Is my pump on its way out?

[Phildeeney]

Just fitted my van out and used my pump off my dogs*** xtrolley and a new spring charging controller, every now and then ps will come up on my controller and won't pump anything until I put it up to 99 and turn it off and on again. It also makes like a hissing sound when it is dead ending. Can anyone help?

 

[M A S FREEMAN]

Ps = pressure switch
I think that is on top of the pump, makes sense if it's hissing.
Putting it up to 99 would pressurise the pump and push out the air.
I'm no expert.


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[Phildeeney]

That's the strange thing my pump hasn't got a pressure switch on it.

 

[spruce]

That's the strange thing my pump hasn't got a pressure switch on it.

What pump is it?

 

[Phildeeney]

It's an xline pump I think it's aquatec.

 

[spruce]

It's an xline pump I think it's aquatec.

Does it pump all the time its on even when you tap your tap off. I think Aquatec incorporate a by pass valve that 'blows off' at 100psi.

If your controller is a Spring Variant then you need to manually calibrate it to a lower cutoff setting so the pump switches off before the pump by pass opens. The hissing is probably the by pass in operation, I don't know 100% though.

 

[Phildeeney]

 
Does it pump all the time its on even when you tap your tap off. I think Aquatec incorporate a by pass valve that 'blows off' at 100psi.
 
If your controller is a Spring Variant then you need to manually calibrate it to a lower cutoff setting so the pump switches off before the pump by pass opens. The hissing is probably the by pass in operation, I don't know 100% though.

When it's dead ending it does a few short bursts and then a long one, I have got my calibration set to 45 I find any lower and it won't start up properly.

 

[spruce]

When it's dead ending it does a few short bursts and then a long one, I have got my calibration set to 45 I find any lower and it won't start up properly.

If you calibrate it higher does that make a difference?

I would suggest you get onto Ian Sheppard at Spring and ask his advice.

https://windowcleaningforums.co.uk/topic/16347-spring-v11-digital-pump-controller/#comment-264173

His email address is in this link