What is the best way to keep these from getting corroded and working good? Bring them down with some kind of say lithium or silicone Etc or I’ve even seen people keep them in a bucket of water I don’t get that I would think it would corrode in water just like anything else?
always clean and wash your equipment in between and after everyjob.
your injector should be cleaned while you rinsing. It washes itself.
I have even forgotten when it was the last time i replaced, my best guess, over a year ago
Yeah I’m just a little OCD. Of course I do rinse after every single job. If I disconnect and put it away it was just wondering what you guys spray it down with or whatnot guess if it’s rinsed out doesn’t matter
For $20 it’s not worth the hassle of spraying, lubricating or whatever.
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It’s a hunk of metal. There is never any need to rinse, other than rinsing street soaping, it or lube it with anything. Washing equipment didn’t make it run any better or make it last any longer
Yeah i really don’t understand it. Last season i went through dozens of injectors. Some only lasted an hour or two. This season, only replaced once so far. It’s leaking a tiny bit but i’d rather not touch it until it stops working.
When it craps out, throw on your backup. Keep washing. Don’t try to save or repair the old one. I (try) to rinse my injector after use but forget half the time.
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Actually no, the check ball, o rings and spring are still sitting in 12% SH. The venturi itself does get rinsed out when the soap is off but that’s not what craps out on these suckers.
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replace them every few weeks…
If your rinsing you’re pulling water thru the injector and flushing it. Unless for some reason your line to the buffer tank is pinched or something. But you’ll feel that as soon as it happens.
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I beg to differ. I have a remote so when the soap is ‘off’ the check valve isn’t seeing any water, just bleach. If I pull my dip tube from bleach and drop it in water then turn the remote on then the spring and check ball gets flushed. I’m just bad at remembering to do that, you guys with the fancy Schertz boxes can just press a button.
The check valve o-rings and spring are what kills the injector for me. The venturi orifice would last for years, isn’t affected by bleach.
You need a real remote. When you aren’t pulling soap you need to be pulling water. Hasn’t anyone figured out yet that the way I do it is the only WAY (@JAtkinson ) to do it?
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from injector/hose/fuel valve/hose/strainer into bucket.
when you dont want chems, shut it off. when you finish washing house, fill bucket with water and let it run for a couple of minutes.
i have a Y going to my injector, one with the above config. the other straight from the SH tank with an extra Y going to the buffer tank, where it just feeds water that has a valve as well.
Found a link
It’s certainly the only way for you to do it… 
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I do now rinse the injector after each wash, seems to make them last a long time, but I do carry multiple backups on the trailer as well as rebuild kits.
I seem to eat the o-rings in them, probably because I forget its on and crank up the pressure for concrete cleaning… The o-rings seem to get compressed so I now order bulk viton o-rings ($0.63 each) to keep in stock. they are very easy and quick to change.
I don’t understand the “its only $20” or “Just replace them every two weeks” logic. Failure to maintain equipment can get very expensive.
JMHO
For me…
- I don’t see lubricating or soaking them in vinegar extending their life
- a $20 part that goes out anywhere from once a month to once every 6 months is not worth taking much time to try and preserve; certain items take more time to preserve than your time is worth (and everyone has to figure out what that point is for them)
- Many set-ups already have a built-in procedure for extending their life – it’s called rinsing the house.
- it’s your business so you can run it how you please
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That’s it right there…consumables are…consumable. If it lasts for $30k in production, I think it deserves to enjoy its retirement in the landfill… And last I bought mine were up to $14/each…I think we pay more for a water jug with our delivery service.
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Until you figure out why this is wrong, 63 cent orings are not really your problem.
orings?
lol
the ball is what goes out. If you are worry about orings …smh
