Connecting Pump To Van Battery

[Lukeey]

Hi there

Just wanting to hear from people their opinions and ideas of the best way to connect my shurflo pump to a battery supply.

At the mo I have connected it to my vans battery adding it from the light connection in the back of the van but hear that this is not a good idea, plus every 10 minutes of it working it disconnects and need to be restarted to get it working(something to do with a trip wire on the vans onboard computer to stop wasting battery power).

Any ideas would be great.

(Currently have the new shape VW Caddy but Im selling this for a VW Transporter in the next month- not sure whether it might change anyones ideas?

Thanks for reading! /emoticons/smile.png

Lukeey

 

[gto]

run a fused wire straight from the battery, then to a relay and switch in the back.

halford will have all the bits for about £15 max

 

[Lukeey]

Thanks

 

[rcproperty]

Ideally I would use a separate battery for it! be better all round!

 

[Belfastcleaning]

Deep cycle leisure battery, with split charge relay then run in from the van battery.. I was told a 20 amp will do be enough for a days work, others prefer 85amp..

 

[rcproperty]

i got a 120amp leisure batterty in my van, with a split charger on and a trickle solar panel for when the engine is not running it still charging! i run 2 100psi shurflo pumps off that, I fitted in the van 6 month ago, never been taken out for a charge!!!!

 

[Lukeey]

Cheers /emoticons/smile.png this has help me a great deal

 

[Lukeey]

Any recommended brands for the 120 amp battery?

 

[rcproperty]

good luck to what ever route u take, just make sure u use a 10amp fuse before your pump!

 

[rcproperty]

sorry mine in a 110ah battery i use, this is the link from where i got mine from!

http://www.batteries4leisure.co.uk/battery/Lucas-Dual-Purpose-Leisure-Battery-110Ah-LX31MF/51/

£89.47

 

[Lukeey]

thanks man

 

[rcproperty]

no problems, if u need anything else just ask!

if you are only going to run one pump off it, you wont need one that big, i just like to make sure i got something that is to big and will never die on me! last thing you want is to be out for a day and then it all stops after half of it!

 

[bluemonkey]

is your cig lighter on a permanent live

 

[rcproperty]

its not the ideal thing to use the cig lighter!

 

[mark m]

 

[rcproperty]

i got diffrent pump controllers on both my pumps, they only cost me £10 each and they work well! to alter the flow its just a turn of a dial!

 

[Lukeey]

Much prefer a battery that will last longer without worrying all the time about it cutting off.

The cigarette lighter is permanently live

 

[Lukeey]

Thanks for the posts

 

[rcproperty]

no worries, good luck with sorting it out!