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Post by milspec6 Wed Oct 16, 2013 2:28 pm

I've been looking at a few mounts lately and I am surprised by all the advertising regarding psi their pumps put out, but hardly a mention about the gpm it puts out.  After-all, the amount of flow is more important than psi, so why do so many cleaners get blinded by output psi?  Maybe I am wrong here, but shouldn't we care about the flow instead of the psi?

What is the gpm of the pump on your truckmount?  Do you even know?  Do you even care?
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Post by Larry Henson Wed Oct 16, 2013 2:42 pm

My cat 5CP puts out 4.5 gpm. I have a wanner pump capable of putting out 8 gpm but it will only achieve 1,000 psi but this more than you will ever need in my opinion.
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Post by Pro Touch Wed Oct 16, 2013 3:31 pm

My Cat 3cp1120 puts out 4.2 gpm. As long as I have enough flow to run my tools I'm happy. I found out my pump needed to be rebuilt because it couldn't keep up with my water hungry Rotovac. A set of new seals took care of it. So yes flow is just as important as psi. You have to have both in the correct proprtions to be effective.
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Post by Freemind1 Wed Oct 16, 2013 3:46 pm

PSI becomes important when you want to do tile. IMO, from all I have seen/heard, you will at times need more than 500 PSI for tile.

Not that I don't agree that flow is important too.

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Post by MikeW Wed Oct 16, 2013 4:53 pm

I believe my pump is 3000 psi at 6 gpm. My heat exchangers are rated for 2500psi
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Post by Larry Henson Wed Oct 16, 2013 5:08 pm

MikeW wrote:I believe my pump is 3000 psi at 6 gpm. My heat exchangers are rated for 2500psi
That's a good combination Mike.
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Post by Cjcann Thu Oct 17, 2013 7:07 am

Hate to admit it, but as long as enough water is coming out of my tools I don't really care. I figure that's the manufacturer job. If I start to run out of water when I am cleaning then it becomes an issue for me. So much on my plate with the business, family and other entanglements that I try to only concern myself with things that need my attention. Probably should be concerned, but aren't
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Post by milspec6 Thu Oct 17, 2013 5:59 pm

MikeW wrote:I believe my pump is 3000 psi at 6 gpm. My heat exchangers are rated for 2500psi
What machine are you running? Those are a pretty balanced set of numbers.
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Post by MikeW Fri Oct 18, 2013 4:24 pm

Sapphire 870SS 63 hp ford engine.
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Post by Mo Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:27 pm

Mike has a sweet set up I really need to upgrade my equipment:( 

 
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Post by Davey Cracker Fri Oct 18, 2013 11:34 pm

Mo wrote:Mike has a sweet set up I really need to upgrade my equipment:( 

 
"Hope you like it"?........geeez makes my setup look like a toy, I fricken LOVE IT!!! wink 
Very nice, Mike!!!
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Post by Fuzzsucker Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:44 am

That's sweet setup mike. I wish I could get one of those sprinters. But my neighborhood hoa wont allow company vehicles to be parked on the street and my garage wont fit that bad boy.
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Post by Erik Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:49 pm

Most TM pumps will produce enough water flow 6-12 flow at 500 psi.. 1.25- 2 gallons per minute, for carpet cleaning. The heat and vacuum need to keep up with your flow output.
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Post by ACE Services Sat Nov 02, 2013 4:00 pm

All I want to know is what kind of machine it is. What brand and model of pump. Most manufactures don't use a pump that size because of the cost a 4-5 gpm pump is the largest I seen exception of one in back of my shop it has the largest I've seen in 10 yrs. working on TMs so I'm just curious who else manufactured units with pumps that size the unit I'm working on is a stealth tristar by Steam Action.
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