Roof Cleaning set up?!?! - Pressure Washing and Contractor Cleaning Forums

AmeriCurb · 07:43 AM

I have done a few roofs now and I am very unsatisfied with my equipment. I would like to be able to shoot a Tile roof from the ground like most of you are doing and I do not know what I need to get. I am returning my old set up and would love some suggestions as what I need to buy (entire set up). I would like to have the some thing very reliable so please suggest what is best even if it is not what you are using. Also links for where to get these items would be great as well.

Thanks in Advance for all the help.

814jeffw · May 11th, 08, 01:11 PM

Use the search feature here and start reading. The best thing about searching through old posts is you'll learn even more than what you're looking for. But to answer quickly, Diaphragm pumps (gas or air driven),... roller pumps, gas engine driven or Delevan or Shur-Flo electric driven. For a turn key set-up some on here seem to like the Bleach Bandit roller pump set-up.

Jeff

NEWHEIGHTS · May 11th, 08, 01:22 PM

What's your current equipment? Maybe some tweaks can make it work the way you want.

Please fill in your signature, most of us here like to know who we're talking to.

AmeriCurb · 09:56 AM

any opinions on this set-up? Good, bad 55-Gallon Skid Chlorine Sprayer | Skid Sprayers | Northern Tool + Equipment

Bert Bulow
AmeriCurb
Winter Haven, FL
863-875-1115

**Apple Roof Cleaning** · May 12th, 08, 11:32 AM

The Comet Pump is NOT "Chlorine Proof"
I think David from Reef had one, he now has a Udor.
The glass filled Poly manifolds LEAK all over the place.
MY advice ?
Get a Delevan 5800 12 volt pump and a Titan Hose Reel.
Used 5/8 hose, NOT 1/2, and certainly not 3/8 hose.
Keep a spare Delevan for back up.
Rinse it all out good when done cleaning.

You can use a Phelps Wand if you like a wand, or you can get a spray gun and the Delevan 5800 from Bob at Pressure Tek in Ohio.

Someone bought one of these, and they would not fix it under warranty.'
Said it had been "mis used and mis treated"

You can get a Delevan 5800 and everything for FAR less, even with a back up pump.

AmeriCurb · May 12th, 08, 01:55 PM

Thanks for the info Chris. I will contact Bob about a set-up. Which is best for spraying from the ground, a wand or gun?

Thad · May 12th, 08, 07:44 PM

I took the ball valve off of my Don Juand and put a Bob gun on it.
With the right tips you can shoot steep one stories with ease.

**Apple Roof Cleaning** · May 12th, 08, 08:28 PM

Ask Thad, now that yu have his attention .
I use a different pump set up.
What is good for me might not be good for you.
I THINK Thad has a Delevan, he knows what works, what dont

Don Phelps · May 12th, 08, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thad

I took the ball valve off of my Don Juand and put a Bob gun on it.
With the right tips you can shoot steep one stories with ease.

With a John Blue pump, you can shoot 2 story roof cleaning jobs from the ground in certain circumstances. Since your "Don Juand" was free + my shipping costs, send back the ball valve if you don't know how to use it.....

**Apple Roof Cleaning** · May 13th, 08, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thad

I took the ball valve off of my Don Juand and put a Bob gun on it.
With the right tips you can shoot steep one stories with ease.

ROTFLMFAO - PRICELESS

**Apple Roof Cleaning** · May 13th, 08, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don Phelps

With a John Blue pump, you can shoot 2 story roof cleaning jobs from the ground in certain circumstances. Since your "Don Juand" was free + my shipping costs, send back the ball valve if you don't know how to use it.....

EVERYBODY no GOT a John Blue Pump "Don Wand"

Thad is just sharing HIS Delevan experiences with "your" Phelps Wand.
OR, was it Big Pete's, or Mel's From Vero Under Pressure.

PWkid · May 13th, 08, 08:22 AM

The Phelps wand is a wonderful invention. I however no longer use it. Since I have upgraded to the John Blue It serves no more purpose for me. I will let you guys in on a lil secret, I use a stainless steel short flexible wand it allows more flexibility (no pun intended)

**Apple Roof Cleaning** · May 13th, 08, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PWkid

The Phelps wand is a wonderful invention. I however no longer use it. Since I have upgraded to the John Blue It serves no more purpose for me. I will let you guys in on a lil secret, I use a stainless steel short flexible wand it allows more flexibility (no pun intended)

Mel, WHAT is the real story on the Phelps Wand ?
I asked Don about it once, and I think he said YOU, or maybe it was Big Pete that actually invented it.

I am just curious.

We use a ball valve with a quick change spray nozzle

Thad · May 13th, 08, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don Phelps

Since your "Don Juand" was free + my shipping costs, send back the ball valve if you don't know how to use it.....

It was too complicated for me. I could never remember which way to turn it to spray.
Plus, I like having a trigger gun so I can play "Captain Comet- Roof Algae Destroyer" and blast the evil Gleo aliens.

What is your address?

BTW, there was no difference in distance between a ball valve or gun. And I noticed that the gun/wand that comes with a Delevan setup from Bob is the same as mine except for the articulating tip, which is VERY handy.

PWkid · May 13th, 08, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apple Roof Cleaning

Mel, WHAT is the real story on the Phelps Wand ?
I asked Don about it once, and I think he said YOU, or maybe it was Big Pete that actually invented it.

I am just curious.

We use a ball valve with a quick change spray nozzle

I give Don at ALL SEASONS EXTERIOR FROM ORLANDO FLORIDA all the credit.

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