Swivels on roof rigs....

[bighals]

What size swivels are you guys running on your roof rigs?


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[Tim Mcculla]

I must be doing something wrong. I don't even know what a roof rig is.

 

[bighals]

I must be doing something wrong. I don't even know what a roof rig is.

Sorry.... What size swivels are you guys using on your roof cleaning hose reels?


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[Michael DeRose]

1/2 inch super swivel.

 

[Guy Blackmon]

1/2 inch super swivel.

Yep, here too. Works great for us.

 

[bighals]

Yep, here too. Works great for us.

Thanks guys, I've been on the fence between the 1/2" and the 3/4" super swivel.


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[Guy Blackmon]

1/2" here, fat boy set up.

 

[propressurewashing]

I guess I don't do enough roofs to have a swivel on my roof cleaning hose either. At low pressure it doesn't get tangled the way the high pressure hoses will...

Daniel Simmons
Pressure Washing America, LLC
Sugar Land Roof Cleaners

 

[Michael DeRose]

You need a swivel on the hose reel.

 

[Scott D.]

No benifit to a 3/4 swivel unless you're using a 3/4" hose.

 

[bighals]

I run 5/8" hose. My dilemma was with guys talking about their super swivel lasting years and years, I was considering the 3/4" in case I decide to upgrade to an air system.
I'm always trying to build/do things with the future in mind.


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[Christopher]

In bleach service, hard to find anything that lasts years except the hose and air pump. I would go with the 1/2" inch swivel as long as the manifold and hose are the same size, if you upgrade to an air diaphragm pump, the 1/2" hose will still spray a lot, probably enough to cause runoff issues which will be another problem by itself.

 

[tomtucson]

I think the internals may be the same size in the 1/2" and 3/4" super swivels.

 

[bighals]

I think the internals may be the same size in the 1/2" and 3/4" super swivels.

If my understanding of their sizing chart is correct, there's a difference of a little more than 1/16".
I'm going to give them a call to ask about the flow rates.


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