Power Washing and Roof Cleaning Forum

Fred W · Guru

Tip sizes for soft washing

BlueRidge · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I like 0030, 1530, 2530, 4030. Why? Because those seem to work the best, spray far enough and don't over use chems.

Steve Salley · Approved Exterior Cleaner

We have a fatboy pump and we use #30 and #40 tips

I am in the process of adding a bypass/bleeder valve line to our output side before the hose reel for two reasons:

1. We want to be able to bleed off excess air which gets trapped if we suck down our mix tank completely before shutting down and making another mix

2. We want to experiment with small tips #20s for housewashing and to be able to feather our mixes at the roof edge more effectively with bigger tips without causing the pump to kick and buck. I did have an accumulator tank, but for some reason this year it has not been cooperating in our system. We are running 5/8" line in and out over to the hose reel, maybe that is an issue?

I do not know if it will work, but we shall see.

Any input is always welcome

Brian C Jackson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Steve

How old is the accumulator, i change my accumulatore every year. I csn nizzel down with no issues and I run the fatboy...w