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It would certainly be nice to not have to get up on tile roofs and not use a lift either.  I am wondering if this could also double as a good pump for house washing?  For those hard to reach places my higher flow pumps can't reach??  Not having to get on a ladder would save time.  However, overall, using this would take quite a bit longer due to low GPM.  Still, it may have its place in one's tool box.

KP Diamond wrote:

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Chris, it could be a winner but I'm skeptical of the durability of the m15.
The m30 looks like a better pump with the viton and teflon but of course
Costs more. Notice too though that the m30 is only 80 psi but 4 gal min, so that
Isn't the greatest either. The m15 states only 1.4 gpm MAX at 200 psi MAX.
In my experience plunger pumps don't push the max very long with SH.
That rating may be generous to start, much less after you connect some hose to her.
The m15 only has a 1/4 outlet. Too bad they can't bump up the pressure on the m30.
Be worth a try...

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LOL, this is an OLDER thread, before the Delavan Fat Boy Pump came out!

Personally, I like Air Diapraghm Pumps For Roof Cleaning.

But that is just me.

Plenty here use the Delavans, and they like em.

 

KP Diamond wrote:

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Sorry, thought the original thread was still there for those comparing shurflo and the m15.

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LOL, I still know roof cleaners on Florida's East Coast who use the 100 psi shurflo's at 1.8 GPM.
They use either straight Chlorine, or an 80 percent mix with a mist tip, and clean tile roofs.

They like the higher PSI,  and lower GPM, as it allows them to use smaller hose.

i DONT clean tile roofs this way, nor do I suggest it either!

I clean tile roofs by flooding the roof with a much weaker solution, and rely on tarps/ground men to protect property/plants.

 

Roof Cleaning Palm Harbor FL 727 543 3276 wrote:

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I really, really, really, like my new Air Flow Pump.  

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Yeah,, I know what ya mean Larry.

That is why WE use them, and been "preaching" about them for years.

Now, you know !

Not to take anything away from our RCIA Brothers who use other pumps either!

AODD Pumps are my personal choice for Florida Roof Cleaning.

 

PowerClean wrote:

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I'm going to have to talk to one of you guys about setting up an air pump system for next year's season.  All this talk about it leaves me with BIG pump envy... though i do use a fatboys, so I'm not that far out of the game?  LOL.

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Well .... she fell in LOVE with my "Fat Boy" LOL
BUT, once she heard I had an Air Pump AND a "Big Hose"

 

KP Diamond wrote:

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Chris, is it just the concentration of the SH you advise against with that cleaning method, or is there another reason as well?  I speaking of the misting method with the higher pressure and lower gpm.  Obviously its a much slower method too, just wondering.





-- Edited by KP Diamond on Monday 5th of October 2009 06:40:45 PM

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What goes up, must come down!
Strong chemical roof cleaning solutions are to be avoided!
They can strip glaze/paint from tiles, kill plants, etc, etc, etc.

Actually, it is not as slow as you may think ?
The really strong chemical cleans first pass, most of the time.
But on any tile roof, there is always touch up to be done anyway because of the three dimensionality of the tiles.

We like a higher GPM pump with a weaker mix.
We touch up what dont clean the first pass, after allowing enough dwell time.

I am ANAL about edges of the tiles!

Sometimes, we will shoot them from the ground watching with binoculars , to make them perfect.

Really, that is just my perfectionist self manifesting itself, LOL

IF you miss an edge or two, no real worries.

The plant is DEAD, and experience has shown the edges will clean up, after a few good rains!

 

And here I thought I was going to get a GOOD answer! Lol just kidding obviously. Does high gpm provide cleaning function too, or is it mainly just for chem delivery?

Steve,
I realize that it is true for pw, just trying to clarify what the advantage of 9 gpm delivery of the love is. Personally, we strike a balance with our love application: weaker chems at medium gpm (3.5) and higher pressure (1600). But the pressure isn't used to clean, its used to deliver.