Turbo Nozzle Filters
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I pulled the filter I had on my XJet. It had a screwed on fitting, which I removed to expose the screen. I appeared to be torn, making me think that water could have been bypassing it.
I put a new filter on, but saw that it did not have the fitting which allowed removal of the screen. BE...SR, do you have any ideas on how to tell if the screen is still intact?
I put a new filter on, but saw that it did not have the fitting which allowed removal of the screen. BE...SR, do you have any ideas on how to tell if the screen is still intact?
ron p
BILL I know why i use a filter for a turbo tip and surface cleaner, but why on a x-jet?
Why dont they sell just the screens?
On turbo's i here some people rebuild them 1 or 2 times then buy a new one. Why is that? What wears out that the rebuild kit wont fix? [rotojet]
Also has anyone used the TORNADO from E-SPEC?
They advertise "super quite" and they are cheap.
Im interested in it working well and QUIET.
I know the tornado has a bigger circle pattern so its more for doing flatwork. Thats what i want for doing walks and steps. When they are too small to pull out the surface cleaner. Also as a mud knocker on undersides of equipment.
Another tip is too run the wash unit and the burner for about 1 min without anything hooked to the pressure line. Gives it a chance to blow out any rust or scale before it can clog the screen.
They should make one thats twice as big for surface cleaners where weight it not a problem.
BILL I know why i use a filter for a turbo tip and surface cleaner, but why on a x-jet?
Why dont they sell just the screens?
On turbo's i here some people rebuild them 1 or 2 times then buy a new one. Why is that? What wears out that the rebuild kit wont fix? [rotojet]
Also has anyone used the TORNADO from E-SPEC?
They advertise "super quite" and they are cheap.
Im interested in it working well and QUIET.
I know the tornado has a bigger circle pattern so its more for doing flatwork. Thats what i want for doing walks and steps. When they are too small to pull out the surface cleaner. Also as a mud knocker on undersides of equipment.
Another tip is too run the wash unit and the burner for about 1 min without anything hooked to the pressure line. Gives it a chance to blow out any rust or scale before it can clog the screen.
They should make one thats twice as big for surface cleaners where weight it not a problem.
BE.. and Ron p, considering the cost of these injectors I figure anything I can do to protect them is worth it. Also I had 2 or 3 of those push/pull nozzles that only lasted a couple of jobs each because they tended to be ruined by minute amounts of sand getting in the orifices. That's when I started putting a hi press filter in front of my XJet and other injectors.
Actually, today I did find a supplier of hi pressure filters that also sells screens for one of the models they carry, although the screen itself is about 50% of the cost of the entire unit.
BE, I probably didn't explain myself well before. I just put a new (different manufacturer) hi press filter into operation. Problem is that there is no way to break apart to check the screen in the filter.
Actually, today I did find a supplier of hi pressure filters that also sells screens for one of the models they carry, although the screen itself is about 50% of the cost of the entire unit.
BE, I probably didn't explain myself well before. I just put a new (different manufacturer) hi press filter into operation. Problem is that there is no way to break apart to check the screen in the filter.
Tornado Turbo Nozzles
When I was having problems with Rotomax nozzles I called E.spec and talked to their technical guy. He reallly couldnt tell me what was wrong and why I was having such quick failures. But General Pump was also unable to shed any light on the problem. The Tech guy at E.spec advised against trying the Tornados. He said they were experiancing some technical problems with them at that time.
I ended up buying kits for my Rotomax nozzles. After rebuilding one the only thing that I saw with a lot of wear was the nylon fins at the end of the rotor. The rebuild went fine and the nozzle is running great. Going to keep track of the hours to see when it fails.
As to what wears out to the point on not being rebuildable, I think it is the rotor itself. You can buy those new from Delco for $20.00.
When I was having problems with Rotomax nozzles I called E.spec and talked to their technical guy. He reallly couldnt tell me what was wrong and why I was having such quick failures. But General Pump was also unable to shed any light on the problem. The Tech guy at E.spec advised against trying the Tornados. He said they were experiancing some technical problems with them at that time.
I ended up buying kits for my Rotomax nozzles. After rebuilding one the only thing that I saw with a lot of wear was the nylon fins at the end of the rotor. The rebuild went fine and the nozzle is running great. Going to keep track of the hours to see when it fails.
As to what wears out to the point on not being rebuildable, I think it is the rotor itself. You can buy those new from Delco for $20.00.