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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Rogue Trader on April 27, 2011, 09:30:19 pm

Title: attaching ibc's
Post by: Rogue Trader on April 27, 2011, 09:30:19 pm

i need to attach 2 ibc's together so they will fill simultaneously , what is the most convenient and practical way to do this what parts do i need and where from?

Title: Re: attaching ibc's
Post by: matthewprice on April 27, 2011, 09:56:16 pm

did this 8 weeks ago ,i ordered two new caps with a push on fitting 25 mm for ibc,s,fitted 40 cm hose between the two cut it in the middle put in a   T  fitted a valve onto the delivery hose,and leave both ibc s
valve open.you have to drill a 5mm hole in top of both tanks.both tanks need to be level

Title: Re: attaching ibc's
Post by: matthewprice on April 27, 2011, 09:59:06 pm

fittings for ibc,s got from germany on ebay / the T ebay /the in line valve local builders yard

Title: Re: attaching ibc's
Post by: Smudger on April 27, 2011, 10:01:14 pm

spot on Matt.

Darran

Title: Re: attaching ibc's
Post by: Rogue Trader on May 02, 2011, 07:24:51 pm

why is the delivery going inbetween the 2 ibc's and not into the top of one of them?

Title: Re: attaching ibc's
Post by: matthewprice on May 02, 2011, 08:08:01 pm

i fill the tank from the top,one tank only,the delivery hose is from the valves on the ibcs to the pump then to van ;)

Title: Re: attaching ibc's
Post by: bobplum on May 02, 2011, 08:27:48 pm

go to a plumbers merchant buy two 22mm tank connectors(go for the speedfit type) and a length of 22mm copper pipe drill holes to suite push pipe in job done
bob