[chris scott]

Nozzles

[Plankton]

I've never seen the angles for sale or even being used. Is that just a pole hose fitting or is it bigger.

[Smurf]

The mad Frenchman sells them Alan. But you know Chris he probably got them from somewhere else.

[Plankton]

I'm try to put together a list of parts to build a 12v softwash system and after measuring the reduction in flow rates with narrower hose it seems pointless having anything bigger than a 11 lpm pump.
The comet pump is around 11.5 lpm but when you consider the cost difference to power it compared to an Everflo EF3000 12-Volt Diaphragm Pump at £106.70 which has around the same flow, is there any need to have the extra expense.

Chris is using a 30 lpm pump so that's obviously needing more power and bigger diameter hoses. With good tap pressure coming out at around 25 lpm and using standard 30m garden hose with a couple of connections it takes it down to around 17 lpm, a length of wfp pole hose connected to the tap reduces the flow to around 7 lpm and with 100m of microbore on a reel I'm only getting 3 lpm! So unless the mirobore hose is knackered somewhere it would be a complete waste using my old 100m microbore with any pump over 5 lpm.

[chris scott]

We generally soft wash at around 2 lpm...we use Tricoflex hosepipe 1/2  no back pressure build up or resistance.

[Plankton]

I've had enough of spraying roofs with slow flow rates. For the edges it's good to reduce the flow but it's a killer for the whole job.

[Darran Smith PRSS]

We use clear braided hose at 1/2" - so you can see what is coming through your hose.....

[Smurf]

I've had enough of spraying roofs with slow flow rates. For the edges it's good to reduce the flow but it's a killer for the whole job.

Do you spray roofs with a lance, wf type pole or both? 

As Darren has mentioned the softwash gear he sells has 1/2 clear braded hose and uses a 1/2 in ball vale type gun. Also matched (Six shooter) flow tips for the job.  For high flow pole work you can buy I/2 clear braded hose  wfp gun adaptor and other parts listed  on his website https://purple-rhino-softwash-systems.co.uk/product-category/spare-parts/ If you want reels then they are show on his home page https://purple-rhino-softwash-systems.co.uk/product-category/softwash-chemicals/

If building a system myself for roof cleaning I would go with 1/2 in 100 ft reel for applying  chems and a separate  high volume bulk rinse pump  using a larger 3/4  hose and reel for rinsing down.

Mind after saying that trying to cobble all the bits together if you are really busy business wise you just might as well save all the agro, bite the bullet and buy one of theses. lol https://purple-rhino-softwash-systems.co.uk/shop/softwash-equipment/blend-rinse-modules/

My only issue with those systems for the UK market is they are not fitted with a chem pump controller so could vary the flow of chems being applied if need be.  Especially for when wanting to apply chems via wfp in a very controlled way to help reduce chem drift, runoff and chemical wastage.

[M Roberts]

I've had enough of spraying roofs with slow flow rates. For the edges it's good to reduce the flow but it's a killer for the whole job.

Do you spray roofs with a lance, wf type pole or both? 

As Darren has mentioned the softwash gear he sells has 1/2 clear braded hose and uses a 1/2 in ball vale type gun. Also matched (Six shooter) flow tips for the job.  For high flow pole work you can buy I/2 clear braded hose  wfp gun adaptor and other parts listed  on his website https://purple-rhino-softwash-systems.co.uk/product-category/spare-parts/ If you want reels then they are show on his home page https://purple-rhino-softwash-systems.co.uk/product-category/softwash-chemicals/

If building a system myself for roof cleaning I would go with 1/2 in 100 ft reel for applying  chems and a separate  high volume bulk rinse pump  using a larger 3/4  hose and reel for rinsing down.

Mind after saying that trying to cobble all the bits together if you are really busy business wise you just might as well save all the agro, bite the bullet and buy one of theses. lol https://purple-rhino-softwash-systems.co.uk/shop/softwash-equipment/blend-rinse-modules/

My only issue with those systems for the UK market is they are not fitted with a chem pump controller so could vary the flow of chems being applied if need be.  Especially for when wanting to apply chems via wfp in a very controlled way to help reduce chem drift, runoff and chemical wastage.

surprised if Darren can still walk 

[Plankton]

Smurf, I'm using old wfp setup for spraying roofs, fsg. For fsg it's perfect with a fan jetted brush but for what I'm wanting it to do it's not. For rinsing I'm using the pw lance or garden tap depending on pressure.
I'm keen to have the rinsing done working at gutter level and using the wfp extended to the top and angled down to avoid water entry. I'm not so keen on using pencil jets (sniper, assassin) from the ground as you could end up with sh dripping into the attic and onto a victorian wedding dress or something.

[Smurf]

I've had enough of spraying roofs with slow flow rates. For the edges it's good to reduce the flow but it's a killer for the whole job.

Do you spray roofs with a lance, wf type pole or both? 

As Darren has mentioned the softwash gear he sells has 1/2 clear braded hose and uses a 1/2 in ball vale type gun. Also matched (Six shooter) flow tips for the job.  For high flow pole work you can buy I/2 clear braded hose  wfp gun adaptor and other parts listed  on his website https://purple-rhino-softwash-systems.co.uk/product-category/spare-parts/ If you want reels then they are show on his home page https://purple-rhino-softwash-systems.co.uk/product-category/softwash-chemicals/

If building a system myself for roof cleaning I would go with 1/2 in 100 ft reel for applying  chems and a separate  high volume bulk rinse pump  using a larger 3/4  hose and reel for rinsing down.

