When you guys have 200' plus of system connected to the end of your boom.Do you get help on the cleanup. I had a job today that they through all the pipe out at once and I could not keep up. By the time I got to the clamps they were shot. Any advice....

Air blowout is the only fast way, but be careful. Most pumps here are fitted with air.

Another good one from the "olde days" You can connect to the town water supply. Most city water is 100 psi, the same as the air pressure. Once the concrete starts moving 100 psi of water will shift the mud but very slowly.

Now if like down here, most booms and line pumps are fitted with 2,500 psi water blasters. Connect one of these babies to a stiff line and it will move it. It always helps to have some adaptors in the glove box. 

Bring a second man and charge for him. We would never do a job like that with only one man no matter what size hose. But to clean out that length we use a few balls and a blow out cap with water from the mixer.

over here I thottle up my pump when  the   hopper goes emty, pumping  air  into the system. to create air gaps, witch makes it easy too blow out the system. works every time. just suck back some of the concrete, and slump it then pump in the air!!   ALOHA!

here in kc, its a labors job to clean all system. i tell them i can clean thwm but ill stop pumping when they break a pipe or hose off. they dont like hearing that so they put labor on clean up

pumping can be easy or it can be hard. you are in control of the pumping on the site, no one else. i have found that most pumpers are afraid to tell a customer what "is" required. boom plus line requires grout to start, air compressor (furnished by contractor) if your not breaking back to the pump, men to set up clean up and load, if not extra man furnished by you "to help in hooking up cleaning up" not as a labor for the contractor. he is "your" helper. charge the contractor $ 45.00 to $75.00 or more per hour portal to portal. this is your equipment. be in control of it. it all may sound harsh, but it is a reality. if yhey say no let the other guy do it and you take the easy job.

   I usually get a 5 gallon bucket full of water and ask the "laborors" to dunk the clamps in the bucket after they take them off the pipe. The pipe needs to at least be dumped if nothing else.After all these years of pumping concrete I have found that most of the time getting someone  to clean pipe and clamps is a futile effort.Just note on your job ticket what transpired during the pour,and go from there.Try to save your clamps that can accept pins,I mean hide the good ones so they dont get all fouled up.Yes,I know clean pipe internally is important.Maybe by telling the contractor that next time we set this pipe up it will be more difficult to hook it all together,and there is a better chance of jamming the line up.Yea, it did take a number of years to come to this conclusion,I guess I'm just gettin old.....................

I think in general Speedy nailed the point. But I have to say we would receive our walking papers if we used air.

I know it can be done safe but it is just in our labour laws.I tell the contractor the same as Speedy, I love making bucks for labour ready jobs.