What type of pumps do you use?
Delavan Fatboy set up Demo
- Thread starter Russ Spence
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What type of pumps do you use?
814jeffw
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A+ Pressure Washing
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Russ, I was just searching on ptstate about dual 12 volt setups and ran across your post from awhile back. I'm having trouble getting the pages to load over there. Anyway, did you replace the dual delavans with the fatboy or is this a different rig??
Russ Spence
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I only ran the dual delavans for a short time, I used them on two seperate rigs after that, it was more productive that way, I still have a Delevan 5800 on another trailer that we use though, it is still a good piece of equipment but I like the Fatboy better
Mike Hemric
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Russ where did you buy the 5/8 hose and the jrod for the tips. I like that system
Newlook
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Hey Russ ...great video. The 1/2" hose is standard for the FB isn't it?
offdutyfireman
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Anybody know how many hours you can run it without it overheating or cutting out. Will it hold up to 10 or so hours a day?
Russ Spence
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that is actually 1/2 in Goodyear pliovic hose, it came from Bob at Pressure Tek, he also made the "jrod" Named after Jarrod from Michigan
Russ Spence
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yes it is Carlos
Russ Spence
Commercial Pressure Wash Expert
I have ran it all day but not at a constant rate, I dont think any 12v pump would hold up too long like that, not at the flow rate anyway maybe a lower rate like the little shurflo (cant kill those)
offdutyfireman
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Thanks Russ. Northern Tool has the 1 hp motors like Bob uses for the Bobkat. Might be worthwhile to spend $180 and try to mate one to a gas motor.
814jeffw
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They hold up for about a month of roof cleaning,..but I use it mostly for applying my house wash mix these days and as a backup to the NDP-15.
The key to making roller pumps worth using is making them easily changeable in the field. They're relatively cheap and they shoot very well for a while and they will make you money,..... above and WAY beyond what they cost.
Rinsing them goes without saying,... and also,...I just learned from Apple, that unhooking the supply line when not in use will help also because chlorine is also a gas and very corrosive. So I think unhooking from the electric pumps would be of benefit as well.
Jeff
offdutyfireman
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I bought a couple of these to play with. One was the complete engine and pump. Sprays a lot of water but haven't tried it with bleach. The other one was in the clearance aisle because of the volute being cracked. Got the engine for $110.
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200310532_200310532
The problem I kept having was the delevans werent keyed, they were brazed and that brazing would break and the shaft would spin independently of the roller housing. Luckily delevan is really good at replacing them, but it would put us out of commision for a couple of days.
The new delevan roller pumps are VERY nice. They are keyed, and are completely field serviceable. They've got 5 bolts on the front that open it for direct access to the rollers. They didnt have it perfected when we used it, and we had a couple of isses with the dipped rollers being too tight, and the berings busted. But the overall design was really nice.
We are happier with the FB than we ever were with the bandit anyways. And as for unplugging the lines, ours is hooked up to our water tank too, and we switch tanks w/ a ball valve, so once we switch to water and rinse, the chlorine gas can't make it to the pump.
Let me know how those work out for you William.
You adding roof cleaning to your business and apt. complexes or want to take some of the heat off your p.w.'ers?
What kind of pressure does it put out?
offdutyfireman
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There is not enough money out there to get me to start doing roofs
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I am trying to come up with something for rinsing large amounts of concrete. The trash pump I got puts out about 10 gallons a minute thru half inch garden hose but not a lot of pressure. I don't think it will hold up to bleach. I want something to spray a strong solution on the stucco hotels I do.
.I am trying to come up with something for rinsing large amounts of concrete. The trash pump I got puts out about 10 gallons a minute thru half inch garden hose but not a lot of pressure. I don't think it will hold up to bleach. I want something to spray a strong solution on the stucco hotels I do.
There is not enough money out there to get me to start doing roofs
Now your trying to start something.
I am trying to come up with something for rinsing large amounts of concrete. The trash pump I got puts out about 10 gallons a minute thru half inch garden hose but not a lot of pressure. I don't think it will hold up to bleach. I want something to spray a strong solution on the stucco hotels I do.
IDK man. You may need a Zeta, Hypro or something like what Larry has for a 10 hr. day use. Good luck.
cmturner
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Be setting up a new roof setup next week, using the Fatboy this time. I want someone to key in on the whole wiring the Battery up to the trailer harness to keep it charged. Such as which wire would I want to hook to and if all I have to do is run a wire to the hot side of the battery. I also remember seeing a thread sometime ago about someone that put a solar panel on top of their trailer to do the same, It was just a small panel from Northern I think. Thanks