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BlueRidge · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Rinsing

Liberty SoftWash · PWS Vender

I still rinse 10 to 20 gl H2O after every job. We rarely lose a pump but then I am the best employe in my company.

Dave O · Retired Member

We rinse at the end of each day.

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Maverick Contracting · Approved Exterior Cleaner

This what happened in short time when you don't rinse EVERY TIME.

Whitish stuff salt crystals, greenish, brownish metallic oxide crystals that chew up your pump soft innards!

Employees who don't listen can be expensive when it comes to buying new pumps

-- Edited by Maverick Contracting on Tuesday 19th of September 2017 09:52:24 AM

Dave O · Retired Member

Maverick Contracting wrote:
This what happened in short time when you don't rinse EVERY TIME.
Whitish stuff salt crystals, greenish, brownish metallic oxide crystals that chew up your pump soft innards!
Employees who don't listen can be expensive when it comes to buying new pumps

-- Edited by Maverick Contracting on Tuesday 19th of September 2017 09:52:24 AM

You have to watch our for salt crystallizing on inlet filters as well.

Admin · Head Quarters

I only rinse on weekends sometimes. No problems with the pumps. My 5850 for transfer just keeps on going and my Fatboy keeps on cranking out the roofs

Bryan P · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Question about rinsing between stops. I don't always rinse the pump or clear the proportioner if we are going from one roof cleaning to another, or one house wash to another. I don't see it as different that working all day on one house. We don't rinse when we stop to eat lunch, for instance. I'm sure it would be better, but it would cost a lot of time. When we rinse, we rinse the entire system. Clear water from tank to hose end.

waxman18324 · Founding Member Rest in Peace

We rinse at the last job with our Delavan 5850 system. A minimum of 10 gallons. It takes 2 minutes. 5850 has lasted over a year and half on average.

Hank

BlueRidge · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Some good points made here but I will stick to rinsing after each job. When it comes to employees overkill is not a bad thing so I will keep them rinsing after each job hoping they will rinse almost all the time. One reason I keep doing it after each job is to benefit the entire system. I took a pump apart once that I knew wasn't getting rinsed after each job because it died so soon. The one screw that holds on the valve assembly housing was rusted off. As long as there are owner operators on the trucks it might be a different story. We tend to take care of our equipment.

Steve Salley · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Thank you for the reminder that this is not a waste of time!

Fred W · Guru

Liberty SoftWash wrote:
I am the best employe in my company.

Ummm....I talked to your boss, She said you were #2

Maverick Contracting · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Being #2 isn't bad.
As long as there's not just 2 employees 😯

Liberty SoftWash · PWS Vender

Baton Rouge Roof Cleaner wrote:
Liberty SoftWash wrote:
I am the best employe in my company.
Ummm....I talked to your boss, She said you were #2

Just remember who taught her!

BlueRidge · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Liberty SoftWash wrote:
Baton Rouge Roof Cleaner wrote:
Liberty SoftWash wrote:
I am the best employe in my company.
Ummm....I talked to your boss, She said you were #2
Just remember who taught her!