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Post Info TOPIC: How is your tank set up?
Is your feed drilled thru, or drop in [8 vote(s)]

I drilled mine like Dave
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I drop mine in like the video
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I do it another way
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Dave from Roof Clean USA had a post

http://roof-cleaning-institute.activeboard.com/index.spark?aBID=123190&p=3&topicID=27327097

Where he cut a hole in the top of the tank and installed everything. I was surfing youtube and found this clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvMqFVVA4hY

This one showed just dropping the feed down inside.

What do you use and why. Dont just take the poll, explain why you use it.
I am going to be changing over tanks on Monday, and I want opinions.

Pictures welcome

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Drilled mine, do not want to pull out a hose and filter that have 'love' on them and risk the splash.

So I drilled it, made it solid.smile

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Toy2 wrote:

Drilled mine, do not want to pull out a hose and filter that have 'love' on them and risk the splash.

So I drilled it, made it solid.smile




Same here. Dave posted some very good build info in that thread.  We go from the top through a bulkhead and it prevents splash.  I used a drop in tube last year and it creates a daily minor spill.  We still use a draw tube and fill port to fill the containers. and be careful of how your tanks may vibrate and loosen the bulkheads if you use all hard pipe.  Whats great about the aod pumps is that you can add all kinds of tubes and tanks without worrying about priming.   Black are in to the pumpe in these pics, reds are out.  The main mix tank does not have bulkheads, but usually is not hauled with much in it either.  It already had holes to large drilled into the top side area of it.  Each of these tanks can be fed or drawn from or filled from an external source with one pump.



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Nice setup Bill. Thanks for the pictures.

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All my tanks are plumbed through the bulkheads in the bottom of them. This is how I bought them. Although this greatly increases the chance of leaks, I've never had any major problems. A slow drip now and again is pretty easy to fix. And pump priming is never a problem.

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I've seen it and love it Chris!! I bet it does prime with bottom feed just fine.

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Chris:

I noticed the caged in tank. I just bought one from a cleaning supply place used, holds 250 gallons. I was worried about putting love in it. Is that your water tank or love tank?

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That was pretty good. I did mine like that to.

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Chris:

I noticed the caged in tank. I just bought one from a cleaning supply place used, holds 250 gallons. I was worried about putting love in it. Is that your water tank or love tank?




 



The caged tank is my water tank. I assume it would be ok to use for roof mix, but these tanks have a relatively thin wall construction, which concerns me a bit.

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Jeez Bill, I'd like to see yours up close. Trying to follow lines in a picture kills me

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Toy2 wrote:

Drilled mine, do not want to pull out a hose and filter that have 'love' on them and risk the splash.

So I drilled it, made it solid.smile



Same here. Dave posted some very good build info in that thread.  We go from the top through a bulkhead and it prevents splash.  I used a drop in tube last year and it creates a daily minor spill.  We still use a draw tube and fill port to fill the containers. and be careful of how your tanks may vibrate and loosen the bulkheads if you use all hard pipe.  Whats great about the aod pumps is that you can add all kinds of tubes and tanks without worrying about priming.   Black are in to the pumpe in these pics, reds are out.  The main mix tank does not have bulkheads, but usually is not hauled with much in it either.  It already had holes to large drilled into the top side area of it.  Each of these tanks can be fed or drawn from or filled from an external source with one pump.


-- Edited by Baltimore MD Roof Cleaning 410-482-4367 on Saturday 24th of July 2010 06:03:46 PM




Bill Im gonna need to see your plumbers license......

 



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Toy2 wrote:

Drilled mine, do not want to pull out a hose and filter that have 'love' on them and risk the splash.

So I drilled it, made it solid.smile



Same here. Dave posted some very good build info in that thread.  We go from the top through a bulkhead and it prevents splash.  I used a drop in tube last year and it creates a daily minor spill.  We still use a draw tube and fill port to fill the containers. and be careful of how your tanks may vibrate and loosen the bulkheads if you use all hard pipe.  Whats great about the aod pumps is that you can add all kinds of tubes and tanks without worrying about priming.   Black are in to the pumpe in these pics, reds are out.  The main mix tank does not have bulkheads, but usually is not hauled with much in it either.  It already had holes to large drilled into the top side area of it.  Each of these tanks can be fed or drawn from or filled from an external source with one pump.


-- Edited by Baltimore MD Roof Cleaning 410-482-4367 on Saturday 24th of July 2010 06:03:46 PM




Bill Im gonna need to see your plumbers license......

 

 



I will show you guys in Tampa how we do ours. In the meantime, what do you think of these pump girls ?



 



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I agree. They are thin. I don't know what they had in them. A guy that works for a Laundry sells them for $75.00 each. I also got some 55 gallon heavier drums from him for $15.00 each. The drum are top fill only. Plan on using them starting out and will convert when I rig my trailer for next year. Up here in Iowa the weather turns cold about end of October. Small whindow to work. April to October.

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I played that video 2xs, didnt notice a pump one time

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