How Do You Keep Your Trigger Guns Open?

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Was curious what methods other guys use to keep their trigger guns open while they're working with their wands and surface cleaners? For those that do prefer hand relief I've seen everything from tennis balls stuffed in the handle to bungi cords.
 
With my surface cleaner a zip tie works best- just turn on and off at the ball valve. I personally don't feel safe keeping the trigger gun on a lance open. I bought a trigger gun key, it keeps the gun open and attaches to your wrist so if you drop the trigger gun it will turn off. It's still in its package, never used it. Only cost a few bucks.
 
Nick L said:
With my surface cleaner a zip tie works best- just turn on and off at the ball valve. I personally don't feel safe keeping the trigger gun on a lance open. I bought a trigger gun key, it keeps the gun open and attaches to your wrist so if you drop the trigger gun it will turn off. It's still in its package, never used it. Only cost a few bucks.
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+1 I use the Zip tie on the Surface cleaner from time to time. Never a Lance...Soooo many reasons I could think of not too!!
 
I have never felt the need to do something it keep the gun open. Maybe it is years of conditioning. I have guys that work for me that claim to have problems, and have a key for them. They are cheap.
 
Where and what is this 'key' ? No trigger guns on surface cleaner, ball valve only. Lose flow with the gun.
 
I prefer velcro too. If you cut and fasten a piece snug at the top you can just slide it down to engage whenever you want it.

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I use a tennis ball with a string through it tied to the gun so if the ball pops or falls out, I don't have to chase it down the street, it is right there where I can just put it back into the gun.

I noticed a difference when I changed the hose on the classic over to a 3/8" and use a tennis ball to hold the gun open, the Big Guy same thing but I plumbed around the gun, keep the gun there as part of the handle but use a ball valve to operate the surface cleaner, same as with the classic, ball valve at the end of the hose or a few depending on how many sections of hose I am using so I can remove the extra sections as I work back towards the trailer.
 
I also remove the injector after spraying soap/degreaser as the injector will affect the cleaning with the classic or Big Guy, takes a minute or two to shut down, de-pressure the system and remove the injector (has plug on outlet and coupler on inlet) then connect the jumper from the machine to the hose and start back up.

I was doing large areas of concrete and noticed a big difference when I removed the injector from the system, the surface cleaners did a lot better job at cleaning.
 
Newlook said:
Is the savings on flow enough to abandon the gun?
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I must have maximum power. Really it was a noticeable difference at 10 gpm, but I am not turning the surface cleaner on and off much anyways. Try it and I'll bet you notice, the water does have to go through a pretty small opening in the gun.
 
Christopher said:
I also remove the injector after spraying soap/degreaser as the injector will affect the cleaning with the classic or Big Guy, takes a minute or two to shut down, de-pressure the system and remove the injector (has plug on outlet and coupler on inlet) then connect the jumper from the machine to the hose and start back up.

I was doing large areas of concrete and noticed a big difference when I removed the injector from the system, the surface cleaners did a lot better job at cleaning.
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Put a ball valve in your system before injector then you don't have to shut down. Takes me maybe 10 seconds to remove injector
 
When I do some Jetting I use an easy pull gun and a loose zip tie. I just move the zip tie down to engage the trigger when I need to turn it off. The gun is either attached to a reel, or a short jetting hose and this is the only gun I do this with. I only run easy pull legacy/stutners, but after 12-14 hours for days if not weeks the hands get tired and sore.
 
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