller.

This looks like the stuff I used:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10M-Red-Black-electrical-cable-Car-Home-wire-20A-Meter-79-0-2mm-20-AMP-/400677295553?hash=item5d4a3a55c1

Mine's been going for well over a year, with not a single problem, ever.  Not even a recalibration because the temperature's changed or anything like that.

They're well worth it.

[CleanClear]

I made a couple more of these up last week. Changed the way i wire them. I think this is simpler, tidyer............

[Tom White]

Looks good, Clean.  Nice to see some folk using these things.  I've all the kit for a spare, but I've not had to make it yet.

[Nathanael Jones]

A simple tweak to this design,.. when you're choosing your speed controller off ebay - find one with 5 wires going to the dial instead of the standard 3 wires - - that means it has the on/off switch built in & you don't need to bother wiring in a separate one. 

Something like this: http://www.ebay.ie/itm/MAX-10-50V-2000W-40A-12V-24V-48V-DC-Motor-Speed-Control-PWM-HHO-RC-Controller-/201399689235?hash=item2ee45b6013

[tlwcs]

Great thread, thanks.
Where/can you wire a one shot into this set up?
Tony

[CleanClear]

Great thread, thanks.
Where/can you wire a one shot into this set up?
Tony

Whats a one shot ?

[tlwcs]

Great thread, thanks.
Where/can you wire a one shot into this set up?
Tony

Whats a one shot ?



http://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/poles-systems/system-pump-controls/vehicle-pump-controllers/liquid-logic-trade-stand-alone-radio-control-unit.html

Just fitted one will see how it works next week, I would imagine it can be fitted though
Tony

[CleanClear]

I'd imagine its easy to do. I prefer a tap myself as its less to go wrong. But a cheap option for a wireless controller would be this...

eBay item number:
181317742063

[tlwcs]

I'd imagine its easy to do. I prefer a tap myself as its less to go wrong. But a cheap option for a wireless controller would be this...

eBay item number:
181317742063

Great find, thanks.
I used to use a tap but went to Aqua adapter and aqua tap and loved not having the loop in the hose.
Both have their problems and weight at the strong end of the pole.
The one shot is not perfect. It's range and over run when the pumps cut are a concern. But no loop and no weight.
Tony