Mind after saying that trying to cobble all the bits together if you are really busy business wise you just might as well save all the agro, bite the bullet and buy one of theses. lol https://purple-rhino-softwash-systems.co.uk/shop/softwash-equipment/blend-rinse-modules/

My only issue with those systems for the UK market is they are not fitted with a chem pump controller so could vary the flow of chems being applied if need be.  Especially for when wanting to apply chems via wfp in a very controlled way to help reduce chem drift, runoff and chemical wastage.

surprised if Darren can still walk 

Think you find them buildings called banks saves Darren walking about all lopsided. lol

[chris scott]

I've had enough of spraying roofs with slow flow rates. For the edges it's good to reduce the flow but it's a killer for the whole job.

Do you spray roofs with a lance, wf type pole or both? 

As Darren has mentioned the softwash gear he sells has 1/2 clear braded hose and uses a 1/2 in ball vale type gun. Also matched (Six shooter) flow tips for the job.  For high flow pole work you can buy I/2 clear braded hose  wfp gun adaptor and other parts listed  on his website https://purple-rhino-softwash-systems.co.uk/product-category/spare-parts/ If you want reels then they are show on his home page https://purple-rhino-softwash-systems.co.uk/product-category/softwash-chemicals/

If building a system myself for roof cleaning I would go with 1/2 in 100 ft reel for applying  chems and a separate  high volume bulk rinse pump  using a larger 3/4  hose and reel for rinsing down.

Mind after saying that trying to cobble all the bits together if you are really busy business wise you just might as well save all the agro, bite the bullet and buy one of theses. lol https://purple-rhino-softwash-systems.co.uk/shop/softwash-equipment/blend-rinse-modules/

My only issue with those systems for the UK market is they are not fitted with a chem pump controller so could vary the flow of chems being applied if need be.  Especially for when wanting to apply chems via wfp in a very controlled way to help reduce chem drift, runoff and chemical wastage.

Or a 0.5-30lpm roller pump and some hosepipe.

[Smurf]

I've had enough of spraying roofs with slow flow rates. For the edges it's good to reduce the flow but it's a killer for the whole job.

Do you spray roofs with a lance, wf type pole or both? 

As Darren has mentioned the softwash gear he sells has 1/2 clear braded hose and uses a 1/2 in ball vale type gun. Also matched (Six shooter) flow tips for the job.  For high flow pole work you can buy I/2 clear braded hose  wfp gun adaptor and other parts listed  on his website https://purple-rhino-softwash-systems.co.uk/product-category/spare-parts/ If you want reels then they are show on his home page https://purple-rhino-softwash-systems.co.uk/product-category/softwash-chemicals/

If building a system myself for roof cleaning I would go with 1/2 in 100 ft reel for applying  chems and a separate  high volume bulk rinse pump  using a larger 3/4  hose and reel for rinsing down.

Mind after saying that trying to cobble all the bits together if you are really busy business wise you just might as well save all the agro, bite the bullet and buy one of theses. lol https://purple-rhino-softwash-systems.co.uk/shop/softwash-equipment/blend-rinse-modules/

My only issue with those systems for the UK market is they are not fitted with a chem pump controller so could vary the flow of chems being applied if need be.  Especially for when wanting to apply chems via wfp in a very controlled way to help reduce chem drift, runoff and chemical wastage.

Or a 0.5-30lpm roller pump and some hosepipe.

Does it come with a free black bucket, mango barrel and hobbit Chris?

[chris scott]

Do you have a website?

[Plankton]

Nozzles

Any chance of a link for the parts.... Please.

[Plankton]

Got a list of parts in the basket to build a 12v softwash pump.
I decided to use snaplock fittings as they look safer and got from the pump feed (excluding filters) to the pole and ball valve which will be attached to the pole with Velcro or something.
I'll be using 1/2" hose from the ball valve and will hopefully run this up the pole and probably use a bore adaptor to reduce this down to pole hose which will feed (currently my only option) the Gardiner Water Fed Pole Application Nozzle Gardiner Push Fit Type with 8mm push fit and a size 10 nozzle.

I need an inline filter with 1/2" threads and some ideas for other nozzles. Hopefully get this ordered tonight on a next day and put it together at the weekend.

[chris scott]

http://www.roofclean.co.uk/pdf/AlgoClear-Equipment-List-2017.pdf

[Plankton]

http://www.roofclean.co.uk/pdf/AlgoClear-Equipment-List-2017.pdf

Emailed them last week and never heard anything back, also waiting wcw getting back to me regarding a complaint and still waiting on my softwash equipment order that I placed last thursday on a "next day courier".... Is it an English holiday or something?

[Plankton]

Eventually I've put it together with a couple of temporary bits.  The sprayer attachment I ordered hasn't bonded together and it's loose, not sure what they use but it looks like black sealant. Done a trail spraying with water to be sure I didn't have chems leaking out and all was ok but the head of the sprayer was spinning, I thought it must be on a thread but seams to be just sealant.
Question is what adhesive is used to bond these parts together.
It's the part connecting the angle adaptor to the main body.
https://www.softwashtechnology.co.uk/collections/lances-and-jets/products/dualtool-multi-head-water-fed-pole-application-nozzle-adaptor?variant=24959650181

[Smurf]

If you bought the nozzle from Ben at softwash technology then best give him a call to sort it out.

As for your order placed with algoclear contact FM directly by phone again.