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I have the 11" and the 24" Steel Eagle Fury's and have never had a problem with rocks or anything else stopping the spray bar. I sweep or blow prior to using these as I do not want to clog the vacuum port with junk. The brush does a good job of keeping stuff on the outside, unless I run over a large expansion crack. What size do you have?

For hard floor cleaning, and spot vacuuming that would be fine, however for a deep down clean and maximum dust removal, you want a vacuum with a beater bar. It also helps to groom the carpet.

New companies pop up all the time, but I am partial to the Steel Eagle as I own two of them and they do a fine job. Steel Eagle has been around for a long time and their design is field tested in many sitiations, unlike some of these other companies that test on the shop floor and then start selling them.

A gas powered pump would be overkill, and a waste of gas. How many feet of hose do you have bewteen your tank and machine?

While the water is bypassing to the tank, something made it come out of bypass and then go back in. Do you have a flow unloader? From what you described, it sounds like it, and if so you have a leak.

All show and no go, thoe cars are meant to be DRIVEN, not putted around.

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The Parrot A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to "clean up" the bird's vocabulary. Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder. John, in desperation, threw up his hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched arms and said "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior." John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird continued, "May I ask ---what did the turkey do?" HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

It's that time of year again. Happy Thanksgiving!

The schools are more Patriotic on 9-11, than they are for Veterans Day. The new campaign going around "College not Combat" will be an interesting topic. Schools here are closed on Veterans Day, so they do not have any assemblies to Honor Veterans Day.

People seem to forget the sacrifice made by others. God Bless all our troops.

http://www.thegrimescene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3207&highlight=minute This subject has been around for awhile.

There is much more to the coffee story than most want to admit. The Darwin Awards fabricate many stories and distort others quite a bit. Sadly many people believe exactly what they read.

Gee Ryan sounds like your jealous that the guy may get a few bucks. Tape or no tape, it is very slim they would be able to identify the person who put the glue there, unless of ourse he did it himself.

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Subject: the hangin' There was an attorney who got home late one evening after a very taxing day trying to get a stay of execution for a client, named Wilbur Wright, who was due to be hanged for murder at midnight. His last minute plea for clemency to the state governor had failed and he was feeling tired and depressed. As soon as he got through the door his wife started on about, “What time of night do you call this? Where the hell have you been?", and so on. Too shattered to play his usual role in this familiar ritual, he went and poured himself a very large whisky and headed off to the bathroom for a long hot soak -- pursued by the predictable sarcastic remarks. While he was in the bathroom the phone rang, which the wife answered to be told that her husband's client had been granted his stay of execution after all. Realizing what a day he must have had, she relented a little and went upstairs to give him the good news. As she opened the bathroom door she was greeted by the sight of her husband's rear view as he bent naked over the bath cleaning the tub. "They're not hanging Wright tonight," she said, at which the attorney whirled round and screamed hysterically, "For crying out loud woman, don't you ever stop?"

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That is the same as a gas station that just wants the canopy cleaned. You will need to rinse all of the pad below, to clean up the mess from above. Sometimes it is just not worth the hassle, unless they are willing to pay more.

I would imagine that if you were to yank the whole thing out, that the glycerin may splash out on a rough day, or if you took it off and had it laying on it's side. Cut the nipple, but leave the bulk of it there.

That yellow plug on the gauge is a breather, and the plug is for shipping purposes. Mine said to trim the nipple from it, for proper operation.

If I did not run the machine first, I would still be standing out there. I will try and get a picture later.

Mine has a cap that you take off and then attach the hose for draining. It has a shutoff valve to prevent leakage while putting the hose on. Actually that is hwere the restiction is, in the valve.

I use one made by FRAM. Drains real slow as the tube is a little small, but it does make it a bit easier.

I had a housewash that I thought would be an X Jet/ Extension pole only job. I took an extension ladder just in case, but had no plans on actually using it. Well come to find out, I can not extend the pole because the wall is to close to the house and I have to go up on the roof to get the chimney. So up I go and then realize that I must go up to the next level to get it done, so I must drag the 20' ladder up on the roof. Three stories up, no fall protection and a decent wind, I finally get done thinking the hard part is out of the way. Then I come to realize that getting the ladder back down and set up on the ground is a little bit harder than I thought. I had a feeling I would not get down in one piece. No helper and no one to call for help. I am not a fan of housewashing, do not plan on doing many more unless it is big money, and still wonder how in the world I got through that day. I had three to do that day, and had that been the first one, I would have cancelled the other two. As far as defying common sense to make the customer happy, I guess I am guilty on a regular basis considering some of the neighborhoods I go into alone at night. A soldier in the Army of Clean, I go behind enemy lines on a regular basis, doing jobs that most would not. I have yet to encounter any serious trouble, but I ask myself all the time, what the heck I am thinking.

I use a 3500 psi/5.2 gpm unit and it goes pretty quick. I use 3.0 nozzles on the surfacer for 3000 psi, and general rinse/pop gum with a 5.5 nozzle for 3500 psi. If I have a large amount of debris, I wish I had more gpm, but for the majority of things this is just fine. More gom equals more water on the waste side, so that is always something to consider.