Flojet 5100 series

[jeremy2overton]

My foreman replaced two flow jet pumps yesterday, one on presoak and one on tire cleaner today.

Neither of the pumps are working at all in the bay.

We are getting air in the bay but no liquid.

We do not run dual lines to mix air with liquid.

We have a liquid only set up on both selections.

we have adjusted the pressure all the way down to 20 psi and up to 80 psi and seen no different result.

 

[cantbreak80]

Got power to the liquid solenoids?

 

[jeremy2overton]

Yep - it’s opening up and there’s air coming out but it’s not picking up any liquid.

 

[Fatboy769]

Turn air off to the pump and unhook the discharge side of the flow jet. Start adding air back to the pump and see if it's pumping.

 

[Randy]

Why are you using a 5100 pump on your Presoak and Tire cleaner? If your only getting air out of the pump then something is wrong since you don’t inject air into the Presoak or Tire Cleaner. We use a Procon pump on our Presoak and Tire system. Do you think it might have been the installer?

 

[Keno]

Sounds like your flojets maybe air locked. Is the incoming air clean and DRY?

 

[Keno]

Why are you using a 5100 pump on your Presoak and Tire cleaner? If your only getting air out of the pump then something is wrong since you don’t inject air into the Presoak or Tire Cleaner. We use a Procon pump on our Presoak and Tire system. Do you think it might have been the installer?

Both of our washes were setup to inject air into tire cleaner - which makes it look much better. So much better, that we are considering putting some air into the presoak also.

 

[Randy]

Both of our washes were setup to inject air into tire cleaner - which makes it look much better. So much better, that we are considering putting some air into the presoak also.

I run my Pre-soak at 125psi, injecting air is a little hard.

 

[cantbreak80]

We are getting air in the bay but no liquid.

We do not run dual lines to mix air with liquid.

We have a liquid only set up on both selections.

Yep - it’s opening up and there’s air coming out but it’s not picking up any liquid.

Well...this is confusing.
Since you have liquid only to the bay, where is the air coming from?

 

[Randy]

Well...this is confusing.
Since you have liquid only to the bay, where is the air coming from?

That's what I was thinking

 

[Keno]

I run my Pre-soak at 125psi, injecting air is a little hard.

I would try this, but I'd presoak is on flojets, so would be a major project to convert to procon to run at 125psi

 

[Earl Weiss]

My foreman replaced two flow jet pumps yesterday, one on presoak and one on tire cleaner today.

Neither of the pumps are working at all in the bay.

Have you pulled the hose off the pump where it exits the pump in the ER and see if Liquid comes out? Hav you tried changing the supply hose to make sure it is not sucking air thru some leak?

 

[kentadel]

Could your Foreman have put the inlet/outlet hoses on wrong? Also seems strange to replace 2 in a day's span...I wonder if there was another issue and the original flojets are ok.