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Running 12 volt roof cleaning pumps w/o a battery !
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Yes, you can run a 12 volt roof cleaning pump w/o using any battery, if you have a generator and one of these http://www.12voltpowersupplies.us/

Simply order the 36 amp unit for under 75.00 shipped, plug it into your generator, and go clean some roofs!

Be sure and  waterproof this power supply, if you leave it outside.

 



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 Guys, these power supplies are also voltage adjustable, from 9 to 14.8 volts! Maybe, just maybe, we can lower the pumps voltage, to slow its flow down a bit, or maybe increase voltage to 14.8 vdc, to get the last bit of distance out of the pumps ? I have not tried this, and the pumps may overheat or burn up at higher or lower sustained voltages ? Just thought I would throw this out there, in case anyone wants to play.



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 Guys, these power supplies are also voltage adjustable, from 9 to 14.8 volts! Maybe, just maybe, we can lower the pumps voltage, to slow its flow down a bit, or maybe increase voltage to 14.8 vdc, to get the last bit of distance out of the pumps ? I have not tried this, and the pumps may overheat or burn up at higher or lower sustained voltages ? Just thought I would throw this out there, in case anyone wants to play.



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813 655 8777

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There are advantages/disadvantages to running a 12 volt roof cleaning pump this way, vs just using a battery.
One of them is the added "need" for a Generator, but that isn't an absolute need, since you can simply plug your 12 volt power supply in at your customers house.
Plus, when you use one of these 12 volt power supplies, you have 30 amps all day long, and all of the time!
Not so with a Battery, because as the battery gets it's charge drained, it looses it's amperage, and the 12 volt pump begins to suck, as far as performance goes.
I have cleaned many roofs in a day with 12 volt pumps powered by batteries, and sometimes I noted a loss of pump performance on the last few roofs, compared to when the battery was freshly charged.



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Brandon, FL 33511

813 655 8777

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Check this out guys, this is a monster DC Motor being run by a huge DC Power Supply. Though I do not use 12 volt pumps, I realize a lot of my roof cleaning friends do. So, I am always trying to "push the envelope". It MIGHT be possible to simply feed a 12 volt roof cleaning pump with more voltage, for a short period of time, when you need it to really shoot. And also, it may also be possible to reduce voltage to "turn your 12 volt pump down" when you have too much flow, etc. http://youtu.be/KyComPxdOUc



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