[Andy@w.c.s]

Hi all

I have today tried to pressure wash my paths at home with my present kit i have

this is the washer


and this is the flat surface cleaner i have , bought it on flebay
its a kranzle make ?



so here is my problem
on passing the cleaner over the area i want to clean it leaves lines like this
now in the videos i have seen it is supose to clean the whole width of the cleaner
so whats wrong with mine is it that the pressure washer is not powerfull enough ?




after a lot of passes it does come cleaner but i still have to use the lance to remove the stuborn black bits



it came up alright in the end but took longger than i thought







your help would be appreciated  guys

Andy

[gwrightson]

It appears to me that the bar is not turning correctly, could be a number of reasons , lack of pressure not spiinning the bar I would guess or jet angles not correct perhaps, could be the bar is damadged therfore not spinning right....

just a few thoughts
 geoff

[tomy jackson]

it neads a big out put 13 leater min,

[dan hughes]

Need more power I would say.

what hp is your machine ?

Also check that one of yer nozzles isn't blocked! you'd know if it was it would wobble.

Also you might need different nozzles to match the power of your machine. they should also be on a slight angle!

I use flat surface cleaner, it's fast on some jobs - others, TURBO nozzle beats it hands hown, performance and time wise!

[Andy@w.c.s]

It appears to me that the bar is not turning correctly, could be a number of reasons , lack of pressure not spiinning the bar I would guess or jet angles not correct perhaps, could be the bar is damadged therfore not spinning right....

just a few thoughts
 geoff

I have had it running on its side and the bar does spin ok not fast but it does go round

do you know what angle the jets have to be ?
i will get a pic in a min of mine

[dan hughes]

I'll get you a photo of mine too so you can see mine.

i think it's just a lack of power / litres per min of water that is your problem !!

give me a few minutes.

[Andy@w.c.s]

I have dug out the details of the washer its a 5.5 hp 3600rpm
water flow is 10 ltrs a min with a max pressure of 20 mpa 2900 psi if that helps 

Andy

[Andy@w.c.s]

he is the pic of the bottom of the cleaner and the jet size is 1/4 meg ?

[dan hughes]

 

that's just not nuff grunt i'm afraid! Stick to turbo nozzle with your sut up.

It's ok fo plastics and cars and small jobs, but forget the big stuff. Here's mine for comparison, not as much angle as you can see.







maybe mine aint nuff. !! Works though !

[Andy@w.c.s]

thanks dan

what size washer have you got ?

[Blast Off Stoke]

is the nozzle on the left at an angle? looks to me like its pointing straight down

[Andy@w.c.s]

thanks for that i will go and have a look 
did'nt realise that they could be ajusted

Andy

[Andy@w.c.s]

yep your right

which way should it be facing ?

[dan hughes]

9 hp petrol. 15 ish litres per min.
I reckon mine is borderline good enough for FSC.

Like i said i nearly always end up with turbo.

[Nathanael Jones]

For that FSC you'd want a 13hp machine. 15 litres a minute or more.

Jetmac.co.uk do brilliant loncin powered ones cheap. I have the 13hp elec start model with the interpump pump & 50mtrs of hose & reel,.. worth every penny!

[Andy@w.c.s]

do you have a link
Andy

[Nathanael Jones]

http://cgi.ebay.ie/13-HP-PETROL-PRESSURE-WASHER-2-YEAR-WARRANTY-/270576044058?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item3eff96c81a

This is the cheaper one. The interpump one is better (see his shop) but if you're on a tight budget this one will do the job nicely enough.

[Andy@w.c.s]

thanks Nathanael
seems a good price and a decent flow rate /psi

cheers

[concept]

Got my first paying job with the Loncin 2moro. Looking forward to it! Done a few odds n ends to get the hang of it, and with the turbo nozzle on, it's a dream!

Will give feedback after job!

[Nathanael Jones]

Turbo nozzle is defo a good investment.

My loncin machine has paid for itself twice over already & its only 3 months old. It is a big expense, but you work so much faster & get the results you need with such ease its really worth it. You will do twice the work in a day that you do with your current machine if not more!