The extra 4min is completely un-necessary. That’d be 25 gal flush, lol.
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I repair a lot more of these things than you do these days. I’m fine with someone rinsing for one minute. But it’s not hard to let it run while you roll a hose up.
If I advise 5 minutes they MIGHT rinse for 1 minute is my line of thinking.
You’re probably right. I’ve never repaired one. Have 6 of them, replace about 1/yr.
I see about 3 a week now. But you’re a meticulous guy who takes care of his stuff.
So today I slapped together a 12v rig for an unusual (for me) job tomorrow. It’s a Northern Tool 5.5 gpm pump with a brand new deep cycle battery. I added a reducer bushing to downsize the 1/2 inch output to 3/8 because that is all I use & I don’t mind the negative repercussions but I ran some tests while I was messing with it… 100 feet of 3/8 hose with a 2540 tip at the end = exactly 2 gpm. Gun removed & ball valve wide open through the same hose = 2.6 gpm. That’s a lot of loss!!!
Thanks for posting this . Very good idea. Found them on Amazon, good savings over other solutions.
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You should try swapping to 100’ of 1/2" and compare
I will eventually. I don’t expect to use this setup very often but we’ll see what happens. Just wanted to share the real numbers in case anyone may find them useful.
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Could you please send me information on this double wye?
If you read the thread you would see he is not doing this anymore
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Check out these check valves. I used one right at the inlet of my pickup tube for sh. It has no springs in it. has been working for me and has not been treated the best ( no rinsing after use)
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Can’t believe this is the all time top post on this forum! 
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You’re in the top 20, but about 2500 from the top post. Welcome back.
Hey bud. How are things going?
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He has a long way to go to be the top post comment-wise.
But view-wise, it’s the top post. Kinda crazy.
#2 & #3 are even crazier.
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Yeah, that’s what I was referring to. The view count. Crazy lol.
Great! I bought a small farm and now I need the house and roof washed. Anyone here live near or service Erin, TN? Ha!
There was a new guy just asking about Tenessee regulations for washing. lol
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You’re in the middle of nowhere, lol. Looks like a place that could use a local PW. You must like Irish beer.
Man this thread has gone on for years. Did anyone get a link to a manufacture selling metering valves 3/4 and 1" NPT?
