Question on setup with tank

mhpoole

New Member
Question on mounting a tank with washer on a trailer. Does the water tank opening have to be level or above the pump? I was told this was so in order to flood the pump with water but i think he is wrong. He said since the pump cannot pull water thats how it had to be setup. But if i open the valve on the bottom of a tank the water floods out anyway. What the heck is that guy thinking?

I think as long as the PW and tank are mounted on a trailer and the water doesnt go below the valve it should be fine right? Could I get a couple pics of rigs setup so i can get an idea?

Thanks

Mark
 
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Dave Ott

Guest
Boy someone pulling your leg. Anyways I have a tanks also with my units. I'll find the pictures and post it for you unless someone else beats me to it LOL
 
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Dave Ott

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Well these aren't the ones. They just don't show enough of what you need in this rig shot. I'll still keep looking for the ones of the other rig.
 

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OrangeCrest

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He's is possibly correct if you have a direct drive, and I know he is wrong if you are talking about a belt drive unit.
 

A1PW.LLC

New Member
I have a direct drive and a gear drive. Both run off a gravity tank. With the pump actually being a little higher then the tank. Been like this for 5 years no problem. But you do need to route the unloader back into the other side of the pump,since its not under a constant water pressure this make's sure the water is not just recirculating in front of the pump. Hope this helps.
 

Dave Olson

New Member
Here is a picture of the back of our White truck.

We use 2-500 gallon tanks. They are tied together with a 1-1/2 or 2" line. We then reduced down to 3/4" just before an inline filter and into the inlet of our pump.

Dave Olson
 

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ron

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One thing about "pulling water"
if you dont prime the feed line you, you start out sucking air.
This will cause damage every time you loose a prime or accidently run it dry.
I suggest that you plumb in a way to prime the feed line.
A simple y with a garden hose connector fitting will do.
$5 now can save you a lot latter.
 

B.E YOUNG Sr

New Member
CCHS,
Would you mind describing your plumbing arrangement in the picture from left to right?

Are those corner anchors on the tote sufficent for that much weight?

The plumbing looks very clean. Nice lay out.
 

cchs nc

New Member
First thing I must say is thats not my setup. I did however make one very similar to it. It was done by Justin at ***************In this picture you see the water tank and the 2" valve at the bottom of the tank which goes to the black thing which is a 2" fernco. I set it up like this so that if there should ever be a problem or a leak or just the need to re-arrainge the trailer, you can easily loosen the screw on the fernco and the plumbing will come off as an assembly. From the fernco we go to a 2" "T". To the right in the picture we then go down to 1" and through a filter. This is a screen filter to filter out any particulate matter that could harm your pump or clog your nozzle. Off of that is another "t" that goes to each machine. Non collapsing hose is what we use.

On the left side of the tee that comes off the fernco, leading to the back of the trailer, you see that we have another tee in there that goes down to a 3/4 pipe with a hose barb on it. The red hose (5/8) goes to the back of the trailer so that you can wash your hands or fill-up spray containers or bottles.

After the above you see a 2" brass ball valve and an elbow going throught the floor of the trailer. Should you ever have a full tank of water and want to go down the road, this simply gives you the option of dumping the water tank... and yes, we have vented the water tank to prevent it from collapsing.
 

njpull

New Member
I had trouble with my tank (outlet about 3" above factory water inlet height) feeding enough water when the level was low. I replumbed the feed line with 7/8" ID line and replaced the filter with a larger one. After this, I realized the small line (3/4") was reducing my flow at all times. I toyed with adding a "Y" from the garden hose section but figured that would put me back where I started. I added a "T" and extra piece of hose with a female hose adaptor to alow direct connection to house water.

p.s. I noticed that the store (Tractor Supply) had a "Y" connectoor in the ag. chemical hose section with larger passageways.
 

Doug Rucker

PWN ADMIN TEAM -
Staff member
Here is a picture of the back of our White truck.

We use 2-500 gallon tanks. They are tied together with a 1-1/2 or 2" line. We then reduced down to 3/4" just before an inline filter and into the inlet of our pump.

Dave Olson

Miss Ya Dave. Great looking set up.
 

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