There's a couple of skids with them, That's one reason I was asking. It could make things easier.
-- Edited by Art O on Sunday 6th of October 2013 10:50:51 AM
Art O said
Oct 6, 2013
Zach Maynard wrote:
The best part of them is never having to worry about leftover mix going bad due to surfactant.
Thanks Zac, That's what I was thinking
-- Edited by Art O on Sunday 6th of October 2013 11:59:21 AM
Art O said
Oct 6, 2013
This winter I would like to add a Soap injector to my Roof pump. Would a regular soap injector work like on a power washer. Maybe one of the adjustable one's. I could also put a cut off valve in the line. What do you guys think?
Doug Rucker said
Oct 6, 2013
I have looked at that before and I just think I prefer pouring what I need in when I need it. Only takes a few seconds. I guess I worry about the injectors going bad on a job and having to come down and replace one. I think the ones that do it though use a metering device of some sort.
Liberty SoftWash said
Oct 6, 2013
I thought about it to. Like Doug said it only take a sec to put soap in.
SprayWash said
Oct 6, 2013
AC's skids have injectors for soap. However I just prefer mixing them myself.
SprayWash said
Oct 6, 2013
I've never used mine. I've never used mine, to me it's just one more link in the chain that could break, IMHO
Zach Maynard said
Oct 6, 2013
The best part of them is never having to worry about leftover mix going bad due to surfactant.
SprayWash said
Oct 6, 2013
Zach Maynard wrote:
The best part of them is never having to worry about leftover mix going bad due to surfactant.
The best way to counteract that problem is to stay so busy your mix never has a chance to sit and go bad!
Ed Thompson said
Oct 7, 2013
Using chlorine stable detergent helps. Yes, its a bit more expensive. I can have a truck sometimes sit for a few days. It would suck to worry about sh breakdown. We buy drums of either ammonyx m or l. The m is damn near impossible to transfer. The L is much thinner, easily transferable but costs the same. It comes to about $1400 for 2 drums delivered with a lift gate service. We use a little under 1 gallon per 120 gallon of roof mix.
Ed Thompson said
Oct 7, 2013
SprayWash wrote:
Zach Maynard wrote:
The best part of them is never having to worry about leftover mix going bad due to surfactant.
The best way to counteract that problem is to stay so busy your mix never has a chance to sit and go bad!
I like Ray's answer better
Doug Rucker said
Oct 7, 2013
I'm w Ray....
Barry Landis said
Oct 7, 2013
Ed Thompson wrote:
Using chlorine stable detergent helps. Yes, its a bit more expensive. I can have a truck sometimes sit for a few days. It would suck to worry about sh breakdown. We buy drums of either ammonyx m or l. The m is damn near impossible to transfer. The L is much thinner, easily transferable but costs the same. It comes to about $1400 for 2 drums delivered with a lift gate service. We use a little under 1 gallon per 120 gallon of roof mix.
Ed - How are you transferring the Ammonyx L now?
Ed Thompson said
Oct 7, 2013
Barry I never remember which is which, but the thinner one can transfer with any pump. This is the one we've been using.
The thicker one can take 5 hours to get 35 gallons with a 1/2" air pump.
Michael Hickey said
Nov 29, 2013
Art, I too would like a soap injector. Recently I used a different soap and when I tried to use up the remainder of my mix a few days later it was completely dead. Been thinking about it since. I think a small pump could be connected to the hose coming from the main pump to the hose reel. First insert a non return valve to stop the soap getting into the main tank, then connect the small pump. You would have to use a flow/ pressure controller to regulate the amount of soap being injected. I think this would work.
What do you think?
Art O said
Nov 29, 2013
Michael, The guys are saying keep it simple. I tend to agree with them.
Michael Hickey said
Nov 29, 2013
Art, these controllers are used all the time by window cleaners work great, rarely give trouble and will allow you to inject the exact amount of soap etc into the mix that you require.
I have been trying to source SH from a company near where I live for some time, anyhow I got a call from them today and it turns out they make a mix using 10% with a stable surfactant among other ingredients added which he informed me is being used by a company in the North of Ireland to clean listed buildings and other buildings that cannot be sand blasted or pressure washed. Hope to try it out over the next few weeks. If it works out I wont need a soap injector after all. It also foams up.
There's a couple of skids with them, That's one reason I was asking. It could make things easier.
-- Edited by Art O on Sunday 6th of October 2013 10:50:51 AM
Thanks Zac, That's what I was thinking
-- Edited by Art O on Sunday 6th of October 2013 11:59:21 AM
This winter I would like to add a Soap injector to my Roof pump. Would a regular soap injector work like on a power washer. Maybe one of the adjustable one's. I could also put a cut off valve in the line. What do you guys think?
The best way to counteract that problem is to stay so busy your mix never has a chance to sit and go bad!
I like Ray's answer better
Ed - How are you transferring the Ammonyx L now?
The thicker one can take 5 hours to get 35 gallons with a 1/2" air pump.
What do you think?
I have been trying to source SH from a company near where I live for some time, anyhow I got a call from them today and it turns out they make a mix using 10% with a stable surfactant among other ingredients added which he informed me is being used by a company in the North of Ireland to clean listed buildings and other buildings that cannot be sand blasted or pressure washed. Hope to try it out over the next few weeks. If it works out I wont need a soap injector after all. It also foams up.