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Flushing the blower
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Flushing the blower
I decided to use the Roots 45 dual splash blower that my TNT came with but I did notice that lobes were dirtier than the other 45 I had. It sat with penetrating oil while I refurbished the machine. I had heard that you can clean the blower by flushing it with hot water so I gave it a shot. Looked like it ran clear with about a quarter gallon of water.
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I normally back-wash mine every quarter...I forget how often Butler suggests to do it, but it does help a little.
I have always wondered if anyone used any additive to the wash...the manual always called it a "solution", but never specifies anything outside of hot water.
I have always wondered if anyone used any additive to the wash...the manual always called it a "solution", but never specifies anything outside of hot water.
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ODIN wrote:your supposed to add a coupe drops of liquid dish soap to the hot water
Mo would be blowing bubbles all over his garage then.....
Good to know, I did try some soap free once, but I wasn't sure if that was a good idea at the time.
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Haha, I liked the reaction when the hose flew off from the tnt power... that was funny Mo
looks like it worked pretty good, regular vinegar Ive used for descaling equipment and coffee maker etc but im not sure it would be safe for a blower.
looks like it worked pretty good, regular vinegar Ive used for descaling equipment and coffee maker etc but im not sure it would be safe for a blower.
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That was great, the hose blowing off! LOL........and VH songs seem to go with any videos you make, love it!
Mo, I see it looks like you got a new foot valve, if so what did you use for a spring on it??
Mo, I see it looks like you got a new foot valve, if so what did you use for a spring on it??
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Re: Flushing the blower
I was going to go to the tractor supply store to get a new one but I decided to keep the old one I just cleaned it.
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Mo wrote:I was going to go to the tractor supply store to get a new one but I decided to keep the old one I just cleaned it.
Ahhh OK, looks new.
Would you mind taking the screen off of it (held on by the one screw on the top of it), and taking a pic of the spring it has, which would include the stem the spring goes on??
If so, I'd really appreciate it, thanks!
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Mo wrote:Sure no problem. Is your not working?
It's working, but I just bought a new one, that came with a really weak spring, and I'm trying to fugue out if what I came up with is even close.
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Great thanks, Mo!!
Haha, guess I'm on the right track cause what I came up with, looks almost the same!
The spring that same with my new foot valve almost looks like it came out of a BIC click pen, hardly sufficient for our use.
Haha, guess I'm on the right track cause what I came up with, looks almost the same!
The spring that same with my new foot valve almost looks like it came out of a BIC click pen, hardly sufficient for our use.
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That was funny Mo , may be you have to change your work line
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It wasn't the 200 lb spring?
I did have that surprise look on my face when it blew the hose off. Im just glad the gunk was already out of the blower
I did have that surprise look on my face when it blew the hose off. Im just glad the gunk was already out of the blower
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Mo, I love the facial expressions, like a kid in a candy store, lol
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Re: Flushing the blower
Mo wrote:It wasn't the 200 lb spring?
I did have that surprise look on my face when it blew the hose off. Im just glad the gunk was already out of the blower
The best part of your reaction is that it was a big smile and little laugh. That tells me you are still enjoying your life as a cleaner. Many would have started yelling and throwing things when that hose blew off. I would save that video as a reminder down the road when things get rough....never lose the child in you.
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Well, I did mine today and man was it nasty!...
I had to run 3 gal of hot water with a lot of dish detergent in it until it flushed out all the gunk/brown water out. Then I ran another 2 gal of clean water thew it to rinse it out. After that 2 hours of running and about 1/2 a can of WD.
The air had gotten so bad smelling coming out of my silencer, I could barley take it anymore.
It now smells like "green apples", because that's what flavor soap the customer had.
Besides not stinking anymore, I'm not sure there's another plus to doing this???
I had to run 3 gal of hot water with a lot of dish detergent in it until it flushed out all the gunk/brown water out. Then I ran another 2 gal of clean water thew it to rinse it out. After that 2 hours of running and about 1/2 a can of WD.
The air had gotten so bad smelling coming out of my silencer, I could barley take it anymore.
It now smells like "green apples", because that's what flavor soap the customer had.
Besides not stinking anymore, I'm not sure there's another plus to doing this???
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I would imagine better air flow would be the other benefit. Did you jack up your driveway?
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Mo wrote:I would imagine better air flow would be the other benefit. Did you jack up your driveway?
No, I'm not dumb ...........I did it on the customers DW!!
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Davey Cracker wrote:Mo wrote:I would imagine better air flow would be the other benefit. Did you jack up your driveway?
No, I'm not dumb ...........I did it on the customers DW!!
That's funny
on a serious note, how do you flush your blower ? I've never done that before, in the video I saw Mo pouring the water in but it didn't show where he poured them in, also how the heck the water spits out from in front of the machine, I thought carpet cleaning blower is positive displacement ( one way only ), can someone explain this process please ?
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Re: Flushing the blower
DP pause the video at 27 seconds, you'll see that I took the 90 degree pipe that goes into the tank I flipped it over and instead of the blower sucking air from the tank I poured water in the pipe so that it could suck the water instead.
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Actually DP have some one film the process you stand in front of the exhaust port and have someone else pour water in the blower and then post the video on this thread.
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I just took off the filter inside tank, and poured soapy water into the intake hole.
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