Average Diameter hose..?

[Guest rfitz]

Just curious as to what diameter size hose most find that works the best for sure flow set up for spraying chems, stripper, britener etc.. could too big of a diameter cause sure flow problems with being inconsistent spraying or is there a maximum length of hose for this small of a pump..? say 60 psi at 1.5 GPM ?

[Aplus 525]

I use 3/8" diameter, and 50' length of hose on my sureflow setup, at 60psi, 1.5gpm. Longer hose lengths my require additional psi, but I have not tested to see what the psi drop may be in longer lengths.

I also use red colored hose for my sureflow so I can easily identify it from my hp hose when it is lying on the ground. Too many hoses lying on the ground can make a tangle like wet snakes, so it's easiest to color code them.

[Guest rfitz]

I found the problem, not sure why, but with orig. valve and new replaced valve, they were both drawing even when switched from left to right, not to mention, a bunch of loose fittings on the sure flow..? must not have been tightened good when first installed..? anyway, I cut off the right hose feed and plugged it, now I will only draw with the left side of valve, after washing or stripping, I will flush with water, then drop same line in britener, I dont think the valves that switch from right to left can handle all the acids we work with, I think they go bad, fast... anyway, now I dont have to worry, since I will only be using 1 line for both chems...I also use 3/8 clear hose but Im running 200 ft on hose reel,after running stripper thru, I run colored water thru the line to flush, and run stripper, britener back into tank until I see colored water coming out of gun, otherwise you could waste a ton of chemical flushing 200 ft of 3/8 hose onto the ground, thats whY Im using the colored water trick and only takes a few minutes for each to flush, somewhere in the 2-3 gallon range to flush lines..