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Nick,

If your looking for a foamer try Dema www.dema.com.au/Foaming.html I have been waiting to call them and ask some questions my self as soon as every one goes back to work.
these things are only $100 in the USA http://www.demaeng.com/product.php?id=54&catid=26

http://www.dultmeier.com/prod-search.asp?searchString=foamer&searchMethod=E

I phoned the Aussie dealer for Lafferty foamers, the HV foamer that sells for around $450 in the states they wanted $1,800 for it here, I told them they were dreaming, I could buy one in the states ship it to Australia for about $500, been thinking about it.

also been thinking about the foamer carts, although they only have small tanks foam expands the water 15 to 20 times so it will still cover a lot of area, may be even have say 70% SH 30 % water in the cart, been playing around trying to make my own foamer, still have not got it right yet, I can get foam but it spits and splutters (a work in progress)

If I could get one of those Dema foamers for $100 I would buy one straight away, even it it did not work for roofs at that price I would use it to wash my car

just build a waterhose foamer... it will work up to about 250'

Total cost: $40.. not including hoses.

HotShot wrote:

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just build a waterhose foamer... it will work up to about 250'

Total cost: $40.. not including hoses.

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 Can you explain the build up waterhose foamer little more detail please.

I have used a foamer for metal roofs for 2 years, I use a truck wash product. I have also tested the foamer with the air compressor, it will shoot shaving cream foam 50 to 60'. The system uses a 55 gal drum of SHC and a one gallon surfactant that produces the foam. The surfactant is expensive. Can do any roof, concrete or wood or house washing. It has a metered station that automatically mixes the correct percentage that you dial in.

It is obvious that you guys have tried foamers before. I used these type of foamers in the business I used to be in (food industry) and did not care for them then. Although I am new to this business I don't think they will foam any better than what is accomplished now. The models we used only sprayed about 15-20 feet and you would need to spray at your feet if there was any wind at all. They needed constant adjustment and rebuilt quite often just by using the soaps that were developed for it. Trying to put the love through it I would think would only make them even more prone to maintenance and cost prohibitive. Now with that being said, I also need to say that they were 15 years old and I'm sure improvements have been made. I just wanted to put my 2 cents worth in for you.

Wel it's been about a year since any posts on this thread.Has anything happened with foam??

I miss these Australian guys,..they went at things from a different thought process.

Jeff

Just thinking out loud,...considering the foam is mostly air,.would the mix be concentrated enough to even clean a roof?

Jeff

I hope you guys don't mind me diggin up these old threads?