Twodose
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Anyone use break away fittings on the gun or booms?
Break Away Fittings
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MEP001
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No, and I believe that if the boom is set properly you don't need them. When you hang up the gun, it should swing neatly against the wall, and the hose shouldn't drag the ground keeping it from moving itself out of the way. Other than idiots leaving the gun on their trailer or stuck in the stake hole in their bed, I've had almost no broken wands or boom damage. The breakaways would only increase maintenance for me because they'd get broken by rough handling that the wand can take without damage.
cwguy.com
The Eric
Mep1 pointed this problem out at one of my Dad?s old washes before. The high pressure gun got stuck on a truck and broke the lance off. (pictures and video http://cwguy.com/?p=1162)
When you look at the pictures (http://cwguy.com/?p=1172) you can see how the high pressure gun hangs incorrectly.
When you look at the pictures (http://cwguy.com/?p=1172) you can see how the high pressure gun hangs incorrectly.
MEP001
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Right, in fact just having the wand holder facing the meterbox will make it worse. I have them facing the other way, so if a customer pulls in "the right way" and does manage to hook the hose on their mirror, it just drops the gun on the floor.
Bubbles Galore
Active member
I have the old D/H booms that don't tend to seat in the right diretion at all. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get the booms to set up against the wall like MEP was saying?
MEP001
Well-known member
You have to use washers, long bolts and nuts or pieces of threaded rod and just tilt the mount so the boom wants to swing the correct way under its own weight. I set the boom to "home" toward the same wall as the meter box, but pointing towartd the opposite pillar from the box. The weight of the hose with the gun in the holder should pull it where the boom is centered.
