Sirocco Jerry
Active member
Most of you have asked quality questions about which components are best for reliability,
and all of you have read comments on what works and what doesn't.
In this industry, there seems to be VERY little, if any testing for long-term study of reliability.
I have pitched in here with comment on reliability and bullit-proofing,
but I have only tested what I though I needed to test.
there's LOTS of component parts in these systems. ..and different versions too..
example ..Flow switches:
the ST-5 by Suttner was the most common flow switch for 30 years..
but there's the ST-6, which works a little differently.. (it is spring-loaded,)
and now, there's knock-offs by MTM Hydro, and others.
Pressure Switches.. OMG.. maybe 20 versions.
and nozzles.. a dozen versions.
Here's my question to you..
DO YOU DO doccumention of all maintenance and repairs of your equipment, so YOU can KNOW..
which parts are a "perpetuating mistake" and which items seem to last forever ??
We do METICULOUS Maintenance and Repair doccumentation of the systems we service, to the benefit of our customers..
when an old customer asks for a "bid" for a new machine,
we proudly show them the statistics on how well we were able to make that system last,
including what the actual "cost to operate per month" was, including the original purchase price,
.. for a real-world "evaluation of results" for THAT unit.
You would want to know if a system that lasted 10 years and was easier to service and troubleshoot
acually cost you 1/3 the total of a machine that lasted the same 10 years. Doccumentation IS the "score-card".
Manufacturers need the feed-back of ALL failure AND success-rating in order to build a responsible product,
but most don't care. I do, and YOU do, so I'm asking you..
If you do doccumentation, and you can tell us which hoses actually last longer in the SAME application, day after day,
..like sidewalk cleaning, or flet-washing on the same parking-lots month after month,
that information will help the community, and the manufacurers to be more "considerate of" Long-Term-Low-Cost.
Here's a few questions to get DOCCUMENTED answers (not opinion !) .. hard factual comparison..
are ceramic nozzles worth the additional cost ??
are carbide nozzles worth the difference ?
Any difference between smooth-jacket and "cloth-wrapped version hoses ?
Does running a flow actuated unloader help make the heater coil last longer ?
Does a "Deep-Discharge" battery have a substantial difference in lifespan on a pressure washer ?
I can give you statistical info, but if dozens of you pitch in here with your own "comparative analysis" we can all benefit.
Please, minimize the opinions here.. hit the like or thank you buttons ifn you please,
but bring on the doccumented info as you can.
and if you have not "kept track".. DO so. Eh ?
and all of you have read comments on what works and what doesn't.
In this industry, there seems to be VERY little, if any testing for long-term study of reliability.
I have pitched in here with comment on reliability and bullit-proofing,
but I have only tested what I though I needed to test.
there's LOTS of component parts in these systems. ..and different versions too..
example ..Flow switches:
the ST-5 by Suttner was the most common flow switch for 30 years..
but there's the ST-6, which works a little differently.. (it is spring-loaded,)
and now, there's knock-offs by MTM Hydro, and others.
Pressure Switches.. OMG.. maybe 20 versions.
and nozzles.. a dozen versions.
Here's my question to you..
DO YOU DO doccumention of all maintenance and repairs of your equipment, so YOU can KNOW..
which parts are a "perpetuating mistake" and which items seem to last forever ??
We do METICULOUS Maintenance and Repair doccumentation of the systems we service, to the benefit of our customers..
when an old customer asks for a "bid" for a new machine,
we proudly show them the statistics on how well we were able to make that system last,
including what the actual "cost to operate per month" was, including the original purchase price,
.. for a real-world "evaluation of results" for THAT unit.
You would want to know if a system that lasted 10 years and was easier to service and troubleshoot
acually cost you 1/3 the total of a machine that lasted the same 10 years. Doccumentation IS the "score-card".
Manufacturers need the feed-back of ALL failure AND success-rating in order to build a responsible product,
but most don't care. I do, and YOU do, so I'm asking you..
If you do doccumentation, and you can tell us which hoses actually last longer in the SAME application, day after day,
..like sidewalk cleaning, or flet-washing on the same parking-lots month after month,
that information will help the community, and the manufacurers to be more "considerate of" Long-Term-Low-Cost.
Here's a few questions to get DOCCUMENTED answers (not opinion !) .. hard factual comparison..
are ceramic nozzles worth the additional cost ??
are carbide nozzles worth the difference ?
Any difference between smooth-jacket and "cloth-wrapped version hoses ?
Does running a flow actuated unloader help make the heater coil last longer ?
Does a "Deep-Discharge" battery have a substantial difference in lifespan on a pressure washer ?
I can give you statistical info, but if dozens of you pitch in here with your own "comparative analysis" we can all benefit.
Please, minimize the opinions here.. hit the like or thank you buttons ifn you please,
but bring on the doccumented info as you can.
and if you have not "kept track".. DO so. Eh ?