Any recommendations for an Electric, deisel / oil fired machine? Must run on 115v. Portable, on wheels. 2.1 gpm, 1000 or more psi. I have seen quite a few. The pricing ranges from $1700.00 for a mini brute, which has no reviews to over $3000.00. We need it for one job and must bring it in the building so 700 lbs is not feasible.
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Larry Millette
Member
Have you tried checking with any rental places. If you only need it for 1 job I think that would be the way to go. even if you by one I can't see getting alot of other use out of a 115 volt machine unless this is going to be an on going monthly service etc...
Dave Olson
Workin North of 60
We use a 1500 psi 2.1 gpm electric from Northern Tool. It is a cold machine but we hook into the kitchens hot water. The Cat pump can handle the hot water. We paid $675 for the last one that we bought in 2007.
We have done this for over 15 years at a few of our accounts when we cannot get our trucks close to the kitchen. It works! We use Bonzi.
Dave Olson
We have done this for over 15 years at a few of our accounts when we cannot get our trucks close to the kitchen. It works! We use Bonzi.
Dave Olson
JohnB
JohnB
Northstar used to make a little hot water machine for about 1000.00 .. Use kerosene inside and put it under the hood..
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200342902_200342902
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200342902_200342902
Alexy
Active member
That unit kicks butt. The predicessor to it is red and square and works just as well if you look on ebay you will see them being sold by SAC for 399. They are good units.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Diesel-Hot-Wate....c0.m14&_trkparms=65:1|66:2|39:1|293:1|294:50
http://cgi.ebay.com/Diesel-Hot-Wate....c0.m14&_trkparms=65:1|66:2|39:1|293:1|294:50
Christopher
Moderator
Just wondering, can you do the vent hood cleaning with only 2gpm? I was wondering if I could put a "T" on one of the hot water rigs and run 2 guns off it so maybe have one guy on the inside and one guy up on the roof?
What do you guys think?
What do you guys think?
dodsonish
Grease Police President
Heater not working the ad says. How many do they have? Betcha it's just the switch gone bad.
Alexy
Active member
Chris you sure can do KEC work with a 2GPM machine it is slow and if you have heat a good technique you can get it done, slower but you can do it. I prefer to use the little machines on maintinance accounts.
He is looking for a electric portable unit to take inside a restaurant.
Christopher
Moderator
Thanks Alexy.
Alexy
Active member
No prob, also the one guy inside and one outside has a real draw back in that the inside guy will get the rain from the guy upstairs. The two gun set up in KEC work is usefull only on large systems or multiple systems in the same building. Also it can be used with one doing filters and one doing the hood.
CCC
New member
Right, and he already said he is using an electric cold-water unit. Can't he just add a propane heater to have the availability of both, without buying another whole unit?
Alexy
Active member
I guess he could but cost wise he can get the whole unit for less and I would think the self contained one piece unit is easier to move around/load/unload ect.
We have a Landa VHP propane unit that I bought from a company that was servicing a mall.
We had it serviced and returned 4 days later to clean restaurants in the food court of thier mall. Worked well for us but we realized that the unit could be smaller ( the northern unit on ebay) The landa weighs 500 lbs and the Northern unit is just under 200
Christopher
Moderator
Paul can tell you how to do that, I think that you need to use a special unloader and downstream injectors to control the flow so when someone lets go of a trigger, you don't get all the gpm's on your gun.
Michael T
Member
All the units this guy has for sale "NOT WORKING , NEED REPAIR, AS IS"
Buyer beware, dont assume you know what is broken. You may be buying a boat anchor.