$27.00 Hose Ruins the Day.....

[rwcarpet]

Had laid out 300 feet of hose for a cement basement cleaning, went to power up the pump, went inside and.......no pressure. Went back out to the truck (another 300 feet) to make sure hose was connected and pump on, and from 50 foot away, I could see water pouring out the underside of truck. It was the hose from the coolant HX to the exhaust HX, about 2 1/2 feet.

rolled up the hoses, mopped up the prespray, and headed home to try to remove the hose and get one made before the hose shop closed at 4:30. Got there at 4:20, and they had me a hose in 10 minutes. good guys.

Another high-end tile job in the morning.....limestone.


That PC 650 Everest is looking better everyday!

 

[KevinL]

I hate it when that happens. That's why I keep a couple of short hoses on the truck. I can usually change one in about 10 minutes.

 

[dealtimeman]

I hate it when that happens. That's why I keep a couple of short hoses on the truck. I can usually change one in about 10 minutes.

We keep two hoses on truck as well.

 

[Out of Character - 0]

We also keep a spare in the truck but I've also had to use a 50ft section for a 3ft run

 

[Out of Character - 0]

We also keep a spare in the truck but I've also had to use a 50ft section for a 3ft run

 

[hogjowl]

Everybody always says they foresaw the problem and keep parts on hand.

Bunch of BB Einsteins

 

[Desk Jockey]

Not me, when a truck goes down I scream, cuss and have a fit until we get the broke one switched out and on its way to get fixed.

 

[XTREME1]

I keep 110 ft of back up hose on the trucks

 

[Ron Werner]

its great about those hose shops. I know of one here where they will do up hoses in an emergency.

 

[rwcarpet]

its great about those hose shops. I know of one here where they will do up hoses in an emergency.

And....I got a swivel fitting on both ends. When Powerclean built it, they had a fixed thread on one end, a swivel on the other, but when your installing a hose at the factory, you ain't gotta crawl up in der to change it!


Like Marty said....you can't compensate for every part on the TM. It was way up in there, and the machine was smoking hot from running and the outside temp of about 95*. I just would have f&#ked something up trying to change the hose while pissed!