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  • Birthday 12/07/1957

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    Neil's Window Cleaning
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    Neil Sundberg
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    Lake Stevens , WA
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    Self employed window washer, pressure washer
  1. I ended up with more hose than I need LOL let me know if you need hose PM me and I will give you the details Neil FYI guys and gals , if you ever make an order of hose from Florida Hydraulic Industrial Supply CO and your experience is anything like mine was, you will not be able to cancel your order with them even if you give them PLENTY and I mean PLENTY of time to cancel with their wholesaler . They would not give me a tracking number , the salesman went on vacation and did not forward his email to a surrogate, on and on. Then when confronted with these issues they totally stonewalled me by screening my calls and not responding to emails. In my opinion, this company is the worst company I have EVER dealt with .. You know.. I forget about simple ways to check companies out. The Florida BBB gives this company an F on a scale of A to F.
  2. Do I know about not cheap? Yes. Already with a fairly simple setup installed in my van I will spend over 5 grand . I love being self employed , so I am willing to pay the price and work hard to stay self employed. The main thing I am trying to do is maximize the effectiveness of this equipment for the use of the Hammerhead surface cleaner I own ( and probably other surface cleaners I will buy) So, for example, if I use hose that robs the pressure I have paid good money to create, that doesn't make sense. But I hear that this won't be a problem at the flow rate I have 5.5 @ 4k with 3/8 hose. I have been influenced here with regard to thinking in terms of the hose as disposable so I should spend less . And probably have only what I need on the reel so that I minimize pressure drop In fact, most likely I will call Russ on Tuesday about his hose special and see how that goes.
  3. Not sure who you are talking about Christopher. I can see your viewpoint since it may seem like I am not listening. I did ask for help and have been given it here. I have thanked those who did so and tried to be fair and polite about it. It may seem like I am not listening, but I am. And I am learning :) Part of what goes on is that as a beginner one has no idea where the truth is, so we listen to everyone including experienced pressure washers and sales people alike, giving equal weight to everything without understanding it yet. I think something that could help would be the data on pressure drop with different size hoses at different lengths for example. Or how long different quality hoses last . There would be quite a few variables involved in this. I value the input from the pressure washers here because you know a lot about this obviously , but a part of me still wants to understand why these things are true . Anyway, I do appreciate the time guys have put into responding to the thread.
  4. some online research I did today turned up a blog article where the writer mentioned Goodyear ( non- Chinese made. how would we know? ) as a quality brand. I do not know how the quality of that compares to the Eagle brand Russ has on sale linked earlier here by AApaint in this thread , but the Eagle from Russ looks like a good deal to me Maybe I'll be able to switch to that hose from Russ
  5. and it's your time , spend it as you wish :) great to know about thinking of the hoses as disposable .
  6. Well, hopefully instead of wasting anything, I will do the best thing which is why I am asking. It took quite a while to even find prices on 1/2 hose. I did finally find some Legacy Ultima 1/2 Inch Pressure Washer Hose 5000 PSI from PowerWash.om at about $2.30 per foot for 100 feet. the 3/8 I have on order was $194 for 150' of blue 6000 PSI rated hose shipped. so, 3/8 would be $388 for 300 feet and 300 feet of the 1/2 inch would be $690 plus shipping. almost twice the cost
  7. Thanks for taking the time Guy. I appreciate it. Over time I might try both sizes. I think I need to go look at 1/2 hose to see how big it is. By the numbers it doesn't sound much larger , but when I see it, I may change my mind about that. Price: I'll have to get on the Google magic carpet today and do an exhaustive search for pricing. Yes, I am concerned about price, but if a larger size hose can save me repair dollars down the road, I'm feeling that that cost is no big deal. (And right now I have my window income :) ) But obviously if the 1/2 stuff is totally not doing any of that, I'm wasting my money and lugging around heavy hose for nothing. So, it would be interesting to see the facts , so I will see if I can find the data. Yes, I am a window cleaner primarily but there is more money in pressure washing and I am in my fifties with diminishing years of being able to climb ladders safely, so pressure washing is going to be much more important to me in the future. So this is why I am trying to understand these things so that I can leave avenues of opportunity open rather than thinking only in terms of what is happening today for me. I do have some 3/8 stuff on order. Maybe I'll let it ship and see how it goes. I'm sure what you say is true. I do respect your opinion . And I am open to all opinions here and from the sales people I talk to as well
