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jimmyjamroofcleaninman · Guest

starting out with garden hose

zjim · Guest

I was sold a wrong hose reel and the sh killed it in four months and I rinse it everyday. I would get a good hose asap.

OSM-Jo · guest

Long enough to make a little money so you can get a better hose. I think this is my plan as well. Upgrade as I go. Best of luck, keep us posted on the hose.

jimmyjamroofcleaninman · Guest

will do, thanks.

zjim · Guest

Just don't put the up grade off to long cause when you do it always comes back to bite you.

Aug 25, 2010

Find yourself a good chem hose to spray with. The last thing you want while Cleaning a Roof is to have a lousy Garden hose that you can't trust spring a leak all over Mrs, customers yard and kill all her grass and prize winning Rose Bushes...

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-- Edited by Roof Cleaning Palm Harbor FL 727 543 3276 on Wednesday 25th of August 2010 09:03:38 AM

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jimmyjamroofcleaninman wrote:

ok i paid 58 bucks for 200' of medium duty 4ply 5/8 garden hose at lowe's, what's you guys opinions on how long this will last me. i wanna do a few rooves and upgrade but just curious how many uses i might get out of it before its killed by the sh. thanks

As SOON as you make some money, replace that, use it to water grass with. It will fail, and fail suddenly with little or NO warning. It kind of hurts when pressurized roof cleaning chemical gets in your eyes from a blown hose

zjim · Guest

Chris what about when you are on a roof when it blows? Now you are yelling to the ground guy to kill the pump?!! I can tell what the gound is going to do as the love is going every where. He's going to look at you and say "what"? As you fly down the ladder run to the rig and kill the pump. He's then going to look at you and say "O" Then you are spending the next hour and a half cleaning up and hoping you didn't kill any thing. Instead of packing up and going to the bank to deposit that check. So Jimmy like Chris said as SOON as you can up grade do it. Call Lori at pwp she will hook you up.

gutterdog · Aug 25, 2010

I'm still using air line. Been using it since I built the trailer this early spring. Had to replace a few things. Quick connects etc. No line bust on me yet. knock on wood. I am going to upgrade to the kuri tec line next year on the second trailer. That would be a nightmare for a line to bust!

I'll be getting it from Lori!

-- Edited by gutterdog on Wednesday 25th of August 2010 08:02:01 PM

zjim · Guest

I've had a few pop off at the pump and hose reel when i was useing 5/8 poly lines. Now I have 3/4 pex pipe and it works great

Dnegri · Guest

Its better to bite the bullet and buy some good hose now and do like Chris says and use it to water the plants.Equipment is an investment in your business not an expenditure .

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zjim wrote:

Chris what about when you are on a roof when it blows? Now you are yelling to the ground guy to kill the pump?!! I can tell what the gound is going to do as the love is going every where. He's going to look at you and say "what"? As you fly down the ladder run to the rig and kill the pump. He's then going to look at you and say "O" Then you are spending the next hour and a half cleaning up and hoping you didn't kill any thing. Instead of packing up and going to the bank to deposit that check. So Jimmy like Chris said as SOON as you can up grade do it. Call Lori at pwp she will hook you up.

No, before I clean up anything, I am whipping my ground mans azz for NOT turning off the pump biggrin

zjim · Guest

Lmao what if the customer is home do you wait till you get back to the shop?

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zjim wrote:

Lmao what if the customer is home do you wait till you get back to the shop?

I make sure there are no witnesses biggrin

Roof Cleaning Little Rock Arkansas · Guest

Nothing like being on the roof and hearing that steady chug...chug...chug turn into chgchgchgchgchgchg!

I havent had lines blow in the yard but fittings have blown at the trailer. Good thing we park in the street.

I had a bunch of 5/8 garden hose and used it starting out. I think it took 3 or 4 roofs before it started bubbling up.

zjim · Guest

Funny that's what my lawer told me to

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