Power Washing and Roof Cleaning Forum

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Out with the (Old) and in with the (New)

Bryan P · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Looks great! Nice rig. Is that little Honda generator running a booster pump? What size booster and what size generator. Looks really compact.

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Yes that Honda Generator is running the booster pump. I didn't want to plug into homeowners electrical outlets. I went round and round with the size of the generator with Bill at the powewash store. They recommend a 4000watt generator but I went to an actual generator store and I brought the truck with me because I was being told this little generator wouldn't run the booster pump. It is a 3/4hp booster. It is a EU2000 and it has inverter technology which is different from the normal generator it has and instant amp rating with no surge. Super quiet and has built in fuel pump so it can be hooked up to an extended run tank. It also come with a 3 year unconditional warranty

-- Edited by Brian C Jackson on Sunday 19th of November 2017 12:11:04 PM

Jason Watkins · Exterior Cleaner

Great looking truck, and setup!

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

This inverter generator has 13.3 amps instant and a surge of over 16amps. The generator store told me this generator will run the 1hp Gould booster

Jason Watkins · Exterior Cleaner

Brian C Jackson wrote:
This inverter generator has 13.3 amps instant and a surge of over 16amps. The generator store told me this generator will run the 1hp Gould booster

Great info, especially when space is at a premium. That thing is tiny! I imagine a lot of people would be very surprised to learn this.

waxman18324 · Founding Member Rest in Peace

Nice truck Brian.

Hank

Admin · Head Quarters

Nice Brian, Good Luck with it

Bryan P · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Yeah that generator is super compact. I might buy one. I've got a PWS skid as well. You pulling fuel out of the skid tank?

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Bryan P wrote:
Yeah that generator is super compact. I might buy one. I've got a PWS skid as well. You pulling fuel out of the skid tank?

Yes I have the generator pulling gad out of the auxiliary gas tank on the skid.

Liberty SoftWash · PWS Vender

Awesome, You will get many years out of her.

Fred W · Guru

Awesome stuff Brian!

Patrick G · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Brian how do you like that pump compared to the 12V? How is the distance...much better?

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Patrick G wrote:
Brian how do you like that pump compared to the 12V? How is the distance...much better?

Pat

I haven't used 12v in years. I was using Air diaphragm (All-flo). Distance on the booster is the best distance out of everything I have ever used.

Patrick G · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Ok ty

Diamond Roof Cleaning · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Brian nice looking truck and rig.

Eric Schnaible · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Sweet rig Brian. Im onna have to get used to you with a truck.

BlueRidge · Approved Exterior Cleaner

That looks so much easier than the Van. Ever since we switched to the booster pump and stopped batch mixing it has been difficult scheduling since jobs go so much faster. That truck looks really nice.

SprayWash · Approved Exterior Cleaner

that rig is gorgeous!

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Thank for the compliments ( Mike, Erik, Brett, Ray)
The Proportioner is a game changer but my van had it's moments. I did stack all the hose reels and controls near the doors. I would definitely build one again but we needed a truck this time around.

Patrick G · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Brian I have been looking at your type skids at PWS. A small one looks like it would run about 8 grand. Seems like a lot of moving parts ( valves ) and Im worried how long they would last and the ease and expense to replace them. The skid I have now has like 4 valves, one malfunctioned internally on me and it took like eight hours to find the defective part....I wound up bypassing all of them. Have You had this setup since the beginning of this season?

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Pat
I have had this skid for approximately 3 months. I wanted to get it at the end of my season so I could get all the kinks out. It took some learning in the beginning to figure out how everything worked. I actually filled all the tanks with colored water and I practice mixing and setting it up before I filled it with chemical and soaps. I have a full understanding of how this skid is built and if something breaks or fails I will be able to fix it

Patrick G · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Thanks Again

h2o spray · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Excellent choice in equipment! That is a bad a$# skid!

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Thanks. I highly recommend the Wizard and I also love the Liquiforce controller from Russ Johnson. It has taken a while to get a system together but me and my son have got everything dialed in. With out a doubt we have doubled our daily production

Diamond Roof Cleaning · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Wow. I really like shiny new equipment.

Michael Hickey · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Beautiful setup Brian, I seem to be falling way behind in equipment. I don't have a booster pump, remote control etc etc. Starting to feel sorry for myself now. How does the Liquidforce controller work Brian?
Do any of you guys have issues with over spray etc with the booster pump. A lot of our work is in housing estates so we usually put the chemical through a telescopic pole and brush.

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Mike it's not so shinny anymore.
The Liquiforce is a remote control shut off for the down streamer. It so you don't have to go back to the truck

Zach Maynard · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Looks awesome Brian!

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Thanks Zack