How long is your hose? Well......how far can you reach?

[Desk Jockey]

How long is your hose? Well......how far can you reach?

We have a job coming up in a few weeks that is a distance away and I had the guys counting to make sure we had enough to reach, just in case I needed to order some..

We will be running 4-units the first 550ft, the second 400-ft, the third & fourth 300-ft.

Fortunately I won't have to buy any, we had enough, we even had several hundred feet to spare.

That made me wonder how much hose does everyone else have. :shock:

I know Ken and Oz must have a bunch! :mrgreen:

 

[Erik]

2 TRUCKS 500 FT. EACH. Sounds like you need a Zipper for that one.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I thought the same think Erik.

We are using Powerglides, but the extra cord could prove to be a hassle.

 

[Erik]

I used to have one some years back, good on some carpets bad on others. When I wore it out and couldn't buy another one, that is when I came up with the idea for the Zipper. It's been a long time since I heard the word Power Glide. If you ever need a handle, I still have it laying around. The Zipper uses the same solution lever and valve replacement kit.

 

[Warren Wallace]

300 ft. Here

 

[Desk Jockey]

We normally only use them 1-2 a year, they are dinosaurs.

This carpet is in bad enough shape it needs HWE, we tested it with the Powerglides and it looked like new.

Once we get the "sink" cleaned out well, we will probably use Cimex's & Obots to maintain it.

 

[XTREME1]

I mostly run 150 ft and under I carry 250 on each truck and own about 500 more in back up storage

 

[Desk Jockey]

I mostly run 150 ft and under I carry 250 on each truck and own about 500 more in back up storage

Greg we are just talking about vac hose, you can save the fairy tales for your other hose.



:mrgreen:

 

[floorguy]

350, but now that i bought that biz, maybe another 350-400...though some of his is in bad shape... :? :? how can it be i have had my hose for almost 9 yrs, and it was used then, and it still look better then hose thats 5-7???

 

[Desk Jockey]

Good vac hose last forever, solution, not so much.

 

[The Great Oz]

550 is a pretty long stretch without using a drop tank. Unless some of it is downhill.

How far away would you have to park to find a hill in Topeka?

 

[Desk Jockey]

How far away would you have to park to find a hill in Topeka?

Hey now! Lets talk sunshine....oh wait I'll have to explain that is first.

It's that thing that happens for those brief hours before raining and after cloudy!

We will actually run two setups off the 805 and one off of each of the Butler's with the 210 recovery tanks.

 

[Ken Snow]

We have cleaned very effectively running 800 ft from our Butlers (250-300 of it running hose up).

We prob have 7-10k ft on hand

 

[Dolly Llama]

200 on the van
we've run as much as 450

We have cleaned very effectively running 800 ft from our Butlers

:shock: :shock:

"effectively" compared to what????


..L.T.A.

 

[Jim Martin]

400 on the vac reel and two ...200 foot solution lines reels....

3 jobs that it takes every inch to get to the furthermost point.......

 

[Able 1]

450 was my longest run 200' of 2.5(100' of the 2.5 was lent to me)
6]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsQg8txsJoY6]

 

[daniel@procarpet]

450 was my longest run 200' of 2.5(100' of the 2.5 was lent to me)
i]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsQg8txsJoYi]

Dang that is impressive. How long did it take to set up?

 

[steve frasier]

did you notice any vac difference between 100' and 200' of 2.5" hose

800' on a butler is like using a portable, I thought the same as Larry

 

[dirt smackdown]

I have 100 ft 2.5, 250 of 2inch ,and 45ish of 1.5 how many is that?? 4,602.1 square inches of girth
I use girth brooks, tm to door residential, then pig tail with 1.5 I carry the 1.5 in cuz well Its Oregon mud every where. but on total long runs its good to keep the hose size smaller as you go so you dont loose all the power at the tip. I would like to loose about 150 of the hose but then the reel looks neked. I am using a super high output unit. lol NOT!! if I am gonna spend 20k it gonna be on a hooker in Maui. :roll: Its a small framed unit I built, not too bad. suitorbilt 4.5 driven by onan 20. boxxer type engine. horizontal opposed.

 

[Eric Valentine]

I carry 250' and have only had to use 200' of it so far.

 

[Dolly Llama]

Its a small framed unit I built, not too bad. suitorbilt 4.5 driven by onan 20.

not a thing wrong with a 45 blower.
IMO, it's an ideal blower for a single wand TM.
and Onan is a damn good motor...as long as you don't have to replace the stator...


..L.T.A.

 

[Able 1]

450 was my longest run 200' of 2.5(100' of the 2.5 was lent to me)
4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsQg8txsJoY4]

Dang that is impressive. How long did it take to set up?

15-20 mins. I had the hoses numbered for my employee(brother). Still way faster then filling and dumping a porty.

did you notice any vac difference between 100' and 200' of 2.5" hose

800' on a butler is like using a portable, I thought the same as Larry

I wouldn't have done that job with any less then 200' of 2.5. I think there's a BIG difference when using 2.5 hose.
My van was loaded for that one...

 

[dealtimeman]

usally three hundred fiftyon the truck all times, of that 200 is 2.5 rest is 2 , will load more at shop if neccesary.

 

[Ken Snow]

Effectively as in still had good vacuum & pressure, carpet cleaned up well and dried very quickly & customer was happy. In fact it was a 50k cleaning job 2 years ago as part of a restoration job. We ran at one point 8 trucks with hose lengths of 400-800 ft and did the whole job over the 4th of July weekend.

Ken

 

[Desk Jockey]

We prob have 7-10k ft on hand

:shock:

WOW!

 

[Bob Foster]

How long is your hose? Well......how far can you reach?

Although many women are concerned about the length of my hose, once they see it they immediately have no concern. Occasionally I have been asked when the last time I cleaned it and some have even said they were amazed how much I had in that big unit of mine. I've been even told that I better not use that much. I also get asked if I use hose protection.

When I'm finished they always have a smile on their face and are really impressed at my attention to detail and tell me they would love to have me back and won't wait as long to call me again.

 

[Desk Jockey]

You a sick man Bob! :wink:

 

[Mark Saiger]

I Carry 200 feet on each of our 2 Butler vans. Seems to be plenty in our area. 100 feet is 2.5 inch. There have been hose runs of 300 feet or more and we just add more 2.5 inch to the hose run from van. I think I have 500 feet of 2.5 and then 1000 feet of 2 inch in the shop and vans. Also have over 1000 feet of high pressure line to go with it.

Mark Saiger

 

[rwcarpet]

I've got 300 on the reel....200 2", and 100 21/2". Bring extra along if I need it. Had 300 stretched out yesterday and up one floor. Got a couple 100 foot pressure lines for those long lay outs.

 

[Larry Cobb]

We have a job coming up in a few weeks that is a distance away and I had the guys counting to make sure we had enough to reach, just in case I needed to order some..

We will be running 4-units the first 550ft, the second 400-ft, the third & fourth 300-ft.

First question is the 550ft. runs:
How high can you set your TM lift ? You will need ~17" for that length.
Second, make sure you have NO FOAM in the hose. Use defoamer, if there is any possibility.
Third, this a good application for 2.5" hose for the 1st few lengths (or 2 x 2").

Don't forget to increase the pump pressure also, for those long runs.

Larry