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I never thought I'd feel bad about offering and performing my services but this drought in N GA has me feeling just that. Dumping hundreds of gallons of water on a house while there are people not flushing toilets but once a day doesn't seem right somehow and may even generate some bad PR with...

Since you asked I guess it's ok to list a company name... Sunbrite Supply is where I get my 12.5% - they're in Lawrenceville. If you're 4 hours away you would have to buy a LOT of the stuff to make up for the gas $$...

Anyone in the Atlanta area able to get 12.5% for less than $1.50/gal or know of a place that will give bulk rates? Might save us all some $$ if we go in on a large order. Just a thought.

I was hoping no one would notice I wrote that. :) As soon as I tapped that out and posted it I thought about it for a half second and realized it was ridiculous to reuse the oil. I shoot from the hip a lot so I likely deserved any hard time I got from ya. Thanks for saying what everyone else...

Thanks Mark. I'll replace the oil then and check what you mentioned. All that can be seen by popping off the back of the pump?

Oil might still be good. Hate to just waste it. I suppose if I see metal flecks in it I should throw it out though. :)

Great. That's not what I wanted to hear. Two questions then: 1. can I save and reuse the oil that's going to be coming out of this thing, and 2., what kind of damage am I looking for back there?

That brings up another funny thing about this pump. The sight glass has been replaced by a bolt. The plastic is gone and in its place is a hex bolt. Nice huh? I've got the non-US version of the pump sitting off to the side as a spare... you think the specs are the same such that I could take...

Seems I'm a magnet for crappy used gear. I've got this General TS1511 pump hooked up to the standard GX390 Honda and when I first got the pump I could easily read the data sticker that had all the model, manufacturer, and other type info. That same tag now is completely black like it had...

Well I got to use my new vinyl berms filled with pea gravel today on a neighbor's driveway and was surprised to see they work pretty well at redirecting waster water flow. I see two problems however: 1. The berm only works up until about 3 feet or so from the end of the driveway. Any...

I could go either way I suppose, but after trying to reach someone at the local fire station to ask about used hose I decided to go another route. I hope they don't respond to fires like they respond to a ringing phone. :burn: I have a friend in the inflatable moonwalk/moon bounce business...

Thanks Mark. I came to the same conclusion after making some calls and surfing around for a while. Off the subject a bit... I cranked up a questionable pump the other day and when it's in bypass mode the engine rpm kind of pulses a bit. It's not a steady roar like I expected it to be. This...

Cheap is right up my alley, but doesn't that get heavy? Sound like it would work though. Maybe I'll go find some hose somewhere and try it out. Thanks for the idea man.

Good plan. What do you berm with? Find anything you can make from Home Depot parts or did you have to buy something "professional" that cost a weeks pay?

Oh yeah... as long as I only do jobs where the water washes into grass or natural areas I should be ok. Doing a summer's worth of selective washing would bring in enough for a simple vac system to protect me on jobs where water would wash into a street. Maybe I can just berm the water and use...

I've got an Interpump model WS151 attached to a 13hp honda motor and I saw a pressure gauge attached to the high pressure side when the pump was running. The gauge hung around 3250 PSI but jumped to 3500 or so with the trigger off and in bypass mode. I found a link (copied below) for this...

Thanks for the confirmation. I'll just put my little 2.2GPM between the house and the wife and have her keep the dirty water flowing while I use the surface cleaner. At this point that's a lot cheaper than going with a vac system of some kind. Thanks for the help.

That's what I need to know. Thanks.

Will my equipment be damaged if they're trying to draw more water than can be supplied? It won't start collapsing pipes anywhere will it?

Is it possible to put a 4GPM machine on one spigot and a 2.2GPM machine on another at a customer's house and still have the GPM needed for both machines? Or is it possible to put a splitter on one spigot and connect both pressure washers at the same point? I find myself with an additional...