So I pulled the 4gpm out of retirement to go for a ride on a barge out to a remote island where I’m doing job in a couple of weeks and I have discovered that my matching turbo noz is blocked.
Has anyone got a tip for unblocking?
I’m using a fine gauge wire along with other things with no luck…
Its currently in a vinegar bath soaking-
Problem solved vinegar bath did the trick.
Have you tried sticking a garden hose hard against the business end to blow it backwards?
I don’t know if it will work and maybe it’s a type of blockage but maybe the product CLR they use for shower heads
Use a filter
Throw it in the trash, pop in a new one, keep working
Vinegar soak seemed to help, it was an old nozzle for my 4gpm I left laying around . Mud wasps are everywhere . Thanks for replies
The word is that the Suttner brand turbo nozzle will last for ever with filter installed. How true is this? There are a ton of fakes out there that work really good could almost be thrown away when the start giving trouble. Does anyone see a big difference in the Suttner brand nozzles?
Suttner is nice. I haven’t got more than a few months out of any brand I have ever tried. Never pull the trigger unless it is pointing down, don’t try to rebuild them (that is a waste of time for the return on loss time).
I guess this is as good a time as any to ask this since this thread is revived.
Should I buy a turbo?
What are the primary uses?
Is it employee friendly? (Or like a red tip)
It has it’s uses but messy as heck and I generally have to wear a face shield when using on brick. It’ll spit bits of mortar and crap right at your face.
It actually is a ‘red tip’, just vibrates very fast. It can tear things up in a second, never ever use on soft surfaces like wood or painted areas.
It’s a must if you’re doing mossy pavers. I actually have a twin-turbo lance that I use sometimes on some really heavily mossy bricks. I would be careful with it on any other kind of surface type.
@dcbrock is right when he says it is messy as heck when doing dirtier jobs like moss or brick… But besides that, i like it because it cleans the area you use it on from multiple angles, providing a better clean. You also don’t have to worry about those very noticeable straight lines you get by moving the wand back and forth because the turbo nozzle has a spinning action to it so it blends better.
That’s the same brand I use. I have the red but I think it’s just rated for more psi. The blue is rated at more than we’ll ever need though. They’re definitely solid. I haven’t had any trouble with mine yet.
Does yours just seem meaner and more aggressive than the suttner? Mine does…
I’ve never used the Suttner so can’t say. It’s definitely a cleaning beast though.
