Lyman
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Now that I have some heat, the hydroforce stops sucking so good. I took the yellow tip out and she seems to suck better. Now the question is, do I mix half of what I was mixing or stay the same and move a little faster.
admiralclean said:I wonder sometimes if the heat is the only culprit. I think the higher pressures we run with today don't make up for as much, or more of the problem? The reason I say this is because on the small trailer homes I clean, I just can't use my Titanium wand. The spaces are so tight that I have to use my Castex 1.5 inch wand with whip hose. I have to turn the pressure down to 250 psi when using that wand, but my heat is at around 240-260 at the truck, but my hydraforce seems to draw just fine.
Then go to Harbor Freight and get their Hudson 4 gallon for 67.99 and you will never use an omni again.You can just throw away the Hudson "if" or when it breaks and buy another.And for the girls,just put two gallons in if its to heavy.TimP said:I'm actually thinking about buying that new fancy Mytee sprayer. But I can't part with the cash right now. My omni is a PITA cause of the old charging system on it. I can't keep the damn thing charged for sure.
floorguy said:http://www.fimcoindustries.com/turf.html
found one at an ifa for $128 :shock: :shock:
I think i may need to buy one..
TimP said:I'm actually thinking about buying that new fancy Mytee sprayer. But I can't part with the cash right now. My omni is a PITA cause of the old charging system on it. I can't keep the damn thing charged for sure.
Ron Werner said:TimP said:I'm actually thinking about buying that new fancy Mytee sprayer. But I can't part with the cash right now. My omni is a PITA cause of the old charging system on it. I can't keep the damn thing charged for sure.
Just change the battery and charge with the AC charger rather than the DC, makes a big difference. Mine goes a long time now.
AS for a HF, hitting 230F, no problems with mine, both yellow and no tip, draws just fine
I prespray at 400psi though, do most of the prespraying before reving it up. But even at 600psi, no issues
I don't think the metering tip actually sees that much heat. It sits at the bottom of the dema valve and is drawing cooler liquid throught it. Personally I've been using one for probably 20 yrs and don't have a problem with them. I know the mix may vary a bit but have not found that to be a big deal. I don't use a metering tip.Lyman said:I think what is happening is the yellow tip is swelling just a little when it sees 220-230. Thus resticting the flow slightly. Turning your 8-1 into 12-1. I am going to try drilling and tapping the yellow piece and inserting a mikuni pilot jet with a similar size opening. Or I need to make a tip out of stainless. We will see.
take it to a Battery Battery place (I think that's what they're called) anyway, a place that sells cell phone batterys etc. Tell them you need a 12v battery and charging system. The body of the sprayer and pump are good I assume. Just swap out the system. I bought a new battery for $30. You could even upgrade the battery for one that has more life to it. There's plenty of room.TimP said:Ron Werner said:TimP said:I'm actually thinking about buying that new fancy Mytee sprayer. But I can't part with the cash right now. My omni is a PITA cause of the old charging system on it. I can't keep the damn thing charged for sure.
Just change the battery and charge with the AC charger rather than the DC, makes a big difference. Mine goes a long time now.
AS for a HF, hitting 230F, no problems with mine, both yellow and no tip, draws just fine
I prespray at 400psi though, do most of the prespraying before reving it up. But even at 600psi, no issues
The thing goes through chargers like crazy. The vehicle charger was a piece of junk, it broke in 1-2 days. I got stiffed with an old one. I still haven't bought hardly anything from the distributor about it cause I'm still ticked about it among a few other things. And I have complained, they wanted to have me pay to send it off and be w/o a sprayer. I decided to keep it and deal with charging at home. That was before the home charger went out. I've actually cut off the end of a charger and rigged it to the vehicle charger to see if I can get it charged up again.
TimP said:The battery is fine in it. I've considered charging it with a car battery charger but that's a PITA.
Ron Werner said:400psi and 240F, hydroforce was working just fine
Ron Werner said:I think its working :wink: