True there’s a lot of factors but assuming maintenance was done how many roofs would a fat boy pump clean?
Or maybe better how many would you expect it to clean?
More than 30? 50+?
Again assume no catastrophic fail
I’ve had one clean 5 and crap out. Then I’ve had one cleaned a ton or of roofs and sprayed a bunch of caustic on concrete before it lost it’s optimum performance.
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Mine has definitely paid for itself
The conventional wisdom is 50 roofs. They’re cheap and easy to replace though. Keep a spare on hand (Northern Tool has some good ones). Also the fuses, softwash gun, and relays will go bad. Keep those on hand. The battery is $60 at walmart, that’ll quit on you eventually. Best of luck!
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Depends on the pump.
Electric…the average guy I sell air pumps to changes them 3-4 times/year.
Gas. Guys seem to get 1-2 years from them.
Air. Depends on the material…
Poly…probably 5-6 years. But then you can put new manifold and fluid chambers on and keep pumping.
Kynar/PVDF. I just rebuilt a 1/2" Kynar Wilden a few months ago. It was build in 1997.
New diaphragms, new air end. Pump worked great and is out cleaning every day for one of my clients.
