R. Williamson

Ron, When you upstream and you return the bypass into the tank and do not have a on/off valve you will get soap in your feed tank, because you are injecting chemical into the inlet side of the pump. When you downstream this is not a issue, because you are injecting chemical on the high pressure side not the intake side. When the pump is in the bypass mode it does not pull chemical. Robert Williamson

I changed to XP Pro 6 Months ago. It is by far the smoothest operating system Microsoft has put out. I may have to get rid of my Bill Gates punching bag. Robert

I wish I had a way with words like you guy's. I agree. Except the monkey part. Robert

When you change to a larger orifice your PSI drops the GPM remains the same. When you change to a smaller orifice your GPM drops and the PSI remains the same. Because the extra water that will not flow through the nozzle is bypassed. A flow type is a complete different animal. You can go up but cannot go down. That is when like Alan has said you have to bypass the water with a valve back to your inlet. Hope I said this correctly. Robert Williamson

I am a Christian and I have faith that God will take care of my family and I. I also work very hard. I do not expect work to come to me. Anything worth having is worth working for. How could someone live just to think at the end you will just be worm dirt. God said he will give you what you need. You have to work for the extra's. Robert Williamson

Dale you will not damage your pump as long as the unloader is set for the max PSI the pump is designed for. Robert Williamson

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Rob's van does have a divider between the cab and the back. He is going to install Owens Corning insulation and sound deading board and then you caulk around it. This will compleetly seal the back from the front. This setup did turn out nice. Thanks Rob for letting me design your new setup. Robert

last year I got a ticket for rolling a stop sign. That trick would not work here. No matter what the ticket is for, you have to go to court. You cannot mail in the fine. And of course there is a court cost....I,m shocked.

A custom cabinet shop would have a cnc router. You would have to pay a setup charge for the programing, but after that just per piece.

Thanks for the critique on my website I will take it into consideration. I will ad more information about the chemicals soon. 6136 ingredients are potassium hydroxide, nitrilotriacetic acid and trisodium salt. Its main application is a no brush truck wash. It is a strong alkaline cleaner (degreaser) that some use to clean homes and many others surfaces. 6132 is simlar just less aggressive. Robert Williamson

Alan, You bring up some good points. I was thinking about using a sump type pickup system. You are right, a 25 horse would not do it. You would need a 30 horse engine. This would be enough power to run a 5.5 GPM @ 3500 PSI pump and a 5000 watt generator. I have never delt with reclaiming. This is where my knowledge is not that great. Although I do see the need to learn more about reclaiming. I am always willing to learn about every aspect of the pressure cleaning industry. That is why these boards are so great because we all know different areas of the industry. Robert Williamson Pressure Tek Sales 1-888-898-0908

Rick, It is ideas like this that advance our industry and streamline equipment setups. Here is my thoughts. The belt drives the pump, and generator. Use a 12 volt burner so the generator can be used to operate the vac system and chemical pump this way you can use about a 24 horse engine and the foot print is not as large in your trailer, van or truck. And it is not as custom and will cost less to build. Robert Williamson Pressure Tek Sales 1-888-898-0908

The 6" vent may be causing some restriction. It sounds like to me your blower is going bad causing it to spin slower which would make it burn rich. And the motor is drawing to much amperage which is kicking the reset button. Hope this helps Robert

Mike, Ignore the previous post if your machine is a gear box drive and just check the engine RPM. If everything checks out we can get into what the problem may be then. Seals, valves, unloader or nozzle size. Hope this helps. Robert

Mike, Alan is rite . First check your engine RPM. I did the math on the conversion that pump is rated at almost 5.5 GPM. Your multiplier is 0.2641721 for that conversion. If your RPM is correct then check your pulley sizes. Just because the pump will put out those numbers does not mean that the manufacturer of the system set it up that way. Your pulley sizes should be one of the two following combinations to achieve max. pump performance. 7.75" pump & 3.35" engine or 8.75" pump & 3.75 engine. I believe these would be the most comman combinations but I reserve the rite to be wrong. Robert

The reason is that synthetic anti wear properties are so good that the piston rings do not get enough friction to seat them in properly. After your engine breaks in synthetic is the best way to go. A engine builder for 25 years told me this, he's considered the best in Cleveland. Robert

Mike heres a link on Ebay to something similar to what you have it finished with out a bid. It was in Canada though it cost a lot more to ship, that may be why it did not get bids. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2560504679&category=46536

Mike, It should be worth in the area of $ 3000.00 if you find the rite person. Do a search on Ebay for closed auctions and see if anything similar sold that might give you a better idea of it's value. If you think it will not sell soon take pictures of it and put it up for sell on Ebay with a short auction time if it sells buy it and ship it to won the auction. Hope this helps. Robert

I have heard it is not good to break a engine in with synthetic but does not hurt after that. I think manufacturers look for any reason to void a warranty. Robert

Mike that is a great deal. But the question is, is this going to be used in your shop as a stationary unit or are you buying it to resell. If your intention is to use it as a mobile unit you would have to run a generator to power it or plug it in to your customers power. It may be more cost affective to use a gas engine powered unit but not knowing your business I would not know the answer. Bob

I have not emailed anyone through this board. That would not be proper and I changed that phone number three months ago.

All the above mentioned surfacer manufacturers state that their machines can handle up to 210 degrees to 212 degrees. I have found this to be true. I have not had any warranty claims do to heated water. A 4 GPM machine does not have enough lifting force to float most casterless surfacers. Which will lead to premature brush wear. And it does not have enough force to power a large diameter surfacer properly. With that said, I would say that you would need a smaller diameter ( 19" or 20" ) with casters or if you like the thought of a floater the Whisper Wash Classic is the lightest floater on the market ( 20 LBS ). Robert Williamson

Mike, Apology accepted. None of us are perfect. We all need to be forgiven every once and a while. Robert Williamson

Mike you are correct you can downstream 5 to 1. The Adams injector is the only one I have ever seen do it with 300' of hose though. Robert Williamson