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Ah.. didn’t see that, I shall try that tomorrow, thanks Part Timer ?Does this resolve the issue, posted yesterday
Ok, before work today I re calibrated the the system, pole fully extended & I still have the problem, lose pressure from the brush head & have to wait for pressure to build back up, so annoying, any other suggestions?Does this resolve the issue, posted yesterday
Frozen water in the pipes? Happened to me this morning, weather forecast said +3 overnight but I woke up to -2 ?Ok, before work today I re calibrated the the system, pole fully extended & I still have the problem, lose pressure from the brush head & have to wait for pressure to build back up, so annoying, any other suggestions?
Yea but wouldn’t the air expell itself eventually through the course of the day? Pressures starts of great but soon spurts coughs & splutters before virtually stoppingAir in the system? If I ever get air in mine I have to disconnect hose that comes from the pump to the reel and hold it up in the air with the pump on to get it out. Until I do this my pressure is awful
Mine doesnt no I struggled for days when i first started a few years back put the flow and calibration up to max and run it and run it and the air doesnt come out.Yea but wouldn’t the air expell itself eventually through the course of the day? Pressures starts of great but soon spurts coughs & splutters before virtually stopping
Mine doesnt no I struggled for days when i first started a few years back put the flow and calibration up to max and run it and run it and the air doesnt come out.
As soon as i take the hose off and hold it up its sorted tho.
Does your pump sound noisier than normal? Thats another sign of air somewhere
Yep, I’ve noticed it is louder now you mention it, probably is air trapped, will have to try your method tomorrow and see if it cures the problemMine doesnt no I struggled for days when i first started a few years back put the flow and calibration up to max and run it and run it and the air doesnt come out.
As soon as i take the hose off and hold it up its sorted tho.
Does your pump sound noisier than normal? Thats another sign of air somewhere
I will check this tomorrow, thanks Marko ?Are your hose connections still airtight on the tank side of your pump. As the hoses get stiffer in this weather, sometimes a connection that was airtight can start to leak. I experienced this on Monday. Even if your pump is continually drawing in a small amount of air it will dramatically affect it's performance.
@spruceposted something yesterday I believe about the hose not expanding due to the cold weather and therefore not allowing the pressure to build up, or words to that effect. Can't find the post though.
Very interesting read, can see this is likely to be my problem.The pressure is still there during the cold but the hose doesn't expand due to the cold water. We can't compress water whether its hot or cold. But plastic will soften and become more malleable when its heated; the reason why its easier to push a plastic hose over a barb when its been dipped in boiling water.
I was just thinking about this yesterday. I have a length of garden hose from my van port to my hose reel. The water in my van was quite warm during the dry spell we experienced this past summer. This hose was so soft that when I raised it up by one end to drain the water out, the hose just hung straight. Yesterday it was as stiff as a coil of wire. I would guess the temperature difference between the water in my tank now and in summer is 20 degrees at most.
I got a bit frustrated with this start delay yesterday as it seemed to catch me every time I switched my univalve on. In the end, when I was doing windows off the drive, I just didn't switch the water off.
ive noticed first thing i need to recalibrate my controller to a higher setting on very cold mornings or my pump wont run continually.... i then run it until my heaters been on for 20 mins or so and my hose is nice and warm......i then set it lower again or the pump will run too long after dead ending and cause too much pressure in the system.....
one good thing about using hot water apart from the supple hose in winter is the flow is still really good at the brush end,i noticed i used to have to set the flow really high to get a half decent flow at the brush with cold water on very cold days(plus the annoying freezing jets occasionally!)......