Roof Cleaning Virginia Report post Posted March 11, 2015 Beautiful, little money makin' 12v pumps. Picture posted solely to tease Kevin :-) Ain't they purdy! 1 waxman18324 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waxman18324 Report post Posted March 12, 2015 Ted, You're like me to a certain degree. Spare of everything on the truck and back ups in the shop. Hank 1 Roof Cleaning Virginia reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roof Cleaning Virginia Report post Posted March 12, 2015 I hear ya Hank. And folks wonder why I don't switch to an air system - there's no damn room! ;-) There's not much out there that we're not prepared for. Now watch, having said that we'll have a major failure tomorrow that we can't overcome LOL. 2 waxman18324 and Richard Frisson reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apple Roof Cleaning (813) 655-8777 Report post Posted March 12, 2015 Ted, are those those pumps I told you about ? If so, we sure need feedback from a 12 volt pump using roof cleaning company. I really don't care what brand and type of pump a roof cleaner uses. Mallard Systems in their heyday had 4 some trucks out cleaning roofs and exteriors, all powered by the 3.8 gpm at 45 psi Shurflo 12 volt pumps. All Mallard trucks always kept a spare Shurflo, just in case. Mallard often sent trucks to jobs hours away, and could not afford down time from broken pumps, so it was remove and replace whenever they had trouble. Physical Room was also a problem for them, because the dual tank system Mallard used, took up the entire truck Bed. I always thought the dual tank system they used was a good idea. One tank was mounted higher, and it had pure SH in it. The lower tank was the mix tank. They pulled up to their first roof cleaning job that was say 2500 sq ft, and knew from experience it was gonna take 100 gallons of roof cleaning mix. So, for a 40% mix, they turned the valve on the Top Tank, to allow 40 gallons of pure SH to flow into the bottom Mix Tank. The rest was added water, 60 gallons of it, and their Soap. Now, if they had a pool cage only to clean, they either watered down left over roof cleaning mix from the day before, or made it up, right then. I still think for many people, this type of a dual tank system is a great idea, especially for those cleaning more then just roofs, like us. This system also helped put Mallard out of business. Here is why - It did not take Mallards Lazy ass Employees long to figure out that pure, and unwatered SH cleans fast! Back in the day, I remember watching some old Mallard Employees clean shingle roofs, with straight 12.5% You know me Ted, I HAD to say something, and it nearly started a fight. I was told to "mind my own business", and it was all I could do to not start swinging. I got their truck number, and turned them into Mallard, who fired them the very nexxt day. If you are so foolish to clean a shingle roof with pure 12.5% SH Ted, and see that roof in say 5 years later, you will see a ruined roof! 1 Roof Cleaning Virginia reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeakOfPerfection Report post Posted March 13, 2015 HA! Eventually you'll come to the dark side. A bigger truck, one more pump failing, or you'll find a truck with a VMAC onboard that you can't pass up. Think of all the time you'll spend cleaning and NOT replacing pumps then! 1 Roof Cleaning Virginia reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Frisson Report post Posted March 13, 2015 You think cleaning a roof at 10-12% strength and rinse it the same day will cause the roof to break down quicker? That's hard to believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ksroofs Report post Posted March 13, 2015 i got rid of my air pumps and actually just sold my last pump on facebook today for 100$... 1 Roof Cleaning Virginia reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeakOfPerfection Report post Posted March 13, 2015 i got rid of my air pumps and actually just sold my last pump on facebook today for 100$... No Pumps For You! So Sayeth the Pump Nazi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roof Cleaning Virginia Report post Posted March 14, 2015 Ted, are those those pumps I told you about ? If so, we sure need feedback from a 12 volt pump using roof cleaning company. I really don't care what brand and type of pump a roof cleaner uses. Mallard Systems in their heyday had 4 some trucks out cleaning roofs and exteriors, all powered by the 3.8 gpm at 45 psi Shurflo 12 volt pumps. All Mallard trucks always kept a spare Shurflo, just in case. Mallard often sent trucks to jobs hours away, and could not afford down time from broken pumps, so it was remove and replace whenever they had trouble. Physical Room was also a problem for them, because the dual tank system Mallard used, took up the entire truck Bed. I always thought the dual tank system they used was a good idea. One tank was mounted higher, and it had pure SH in it. The lower tank was the mix tank. They pulled up to their first roof cleaning job that was say 2500 sq ft, and knew from experience it was gonna take 100 gallons of roof cleaning mix. So, for a 40% mix, they turned the valve on the Top Tank, to allow 40 gallons of pure SH to flow into the bottom Mix Tank. The rest was added water, 60 gallons of it, and their Soap. Now, if they had a pool cage only to clean, they either watered down left over roof cleaning mix from the day before, or made it up, right then. I still think for many people, this type of a dual tank system is a great idea, especially for those cleaning more then just roofs, like us. This system also helped put Mallard out of business. Here is why - It did not take Mallards Lazy ass Employees long to figure out that pure, and unwatered SH cleans fast! Back in the day, I remember watching some old Mallard Employees clean shingle roofs, with straight 12.5% You know me Ted, I HAD to say something, and it nearly started a fight. I was told to "mind my own business", and it was all I could do to not start swinging. I got their truck number, and turned them into Mallard, who fired them the very nexxt day. If you are so foolish to clean a shingle roof with pure 12.5% SH Ted, and see that roof in say 5 years later, you will see a ruined roof! Sorry Chris - those are not the pumps that you told me a out. I instinctively hit Bob's number for PressureTek to order those pumps. I do want to give the others a try though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apple Roof Cleaning (813) 655-8777 Report post Posted March 15, 2015 Sorry Chris - those are not the pumps that you told me a out. I instinctively hit Bob's number for PressureTek to order those pumps. I do want to give the others a try though. I was just curious. Bob from Pressure Tek is a good guy to order stuff from, and has competitive prices on 12 volt roof cleaning pumps, with fast, reliable shipping. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
