What if water is not still coming into the tank? That’s the key.
Go turn the water on?
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Wow, you guys are helpful. Later…
Why would water not be coming into tank? Usually your machine will stumble a few times if it gets low on water from the cavitation. Get off gun and go do what IBS suggested. Read some emails.
Then walk to the truck and turn the machine off. Why are you washing without a water supply. It may sound like a cool idea. I made one a long time ago. It is an annoying feature.
you’re welcome. You got so great info quickly. That’s what the forum is about
Even if for some reason you had to run back to the truck what would it take? Maybe 20 seconds? I wouldn’t think the pump would overheat all that much in that amount of time.
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Well… you asked kind of a silly question. If you’re doing the one or two jobs a year off a tank alone you simply position yourself to see the tank. If you’re using an 8 gpm machine, and a 300 gallon tank you know you’ve only got 37 minutes laying on the trigger full throttle.
I love gadgets and little projects that help improve work, but knowing your gpm and and having a wristwatch is about as simple as it gets here.
You could wear binoculars if you can’t see your tank from 250’ and I think that’s let’s silly than a low water switch.
I’m glad you have never had a water supply problem in your history of washing. I was asking a question if anyone was using a float cutoff switch and once again, no one remained on topic.
Okay, hypothetical, a car pulls up and lands a tire on your supply hose and you are around the backside of the house, so many claim never let your pump run dry. I was just asking for user experience. And it appears no one uses one, so that’s cool…
And this is an invitation here for smart asses. Lol
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I think you haven’t read the responses posted. I used one. It sucked. Get a good pump. I really don’t know how to say it simplier but I am typing slowly if that helps lol
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Thanks for typing slowly. I need that.
That’s all you needed to say, I tried it, it sucked for this reason, don’t do it.
Why the extra effort to affront me?
This would only happen if you run your hose across a driveway.
Your paycheck depends on enough water getting in the tank to put enough water out to finish a job in a timely manner.
Simple. Don’t run hoses across driveways or parking spots if it’s a concern.
I had to look this up if it makes you feel any better.
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The least u could have done is shared the definition…
Dude, don’t be a nut. You asked a question and got solid advice from several people. Don’t like an answer? Ignore it or pound sand. I wasn’t trying to affront you. I was giving reasons. Annoying trying to help someone that doesn’t like the answer or hasn’t tried it first anyway. Do what floats your boat but quit snapping at folks helping you
No affront, but you know how to use google.
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Trust level declining
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I’d just as soon kiss affront of a pig than the backside
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I have one on my rig. It’s saved my non-udor pump on a couple of occasions.
The switch that I got will naturally cause the engine to sputter a bit and warn me if the water level is slowly dropping below the safety point. That way I can let off the trigger, check PWR and WCR, and let the water supply catch up a bit, without worrying about cavitating the pump during that time.
I honestly didn’t find it annoying the couple of times that it did kick the machine off, since that meant the water level was dropping suddenly and was about to run out.
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