Foamer no good....

Riley Harth

Riley Harth

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Guys what the heck did i waste $40 on? Thought it would cool to have...made the rig bog down like a mutha. Im assuming its bc its not "airless"
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[h=1]MTM Hydro 14.0263 - Long-Range Detergent Foamer Attachment ... makes sense im not getting enuff flow maybe. it just seem to bog the unloader more than anything it was jumpy as heck. yea find me one please

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I have one and like it. It is not going to give you shaving cream foam! I does give a nice soaping foam. It also depends what you are spraying.
 
If you have a larger downstream injector laying around you may be able to change out the orifice with that. That particular foamer is only rated for 5.3 gpm so if you have a high flow machine you are forcing the rest of the water through the bypass and that may make it bog down.

You may want to check the setting on your unloader. When it is forced to bypass some of the water the unloader should be able to do it with relative ease without bogging down the engine. If the engine is bogging down it may be a sign that the unloader is set too high for bypass like at 4 or 5000 psi instead of 3500 as an example. When in a partial bypass this can cause the engine to work harder trying to reach that pressure before it will bypass and the engine will bog down.
 
Paul Kassander said:
If you have a larger downstream injector laying around you may be able to change out the orifice with that. That particular foamer is only rated for 5.3 gpm so if you have a high flow machine you are forcing the rest of the water through the bypass and that may make it bog down.

You may want to check the setting on your unloader. When it is forced to bypass some of the water the unloader should be able to do it with relative ease without bogging down the engine. If the engine is bogging down it may be a sign that the unloader is set too high for bypass like at 4 or 5000 psi instead of 3500 as an example. When in a partial bypass this can cause the engine to work harder trying to reach that pressure before it will bypass and the engine will bog down.
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+ very possible,


True Russ, but even still....it should not bog down, like he is describing

Possibly engine unloaded/loaded rpm low, Pump speed higher than recommended for engine HP,... or just not enough stock HP for pump size or unloader setting with current pump rpm.
 
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When you bought this, did you tell the vendor the gpm and psi of your machine so that vendor can match it to your machine?

There are so many orifice size attachments out there, unless you order it for the right size of machine, more than likely it will not only not work as designed but could cause other problems and aggravation.

Russ and Paul can help you out on this, they are both great guys and have helped me a lot.
 
Russ, I've got a lafferty stainless that is meant for a machine w/ no down stream, but I'd like one for down stream...any chance of converting it w/ an orifice or should I take a drill to it?
 
There is a removable orifice that is part of the drawl tube. There is quite a restriction that can be seen through the male quick connect inlet. I haven't pulled the QC yet to see if that restriction is permanent or not...
I'll pull it apart I guess!
 
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