  8. I just tried the link and they don't have 1/2 inch in stock . 100 feet of 3/8 costs about $130 WEB ORDER FORM
  9. Jim , thanks for bringing up the stuff about the 1/2 inch hose saving your pumps by making them work less . That advise sounds really important to me and a top notch reason to buy 1/2 inch hose. would be great to find a source of 1/2 inch at a reasonable cost . two 150 lengths :)
  10. Thanks for your thoughts John. So, your post makes me wonder how big of a deal the connections ( joints ? couplers? ) are between the hoses on the hose reel? Is there a way to minimize how messed up this makes the hose on the reel? Is this a minimal issue that could just be ignored? I probably will end up having extra capacity on my hose reel anyway , so if the hose is a bit sloppy on there because of the connections, I'm guessing that won't be a big deal ? BTW- I just found 300 foot hose ( Neptune) on Southside's site for $394. I see 200 foot lengths of the same stuff on there for $259
  11. I'd like to know where you get this hose too. I will carefully check Southside Equipment's site for it asap though. I got the bit about longer lengths generally costing more from a salesman at a Seattle supply company. His explanation , which I mentioned in an earlier post here seemed to make sense. And would there be less pressure drop with larger diameter hose? Like 1/2 inch?
  12. interestingly, Hanney electric reels go from a capacity of 300 feet down to 175 of 3/8 stuff. And since most of the lower priced stuff seems to sell as 100 foot or 50 foot lengths, I would end up with only 150 feet on a smaller reel. AND, the shorter capacity Hanney hose reels ( 175 feet) are hand crank only . I wanted electric. So, I guess if I needed more I go add to the end manually. That makes sense I guess now that I see how expensive the hose is. I guess i just want to maximize length if possible and I would hate to have to buy a larger reel later if I ever needed it at the cost of those reels. I am thinking long term here. ( Not going to go work at Walmart LOL )
  13. OK, I just talked to a salesman who told me he would stick with 3/8 hose since I don't need more diameter for my 5.5 @ 4k machine So the capacity of my new hose reel @ 3/8 diam is 450 feet -wow. I can't even afford to fill this reel. ( Hanney electric - the next smaller reel was the same price) I also learned from him that hose manufacturers can't make them longer usually because of manufacturing flaws - they just have to cut the hose as different lengths depending on where the flaw is. And rarely can hose be found longer than 200- 250 feet because of this he told me. And the longer it is the more expensive it is also. He is right? Noone sells longer lengths? You will ask why I need longer. I MIGHT need longer . So I am just trying to learn about what is possible. Obviously I will have to compromise at some point.
  14. It's gettin kinda fun here. Thanks to your recent recommendations, I just bought a nice Hanney electric hose reel that has a capacity of 325 feet. I figure the more hose the merrier since I am doing residential flat work here and who knows how far I will need to go. Anyway, from reading some things here, it sounds like the preferred hose diameter is 1/2 inch. So... I am thinking 1/2 inch high quality custom sized hose at 325 feet since that is the capacity of my hose reel. What would you suggest ? Who do you like that custom sizes ( length) the stuff? thanks I am going to buy very soon . I will appreciate your input. On a side note, I just talked to a local salesman who suggested I go with a "storage tote" like from Home Depot for my buffer tank. And then I could get what I need from him to adapt it to PW use . Does that sound a bit crazy or what? I assumed I would be buying a tank designed for this that would have all fitting installed in it already for around 175?
  15. Hey, I appreciate the responses guys. Two of you mentioned the Hannay brand which I find interesting, especially Alexy's comment that in 7 years there have been no issues , wow :) I will do some research on that brand tomorrow. I don't mind paying more if the quality deserves the higher price. No, my reels will be mounted inside my van, all the gear will be. So it won't be out in the weather at all . But I do think it sounds like a good plan to keep the reels to one side of the PW - I guess stack them Again, I appreciate the insights from experienced guys- cheers :)
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