Power Washing and Roof Cleaning Forum

Western Mass Prowash wrote:

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DirtyRoofcom wrote:

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Anyone order one of these from Frank? Doesn't seem to be a bad deal at all

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   Erik, I ordered one from him a few months ago when he started selling them. Looks like it should work well. You could probably build one for about $150, but I figured I'd buy it put together and then it is easy enough to buy the replacement parts when needed. Haven't used it yet with a foot of snow outside.

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 Steve

  That's going to work good and if you have any issues it will be eade you see it and fix it. 

Brian C Jackson wrote:

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Western Mass Prowash wrote:

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DirtyRoofcom wrote:

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Anyone order one of these from Frank? Doesn't seem to be a bad deal at all

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   Erik, I ordered one from him a few months ago when he started selling them. Looks like it should work well. You could probably build one for about $150, but I figured I'd buy it put together and then it is easy enough to buy the replacement parts when needed. Haven't used it yet with a foot of snow outside.

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 Steve

  That's going to work good and if you have any issues it will be eade you see it and fix it. 

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That's what I hope, at least until I can afford to get that shiny skid unit you have.  

Art O wrote:

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Zach Maynard wrote:

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How much life are you guys getting out of those check valves? One of the ones I had last season had a missing spring. (The ones art uses with the flapper wouldn't have that problem).

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   On year 3 with the 3/4" gray check valve. I buy my GF valves on Ebay for 30 bucks. I just can't see spending $130 on a valve because it has a dial on it.

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The valve has more than a dial. The metering valve is a lot different than a ball and guessing on a setting. If I was the one setting the valves, I might go with ball valves but the few extra bucks keeps employees at the same place for every type of job. The way it's set up it can easily be rinsed and kept clean.

Jim Prom wrote:

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Art, the link takes me out and asks me to re log in.

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 Same thing here Jim. I tried all sorts of things but nothing worked.

Check "on the side". I just commented on it (3/4 gray check valves)

Batch mixing is going away and in time more companies will be making metering valves. I would be S/Hed if non of the vendors aren't trying to make there own right now