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OK so got all setup today and switched  on my pump (Delavan 5850) but nothing happened. I wasn't sure what to do and couldn't figure anything out.  I decided to get my rubber mallet out and i hit the pump a couple of times and it just came on like it was new.  i will be going to see Lori this week to buy another.  Does anyone have an idea why this happened.

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Not sure. After 3 roofs my pump seems to loose pressure. I rinse with 20+ gal of water after everycleaning, it ensures all my connections get rinsed as well as my pump. I'll have to grab the mallet on the next job.

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Dave....Are you serious!  You are having another problem with the 12volt pump?  Time to switch it up!  Go for the pump with the FIVE year warranty.

Give me a call if the problem continues.

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i rins myn with 20 gal or so as well. Yes lori i do need to get the other pump but i have to make more room on my truck or find another truck to buy (im looking). Soon enough

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Squeeze that air compressor on the roof of the cab,lol. Seriouslt though, you could get a cargo tray and put it on your hitch. It's just big enough to hold a compressor. You know what I mean?? They are made for carring coolers and stuff, just make sure it can handle the wieght. My 9cfm torprdo wieghs 160lbs.

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I know exactly what you are talking about. i welded one up when i was younger. Great idea.

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Dave let me know when ur ready to get rid of that truck in your pic. I just love lil trucks like that! You call me anytime. Tired of pulling a trailer. Plus your right down the road i think

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I Love pullin a trailer again! I used my class a for 16 plus years. Nice feelin that lil tug again!

The 5850, thats a 5 gpm right? Does it shoot farther than the 7800 2gpm 60 psi? I may not have a full charge on my battery. I'm gettin bout 20 25 feet.

20 gallons? Is that needed? To rinse your hose? I got 100 ft of chemical hose on my trailer. Not much, that will get better. 100 ft only takes aprox 3 gallons to change from chem to water. I have one brass fitting I dint change. I know brass aint no good from washing houses. The quick connects. That was 4,000 psi.



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Pressure Washer Products wrote:

Dave....Are you serious!  You are having another problem with the 12volt pump?  Time to switch it up!  Go for the pump with the FIVE year warranty.

Give me a call if the problem continues.

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Which pump has a five year warranty Lori?

 



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Even though I am running the All-Flo, I still rinse the entire system with no less than 10 gallons of water. Just because you cycled the same volume through and displaced the SH,...it still needs to be flushed through. Frsh water rinse never hurts anything and just cycle it right back into your tank for the next mix.

( learned this when I used roller pumps. I used to just rinse with just enough water to displace the SH,...the next day the pump was always locked up and had to be broke loose. Then I started rinsing with a lot of water and the locked problem stopped. I can only think it was because SH seems slippery, and needs to be worked out of the pump with alot of water to remove it all.

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Roof Cleaning Katy Texas (281) 392-2304 wrote:

Pressure Washer Products wrote:

Dave....Are you serious!  You are having another problem with the 12volt pump?  Time to switch it up!  Go for the pump with the FIVE year warranty.

Give me a call if the problem continues.

Lori



Which pump has a five year warranty Lori?

 



Marcus, great question!  The All-Flo air diaphragm pump has a five hear warranty and was design engineered for the roof cleaning industry.

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Raystown Roof Cleaning Central PA 1-800-236-0322 wrote:

Even though I am running the All-Flo, I still rinse the entire system with no less than 10 gallons of water. Just because you cycled the same volume through and displaced the SH,...it still needs to be flushed through. Frsh water rinse never hurts anything and just cycle it right back into your tank for the next mix.

( learned this when I used roller pumps. I used to just rinse with just enough water to displace the SH,...the next day the pump was always locked up and had to be broke loose. Then I started rinsing with a lot of water and the locked problem stopped. I can only think it was because SH seems slippery, and needs to be worked out of the pump with alot of water to remove it all.

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 That makes sense Jeff. I'll start running twice as much through. Thanx.



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gutterdog wrote:

I Love pullin a trailer again! I used my class a for 16 plus years. Nice feelin that lil tug again!

The 5850, thats a 5 gpm right? Does it shoot farther than the 7800 2gpm 60 psi? I may not have a full charge on my battery. I'm gettin bout 20 25 feet.

20 gallons? Is that needed? To rinse your hose? I got 100 ft of chemical hose on my trailer. Not much, that will get better. 100 ft only takes aprox 3 gallons to change from chem to water. I have one brass fitting I dint change. I know brass aint no good from washing houses. The quick connects. That was 4,000 psi.



-- Edited by gutterdog on Thursday 22nd of April 2010 09:29:16 PM




 Yea it sounds like you have a low charge. Wire your battery into your trailer harness and you will never have to worry about a charge again.



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Brutal day. 
Big house on a hill open to a blowing wind.  I  repaired a small drip at the pump (I thought) but the repair blew out while I was up the ladder. Lost 15 gals of mix. Probably lost another 15 due to the breeze. Good thing the house was out in the country with a gravel drive. Oh, by the way, no ground man.


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If the wind is over 20mph we reschedule. Its not worth the hassle

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I was just trying to put one in the books. I made $500 clear for the push.

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Another learning experience this week. I drained a homeowner's well keeping everything hosed down. He was pis-ed. An emergency service call was in the works that would have made my day a wash out--haha. The water eventually came back and the service call was averted.

Lesson: fill three or four 5 gal pails at the get go and let the well recover for watering down later.


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Confident Roof Cleaning Houston TX wrote:

gutterdog wrote:

I Love pullin a trailer again! I used my class a for 16 plus years. Nice feelin that lil tug again!

The 5850, thats a 5 gpm right? Does it shoot farther than the 7800 2gpm 60 psi? I may not have a full charge on my battery. I'm gettin bout 20 25 feet.

20 gallons? Is that needed? To rinse your hose? I got 100 ft of chemical hose on my trailer. Not much, that will get better. 100 ft only takes aprox 3 gallons to change from chem to water. I have one brass fitting I dint change. I know brass aint no good from washing houses. The quick connects. That was 4,000 psi.



-- Edited by gutterdog on Thursday 22nd of April 2010 09:29:16 PM




 Yea it sounds like you have a low charge. Wire your battery into your trailer harness and you will never have to worry about a charge again.



I had been thinkin about that! I'm even going to add an on off switch to the deep cycle NAPA battery too. I'm takin the top off hookin up aligator clips right now. I heard Delavan pumps over heat. Radio shak has a 12 volt fan set up im going to add to that box as well.

 



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Another learning experience this week. I drained a homeowner's well keeping everything hosed down. He was pis-ed. An emergency service call was in the works that would have made my day a wash out--haha. The water eventually came back and the service call was averted.


Lesson: fill three or four 5 gal pails at the get go and let the well recover for watering down later.



 I dont understand?



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Sucking the well going dry? The water coming back? The owner pis-d? Filling buckets with water?

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