HighTide
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I thought I would start a thread to provide a review of a few roof pumps that I have used over the past three years. Any review of a particular pump would be welcome.
I started in the roof cleaning business 3-4 years ago with a Delevan 5800 roof kit from Bob. While the setup and service were great, I only got 4-5 months out of the pump (part-time roof cleaning) before buying another 5800. I also had a hard time controlling runoff with this 5.3 gpm. After going through 4 Delevans, I bought a Flo-jet. The 5.0 gpm Flo-jet worked fine and I still have it today (as a transfer pump only) as it seemed to over-heat and shut off after only 45 minutes of work despite several methods to keep cooler.
My recent pump (pictured below) was recommended by Mike Barrett as I needed a pump quickly on a big job. Almost 2 years ago, I bought 2 of the NorthStar 4.0 gpm @ 60 psi pumps from Northern Tool. After almost 2 years of much heavier use that the Delevans ever saw in the previous year, the first NorthStar pump finally pooped out and burned up two days ago. I must have cleaned well over 150,000 s.f. of roofs with this single pump since purchasing in May 2012. I will admit, I pumped at least 5 gallons of water through the pump at the end of each job.
I just hooked up the new one that has been sitting on my garage shelf for nearly two years and away we go. **It should be noted that I start using a new Water Dragon roof pump this week just bought from the PowerWashStore.com. The new NorthStar pump will be a dependable backup.
Anyway, I thought I would provide a review on the pump pictured (before I buried it) as I could not be happier with all the $$$ made from this little money making machine!!
I started in the roof cleaning business 3-4 years ago with a Delevan 5800 roof kit from Bob. While the setup and service were great, I only got 4-5 months out of the pump (part-time roof cleaning) before buying another 5800. I also had a hard time controlling runoff with this 5.3 gpm. After going through 4 Delevans, I bought a Flo-jet. The 5.0 gpm Flo-jet worked fine and I still have it today (as a transfer pump only) as it seemed to over-heat and shut off after only 45 minutes of work despite several methods to keep cooler.
My recent pump (pictured below) was recommended by Mike Barrett as I needed a pump quickly on a big job. Almost 2 years ago, I bought 2 of the NorthStar 4.0 gpm @ 60 psi pumps from Northern Tool. After almost 2 years of much heavier use that the Delevans ever saw in the previous year, the first NorthStar pump finally pooped out and burned up two days ago. I must have cleaned well over 150,000 s.f. of roofs with this single pump since purchasing in May 2012. I will admit, I pumped at least 5 gallons of water through the pump at the end of each job.
I just hooked up the new one that has been sitting on my garage shelf for nearly two years and away we go. **It should be noted that I start using a new Water Dragon roof pump this week just bought from the PowerWashStore.com. The new NorthStar pump will be a dependable backup.
Anyway, I thought I would provide a review on the pump pictured (before I buried it) as I could not be happier with all the $$$ made from this little money making machine!!
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