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As the original post is 5 years old, I hope he has it figured out by now.

aahhh what you trying to do?

You mentioed farms but not what kind. Do NOT use sodium hypochlorite around manure.

text me for info,...must be insured, experienced, etc

Tom, I have heard that before, you probably told me, but in the same circumstance how does having a license stop the rape/murder ? It's just another income stream for government, IMO.

Looks terrific ! What do you use for the media? Must be something fairly soft.

Mick, it's called government at "its best". Only some countys and Municipalitys require it. The work has been spoken for.

John, I do a number of roofs every year. This one is in Rockland county and you need a Rockland county license. I have had 2 calls in 4 years, not worth the $600 they want for a license.

Neil, In my experience it's not just this industry. I no not know why but I have had the problem for the last 6-12 months, it's never been so hard to spend money.

Nigel, This past weekend I had a chance to do some "testing" and thought you might like to know the results. I used a Pressure Pro 8gpm, 3000PSI cold water machine, with 50' of 3/8 hose and measured the RPM of the spray bar on three different surface cleaners. 1) A 24" "Alkota" made by Steel Eagle.(I bought the unit used and I believe the swivel is a Dublein) This unit has two 1535 tips because I use it with a 6gpm hot box. With a pressure gage at the surface cleaner reading 2950 the RPM of the bar was 1140. 2) A 24" Steel Eagle with 1545 tips and a Mosmatic swivel and spray bar, same set up, at 2700PSI the RPM of the bar was 1120. 3) A 30" Steel Eagle with 1545 tips and a Talon III swivel and Steel Eagle spray bar, 2950PSI and 860 RPM I drilled a hole through the upper part of the surface cleaner right above the spray bar/nozzle junction and used an Extech lazer tachometer to measure the RPM. I guess I'm a little surprised at how "slow" the bars actually spin. With most swivels rated for 2000RPM, I thought they would be faster

Jon, Just curiosity, there was a discussion on one of the BBS awhile back in regards to surface cleaner leaving swirl marks from walking to fast. If the bar can spin faster then one should be able to walk faster without leaving the swirl marks. And part of the discussion was if there is a difference between the mfg's of the swivel.

at what ratio do you recomend Rod?

Greg, Hope you got it working, short answer you are not getting enough clorine on the house (TTW)

Marco, How far it will spray will depend on your machine's gpm/psi. 20' to 40' depending on machine, I'd guess. You can find them at most hardware/HomeDepot/Lowes. They are found in the plumbing section. Brass with pipe threads on one end, hose barb on the other.

IIRC, he died in the boating accident and then was a Pan Am pilot.

A salute to all veterans.

You might have better luck posting in the "Job Leads" forum

AAHHH U-Pay except when its my deck. I tried 2 years ago and it wasn't even close to what Jim is showing. Can you say "gray looks good to me dear".

LCS is a stripper from EaCoChem.com if you want more info on it. Now what's a "U-pay" job and Jim when you coming over and doing my IPE deck?

To lower the psi, just increase the tip size.

Try www.dcs1.com , or 800 433 2113, there in Ft. Worth. Their RK-40 is on sale for $4195. 8 gpm, 3000psi, 200F. great service. I have had 5 of their machine over the years and it's work out well.

pressure switch normally controls the solenoid, I would suspect that is your problem. Normally the thermostat, pressure switch and overtemp protector are in series and if any one of them opens it cuts power to the solenoid

Brian, If space is a major concern, I'd look at the E-spec set up. Otherwise I'd go with separate machines. I'm pretty sure you can get 8@3500 for about $3500, unless you are looking specific engine/pump configurations.

And just because you were in Nam, doesn't mean you are excused from being civil.

I do not know how old that video is but the speaker died today.