Question about hoses.....
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Topic: Question about hoses.....
Posted By: medicman
Subject: Question about hoses.....
Date Posted: 06/February/2008 at 1:56pm
| Hey guys, just wandering what size vac hose ya'll use with your portys. I'm running a diamondback stormchaser with 25 ft inch and a half. Im about to add a booster to it, but the booster takes 2 inch hose. Should i convert my set-up to 2 inch hose, or just add on to the length of inch and a half?? |
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 06/February/2008 at 10:01pm
I used 1.5 
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Posted By: medicman
Date Posted: 06/February/2008 at 10:02pm
| No help??? |
Posted By: medicman
Date Posted: 06/February/2008 at 10:03pm
| John L, thanks man, just wandering what would be better. |
Posted By: Hammy
Date Posted: 06/February/2008 at 10:04pm
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What do you want us to hold your hand? ------------- Could somebody just clean my carpets! |
Posted By: medicman
Date Posted: 06/February/2008 at 10:09pm
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Im tring to convert my equipment so i can run 100 ft. from my van. Most of my clients are small residental. I figure 100 ft will suit me just fine. I didnt know if i should just extend my 1.5, or convert to 2 in. |
Posted By: medicman
Date Posted: 06/February/2008 at 10:11pm
| No Hammy, just wanted some input from folks that have probably come across this before. Wasnt tring to chap your arse... |
Posted By: splash_$$$_dash
Date Posted: 06/February/2008 at 11:04pm
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never run more than 30' off a portable son.
unless of course you intend to leave a dozen blowers with the cutomer  ------------- 
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Posted By: medicman
Date Posted: 06/February/2008 at 11:15pm
| Thanks Splash, BTW, if you dont mind me asking, what equipment do you run?(TM, Porty<??) |
Posted By: watchman
Date Posted: 07/February/2008 at 12:08am
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medicman..... go to portables on truck topic and read my posts ...no bullsh*t ------------- JUST WATCHING AND LEARNING |
Posted By: duckcountry
Date Posted: 07/February/2008 at 12:17am
| As I understand with the vac-booster you should go 2" and you will be able to run 100' with a vac-booster. Planning on the cross-america unit? |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 07/February/2008 at 12:22am
If you are planning on running 100 ft with a porty, I would definitely use 2" hose and a vac booster
I run TM's and a porty. No more than 25 feet of 1.5"on the porty  ------------- 
The STD Meter |
medicman wrote:Posted By: medicman
Date Posted: 07/February/2008 at 12:57am
| Thanks guys, and Duckcountry, yes the booster im going to add is a coss-american mitey-one hybrid turbo. I understand that is not a "booster" but i was told it could be used as one, and im getting a good price on it. |
Posted By: splash_$$$_dash
Date Posted: 07/February/2008 at 2:36am
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Ninja and Mytee.
dual 3 stage vacs.
500 psi pumps. run at 50-350 -------------
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Posted By: Ed Valentine
Date Posted: 07/February/2008 at 9:43am
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medicman;
The MITEY-ONE Hybrid-Turbo can be used as a very efficient Power Booster system, period. It takes 1 1/2" vacuum hoses, btw.
The Cross-American POWER BOOSTER System is designed to accept 2" vacuum hoses; however, one can also adapt 1 1/2" vacuum hoses with the industrial hose cuffs w/o a problem.
Yep, either one will make your current system much-much better.
Hope this answers your question.
Ed Valentine
Cross-American Corp.
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Posted By: medicman
Date Posted: 07/February/2008 at 10:33am
| Thanks guys, ya'll been a great help!! |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 07/February/2008 at 12:34pm
| Ed.. Where ya been..? lol.. |
Posted By: Ed Valentine
Date Posted: 07/February/2008 at 1:30pm
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John;
Thanks for asking.
Thanks to Mike Harding..and yourself, btw [!!] I finally found the path back to this great board. Had to delete our cookies.
Thanks again;
Ed Valentine
cross-american corp.
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Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 07/February/2008 at 7:53pm
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Had to delete our cookies.
Better than throwing them up Ed.  ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |