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OK guys,  Now I'm a little worried as well.  We are adding roof cleaning to our services and just got our Fatboy, battery boxes and 1/2 hose from Bob.  Is the 1/2 inch workable?  I have also seen some comments regarding making your own ball valve wand as opposed to the setup I bought.  Should I search it on the forums here and build my own?

Terry

Clevecavs wrote:

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OK guys,  Now I'm a little worried as well.  We are adding roof cleaning to our services and just got our Fatboy, battery boxes and 1/2 hose from Bob.  Is the 1/2 inch workable?  I have also seen some comments regarding making your own ball valve wand as opposed to the setup I bought.  Should I search it on the forums here and build my own?

Terry

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You need to read the thread about the pump boxes getting to hot, I just got the same set-up as you and will do the following before I fire it up:

Cut some more vents in the box

Plumb a 3/4 hose from the tank to the pump to "flood" it.

Let me know if you have any issues, $ 656.00 was my price, plus shipping.

 

Clevecavs wrote:

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OK guys,  Now I'm a little worried as well.  We are adding roof cleaning to our services and just got our Fatboy, battery boxes and 1/2 hose from Bob.  Is the 1/2 inch workable?  I have also seen some comments regarding making your own ball valve wand as opposed to the setup I bought.  Should I search it on the forums here and build my own?

Terry

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 You're fine. The 1/2" set up works great. Been using it for a year and a half. The ball valve will make your life 100% easier.

Confident Roof Cleaning Houston TX wrote:

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Clevecavs wrote:

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OK guys,  Now I'm a little worried as well.  We are adding roof cleaning to our services and just got our Fatboy, battery boxes and 1/2 hose from Bob.  Is the 1/2 inch workable?  I have also seen some comments regarding making your own ball valve wand as opposed to the setup I bought.  Should I search it on the forums here and build my own?

Terry

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 You're fine. The 1/2" set up works great. Been using it for a year and a half. The ball valve will make your life 100% easier.

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Thanks,

Found the detailed parts list for the ball valve so I will build a couple and go from there.  Since I already hav the 200' of 1/2 inch kuri tek I was wondering if I should try different nozzles.  I have 40's now and am curious if I should have 50's or 60's.  Will that make a difference with the 1/2 inch hose?

Terry

 

Ive been using the fatboy for a little over a year, I draw from the tank with 1" pvc reduced to 3/4 then spray with 3/4 hose and 3/4 ball valve in a 0060  and 0050 remember guys  the fatboy likes eveything big... Im getting some 0070 nozzels next, hope this helps



KID

I started with a fatboy 3/4 hose and  3/4 ball valves using 0060 nozzel   , lets put it this way you will learn fast cause you  are pumping some love... but  no its not to much. get you a 0050  and a couple fan nozzels think  they are 1550 1560 , lori has then im sure... hope this helps

Dave

Ordep81 wrote:

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thanks for the info, im looking at getting a set up within the next few weeks. Want to make sure I get the right equipment som im doing quite a bit of reading.

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 Rem the fatboy likes everything big 3/4 hose 3/4 ball valve  etc etc

Simply Glass wrote:

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Roof Cleaning Missouri 417-230-8103 wrote:

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Ive been using the fatboy for a little over a year, I draw from the tank with 1" pvc reduced to 3/4 then spray with 3/4 hose and 3/4 ball valve in a 0060  and 0050 remember guys  the fatboy likes eveything big... Im getting some 0070 nozzels next, hope this helps



KID

Have you been using the same Fatboy for a year? How many roofs have you done with it? I keep reading that they don't last. What are you doing to keep it going for so long? Could you post a pic of how you have the 1" pvc ran?   Thanks

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 I use a basic setup, 1" pvc pulling from the top , i have it where I  can take it out and transfer chemical to the tank if need be , so its not plumb solid , the 1" is attached to a 3/4 flexiable hose then reduces to the 1/2 on the pump.   then on the out side its the 1/2 inch nipple connected to 3/4 " quick connect with 200 ft of hose, basic setup nothng fancy.. 
I don't have any idea how many roofs , its on it 2 nd yr with us , i keep it flushed after each use have not had any problems as of yet . I would say 100 or so roofs. 


dave

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Simply Glass wrote:

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Roof Cleaning Missouri 417-230-8103 wrote:

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Simply Glass wrote:

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Roof Cleaning Missouri 417-230-8103 wrote:

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Ive been using the fatboy for a little over a year, I draw from the tank with 1" pvc reduced to 3/4 then spray with 3/4 hose and 3/4 ball valve in a 0060  and 0050 remember guys  the fatboy likes eveything big... Im getting some 0070 nozzels next, hope this helps



KID

Have you been using the same Fatboy for a year? How many roofs have you done with it? I keep reading that they don't last. What are you doing to keep it going for so long? Could you post a pic of how you have the 1" pvc ran?   Thanks

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 I use a basic setup, 1" pvc pulling from the top , i have it where I  can take it out and transfer chemical to the tank if need be , so its not plumb solid , the 1" is attached to a 3/4 flexiable hose then reduces to the 1/2 on the pump.   then on the out side its the 1/2 inch nipple connected to 3/4 " quick connect with 200 ft of hose, basic setup nothng fancy.. 
I don't have any idea how many roofs , its on it 2 nd yr with us , i keep it flushed after each use have not had any problems as of yet . I would say 100 or so roofs. 


dave

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Well if your getting 100+ roofs from a pump that only cost a couple hunderd then thats not bad at all. I was under the impression that them pumps would not hold up.
Thanks for clearing that up for me.

 

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YW, just make sure you keep it flushed

 

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