10 GPM... Anyone?

Supplies & Equipment
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Who has a 10-12gpm machine? I’m very interested to hear discussion on the pros and cons! Hope to learn some from the guys who have these machines.

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Pros: Lots of flow for large flatwork jobs. Makes rinsing much faster.

Cons: Very low pressure so not great for much else. Uses a ton of water. Sits around unused most or the time unless you’re consistently doing large jobs.

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@PowerShineWash the boys are busy talking smack, someone will be with you shortly :joy:

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Hahahahaha

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Hey I answered

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Give him depth

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I’ve never run anything higher than an 8. I’m probably not the best resource on this one. Or any one for that matter. But the pros and cons I listed are pretty basic and obvious.

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@PowerShineWash why do you specifically say 10-12 gpm? What are you planning on doing?

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I think @Firefighter4hire has one , it sits idle alot, he runs his 5.5 gpm most of the time.
Your definitely gonna be waiting for water alot,unless your hooked to a hydrant, But its gotta be a rinsing beast, Rinsing is 70% of our job. If I had the water ,I’d definitely use one.

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@MuscleMyHustle I would be using it for large concrete jobs. Just asking around to see who has one.

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That’s all it’s good for really. Machines of that volume really have no place in the residential area.

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With a big enough engine you can have all the pressure or volume you can pay for.
HP = (gpm x psi)/1100

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You can reverse that equation solve for either Gpm or psi.

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I retract my above statement, We wash with 2 5.5 gpm machines with a 350 gallon buffer, when we start washing I usually have 200 gallon filled, At 60% of our washing locations the spigot will keep up, We wash with 2 machines for 30 minutes straight, then 10 minute break to move equipment around then start all over, this usually lasts for 10,12 hours. So we’re @ 11gpm if ya think about it. Our other 40% wash sites we have big tanks fixed or a portable 2000 gallon water truck to keep up.

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I do have one and it sits 95% of the year it just likes water. And actually it’s in pieces at the moment.

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Howdy friend, How was your vacation ?. @Firefighter4hire

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We had a amazing trip. I’m glad to be home. By day 5 I started to think about all the work pilling up at home and I was ready to get back to work. Royal Caribbean does it better than anyone we went out on a limb and got a central park balcony it was so loud that Jamie couldn’t sleep it took a few days but they found us a ocean balcony at no cost to us. I cant say enough about them. Booked another one for next January. But I’m not going to Lie I’m ready to get back after it

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I feel the same after being home for a week and the weather is bad. Cant do much, get bored, make some less than desirable choices. Not a great time