Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Kenny83 on February 21, 2011, 08:43:00 pm
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Hi, 1 st of all I'd just like to introduce myself as I'm relatively new here, I'm Lee, I started doing pressure washing part time mainly in the Wigan area last year, after being pleasantly suprised at how well I did last year after running a 5.5 hp honda kew out the back of a renault kangoo in my spare time I have decided to step it up a gear...
I have invested in a 13hp honda gerni, and a honda gd411 deisel with interpump/gearbox/ all the bells and whistles... lol.
Anyway, last year using my 5.5hp honda I discovered that some taps didn't have the pressure/flow to power my machine, so basically I've no chance with these two new washers as 1 of them runs at 20 ltrs per minute! Hence the need for an IBC / tank, I have got rid of my kangoo and bought myself a transit, although it is a transit 80 and there fore only carries 800kg? so iI would be correct in getting a 600 ltr IBC as opposed to a 650 baffled tank for the extra 50kg?
I have bought the tanks but was wondering if anyone has ever used 1 and if so did it need to be baffled? If so how was this done? Also any pointers on installing it into a van would be much appreciated... I am on a tight budget so lookibng for more the DIY alternative guys if possible, Thanks
Also anyone selling any cheap van racking??? ThanksPS, I have posted this in the window cleaning section too as I guess these guys deal with this kind of thing all the time
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try having a word with blastaway
or m clean uk ;)
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thanks mate
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kenny 650 ltr tank wont last long with a 13hp honda, i did a tank in about 1hour and a half yesterday. you can baffle the tank however with cut down soil stacks. my tank is straped in with heavy duty truck straps and has not moved in years, but i havnt had an accident yet and hoping to stay this way.
hope this helps.
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Thansk mate, and i kniow it won't last much more than an hour but I don't have the weight in my van for a 1000ltr.
What have you strapped it to?
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kenny 650 ltr tank wont last long with a 13hp honda, i did a tank in about 1hour and a half yesterday. you can baffle the tank however with cut down soil stacks. my tank is straped in with heavy duty truck straps and has not moved in years, but i havnt had an accident yet and hoping to stay this way.
hope this helps.
touch woood for you mate, and hope you never do, thats what I'm thinking... worst case scenario...
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Rather than have a 600 ltr tank in your van, get a 240 ltr wheelie bin, drill a hole in the bottom and fit a tap connector to it and a hole at the top and fit a ballcock connector. When you go to a job simply take the wheelie bin out of the van, connect it to the water supply on site and then start using your pressure washer from it. You'll always have a head of water then, if it runs out stop for a couple of minutes to let it fill again.
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Thanks mate, what do you mean by ba;ll cock connnector? Also I am going for a 600 ltr incase I get a job where there is no water supply mate
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600 litres with a 4000 psi pressure washer will last you about 40 minutes.