Power Washing and Roof Cleaning Forum

Thought I 'd share a couple products I used last year and can now give reviews on.  Anything anyone can add is beneficial to all. 

The first thing are the 12V Seaflo pumps. These things are cheap and they hold up really well to 12.5% SH,..and the electric motors on them were flawless. The first thing that goes is the priming ability,..but once primed they would spray as good as new.  May add a check valve this year to get a little more time out of them.  You can use the orange head or the black for 12.5%. 

*The Seaflo pumps with the orange heads will NOT hold up to Hydrochloric acid,.Ha,Ha,..It will melt them if left to sit inside for very long.

 I actually use an even cheaper pump for my acid pump,.they are called "amarine",..they look almost just like the Seaflo,..they are only about $20.00.  And they work really well,..the motors work well and they are internally resilient.  They are small,..like,..35 PSI @1 GPM,...but perfect for what I use them for.  The pressure switch is inside the front housing. Strange design. 

I used a 5 GPM Seaflo for transfer all last season and didn't see any fall off,.plan on using it this year as well. 

Another thing I used and worked surprisingly well is the really cheap vinyl/PVC clear hose as application hose,.This stuff handled anything I put through it,..including Hydrochloric acid at about 15%.,..It doesn't like the cold,.and is limited to about 50 PSI,.although some is rated at 70 PSI.  I only use this in short pieces ,.like 2 ft. max,..I don't think it would be good for long lengths,..although I did use a 50' piece last years to apply sealer to a little wooden bridge and wasn't too bad to handle. 

 A product I have decided totally against are the low PSI  triggers that are commonly sold by vendors,..you know,.the ones with the orange trigger,..for me,.they are JUNK,..especially at $30.00.  The 1/2" inlet wasn't right on any of them,.the fitting would always go all the way in and never seal up easily.  I ended up using "Shoe Goo" to seal the fitting in,.and it worked really well.

I use 1/2" union ball valves with Teflon seats for applicators on spot sprayers. They turn very easy with one hand,.and just need cracked open to work,.. and they last, and last. About $15.00 at TSC.

I also use "Shoe Goo" for gluing that little silver cap onto the high pressure ball valves,.they fall out as soon as you take them out of the packaging. The Shoe Goo keeps them on for the life of the valve.

Jeff