Roof Cleaning Setup Advice

HighTide

HighTide

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I am interested in buying a serious roof cleaning setup. Most of the jobs will be single gun setup but also want a dual gun setup as I have a large job ahead where having two guys spraying at the same time on these large commercial roofs would be very efficient.

So I am looking at either: two 12-volt pump single setups (with a backup pump for each), a gas powered setup like the Water Dragon with dual gun capability (10.5 gpm single or 5.75 gpm dual), or an air pump system. I don't know much about the air pump systems and whether or not it allows dual gun setup to run from the same pump. Having the ability for this system to clean large volumes of roof square footage quickly AND be able to clean on 3 and 4 story roofs is key. I would need a minimum of 4 gpm with 5 gpm preferred. I have heard a 12-volt setup can have trouble spraying a 4-story roof (back pressure), is this true?

Cost is not really an issue as I am looking for the best setup for the long term. Thanks for any advice as it looks like I will be expanding into more roof cleaning in 2014.
 
I think that Jon Chapman had a system for sale earlier this year, a proven air pump, air compressor, reel, hose, etc.... Look in the equipment for sale section.
 
The fatboys can spray 3-4 stories with no problem. I used to use the air set up but have switched over to 12 volt systems due to the amount of space needed is very minimal. The key with 12 volt pumps is to have the shortest route possible on the intake hose with the least amount of bends. Bob from pressuretek sells a drop stick and so far we have used one fatboy pump for almost 7 months with no issues.
 
Pressure Washing, Wait till you see this next Series. He Didn't tell you about it? Slim Line Hot water 6 or 8 GPM
Doug Rucker said:
What are you gonna use it for?


Doug Rucker
Clean and Green Solutions
Pressure Washing Roof Cleaning School
Call or Text 281.883.8470
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I saw the prototype slimline 10gpm hot water. Looks to be a super space saver.
 
I like bobs fatboy setups. Buy 2 of those with 2 backup pumps for $3400 and be done with it. They come ready to use minus the batteries. And since you would have 2, one guy could keep working if one went down for any problems.


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Ron Musgraves said:
Pressure Washing, Wait till you see this next Series. He Didn't tell you about it? Slim Line Hot water 6 or 8 GPM
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Well I googled it and only found this thread lol.
Is there anyway to see it?
 
For roofs and heavy duty chemical usage I think the air pump gets the nod.However if space is an issue a electric pump would be best.
 
Space is not an issue as I will built a trailer for whatever system that I end up buying. Just heard so many positives about the Air pump run off an air compressor but don't know if it can be configured for dual gun setup and if it can, how does it perform? I used a Fatboy once and it seemed like the flow was too high causing too much runoff. I currently use a 4 gpm system and it works perfect for most roofs I clean with me sometimes wanting a 5 gpm for larger roofs. Thanks!
 
David, from what I understand the Air Flow Pumps, if you get the right one, can be ran using two guns.

The dual roof pump system comes with an accumulator on one pump, this allows us to use smaller flow tips to help control run off, like using 2gpm tips instead of 5gpm. You can also have Paul put an accumulator on both pumps if you wanted. Paul can also build you whatever system you need. That's one of the things I love about working with him, is he can build anything you want, Air Flow, Electric, or Gas Water Dragon. I personally think based on what you are saying you need to do, pushing your mix UP 3-4 stories, the water dragon would be your best bet. While any of the pumps mentioned above can shoot 3-4 stories high, it's a little different when your hose is going UP 3-4 stories and then spraying the roof. I'd call Paul and discuss with him what your needs are and he can go over the options for you.
 
Most of my roof jobs are on 2,000 to 5,000 s.f. houses with us cleaning a huge Palm Coast condo complex job last year containing 230,000 s.f. of tile roofs. For this large Palm Coast job, I brought in Mike Barrett of Barrett's Pressure Cleaning and split it with him and it was a great learning experience for both of us to complete a job of that scope as well as work with Mike again. We burned up a couple of 12-volt pumps before switching over to Mike's gas powered pump and it saved the day (although Mike had to rebuilt his pump after it sprung a leak).

I have an even bigger job coming up at the start of the year that is roughly 300,000 s.f. of tile roofs on 2, 3 & 4 story condo buildings. So putting together an efficient system is key as I hope to bid on many larger projects. Thanks for all the advice as I have a couple folks to call this week!
 
HighTide said:
Most of my roof jobs are on 2,000 to 5,000 s.f. houses with us cleaning a huge Palm Coast condo complex job last year containing 230,000 s.f. of tile roofs. For this large Palm Coast job, I brought in Mike Barrett of Barrett's Pressure Cleaning and split it with him and it was a great learning experience for both of us to complete a job of that scope as well as work with Mike again. We burned up a couple of 12-volt pumps before switching over to Mike's gas powered pump and it saved the day (although Mike had to rebuilt his pump after it sprung a leak).

I have an even bigger job coming up at the start of the year that is roughly 300,000 s.f. of tile roofs on 2, 3 & 4 story condo buildings. So putting together an efficient system is key as I hope to bid on many larger projects. Thanks for all the advice as I have a couple folks to call this week!
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Tell us about Mike's gas powered pump, it sounds interesting.
 
Christopher said:
Tell us about Mike's gas powered pump, it sounds interesting.
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It was similar to the Water Dragon with a Honda engine and a Udor Zeta pump (I think) as Mike may chime in for more details. I did like the way you could throttle the engine speed up or down to increase or decrease the flow.
 
Air pump!
 
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