Dual Turbo

[B.E YOUNG Sr]

Have any of you guys tried one of these units?? I made one but my 3200 psi unit could not push it fast enough. The concept is a valid one though. It cleaned about an 8'-10" wide area at a time.
Don't want to purchase one if it wont run any faster!
Also does anyone know where I can puchase just the filters for the inline filter units for turbo nozzlez?
Any input would be apprecaited!

 

[Larry L.]

B.E.,what you have to do is buy two turbo's rated at 16 or 1700 psi then your 3200psi should push both of them,it want push two rated at 3200 psi.
Most pressure washing companys have the inline filters.

 

[Mark]

We sell the inline filters for Turbo nozzles with 1/4" QC Plug,
I think they go for $14.95.

(I am not at the office now so I do not have price info with me)

As for nozzle size if your washer is rated for example:
4 gpm @ 3200 psi it would call for a 4.5 nozzle size
the orfice / outlet size determines the maximum possible psi.

If you want to run 2 nozzles you would divide the nozzle size
in this example 4.5 by 2 which would give you 2.25.

Theoretically then two 2.25 nozzles would give you 2 gpm @ 3200 psi,
from each nozzle.

 

[Mark]

We sell the inline filters for Turbo nozzles with 1/4" QC Plug,
I think they go for $14.95.

(I am not at the office now so I do not have price info with me)

 

[B.E YOUNG Sr]

Mark,
Thanks for your reply. I only need the filter that goes in the unit you posted.
Do you guys sell them??

 

[B.E YOUNG Sr]

Mark, Big Boy,
Yeah thanks for the input. I screwed that one up. Purchased two 3000 psi turbo nozzles. Duh. Back to the drawing board. Will two lower psi units clean as good as one of the higher rated?

 

[Dave Olson]

Hello B.E.,

Anytime you run a orfice (nozzle) size larger than what your machine was intended to run you will drop pressure. Email me your fax number and I will fax you a copy of a nozzle flow rate chart for your information.

We run 2-4.5 rotary nozzles (2 wands) on our Wheatley pump but it is currently pumping almost 10 gpm. We also use the small (physical size) rotary nozzle because they seem to rotate faster. We use the larger rotary nozzles on our water blaster (10 gpm @ 10,000 psi). These large nozzles really come into their own when operated at pressures over 5000 psi.

We also use inline filters on our rotary nozzles. I perfer the type with 1/4" threads. The ones that we used with the Q/C installed would not except our replacement Q/C when the orginal Q/C wore out.

Dave Olson

 

[Larry L.]

duh dat want be the only time you say duh in this business lol,there are also alot of hmmm's,duh hmmmmm huh

 

[ron]

hey B E YOUNG

im with you on trying to find just the little cylinder screens in the filters. I use never sieze when i put it back together so i can get it apart and back together in about 1 min. I think the black dirt that clogs them up is from the coil so my reg filter is not getting the dirt.
i use compressed air in a can[they sell it to blow dirt from your computer-looks like WD-40 CAN] or buy 3 filters and exchange them on the job and clean them later.
maybe the junk that clogs them is from the inside rust on the QD?
Wish they would include a screen in the turbo rebuild kit.

 

[B.E YOUNG Sr]

Ron,
I recently tried cleaning the filters in an ultra sonic cleaner. Will see if it worked today.
I thought the same thing on the quick detach. The ones I use are all zinc plated. If i knew for sure this was the culprit I would switch to stainless steel.
Maybe you could put one of the can or y type strainers on the output side of your hot unit. That is if you don't already have one.
Good luck we know how annoying it is when you got to stop and make an adjustment.

Hey how about this one. The more you know the faster you can go! Man I got to get my PW education! Should have taken it in colleage.

Thanks
B.E. Young Sr.