Is this the 5.5 gpm machine your using ? Belt Driven 5.5 GPM @ 2500 PSI General Pump - Pressure Tek
No hes got a 5.5 gpm hot machine with a cat pump, if you get a hot machine the pros are you can also wash commercially or fleet work and when you wanna wash houses cold just turn the switch off but the cons are youāll be spending 8k or more for a decent machine and they weigh around 800 pounds minimum.
big boy machineryā¦ niceā¦ one day Iāll get there till then Iām stuck with this pos until it pays for the 5.5 gpm belt driven 2500 psi ā¦ work my way from there
Dont get bummed, alot of ppl have started out in your exact foot steps if they admit it or not and spent one season making money off it then upgraded for the next season, youāll be in a nice rig with a dual axle trailer in no time.
And you donāt want a 5.5gpm @ 2500 psi , you want 3500 psi, perfect for surface cleaners
Hopefully @Innocentbystander would chime in and give you a perfect place to buy the perfect machine that will last you years and years of great service. Its in NC somewhere.
Well here is where I am at now lolā¦ still a long ways to go I doubt the 20ā surface cleaner pairs well with my pressure washerā¦ may have to change out the tips
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I started washing houses with a 2.3 gpm unit. Just run that thing till it dies and then upgrade. Everyone has to start somewhere
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You can make a pile of money with that. Yes your surface cleaner will be super slow .
Not a bad first time set up to be honest for the house washing field imo
You gotta trailer yet ? And soon as that Simpson hose breaks never buy it again
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I would get rid of the bypass
Heās been following racer and a few others I see , Which is a good idea,but im not a fan of the bypass either
Iām not a fan. But with his machine it doesnāt make alot of sense. He will be controlling soap pull with tips ot clean water. And will have to shut machine down to switch to surface cleaner anyway. So just plug hose straight in no reason for it or the guage
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Thank you both.
Iāll have my 5x10 v-nose enclosed trailer around the start of May, and set it up with a 275 gallon tote (as future buffer) (55 gallon barrel for bleach tank) (55 gallon barrel or smaller for soap) Even if it is just for looks, because my pressure washer wonāt work with the buffer. Wanted to set it up something like the picture below.
I wanted to mount the bypass by the reel, but I got a budget reel right now without a stacking kit mounted the hose reel to a dolly lol. Going to mount another reel, and 100 ft of garden hose under that current reel. Why get rid of the bypass? Replace it with what? I also have the dn10 ball valve swivel & shut off by spray gun. I guess that is useless now too since I canāt be off trigger for long??
What are the non legit businesses you have tried?
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Keep the dn10 you never know if something breaks and you need to shut it off. But for surface cleaning just plug hose directly in you will need a you can get.
Keep the bypass for bigger machine. I promise if you stay in this business long you will lots of things laying around that you bought and didnāt like or didnāt use. I have a shop full of stuff
And thats alot of weight hanging off that unloader which will snap off, ditch the bypass,gauge and run. If youād like to check you pressure just hook that guage up now and then.
