Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Russ Chadd on September 09, 2012, 03:31:22 pm
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Does anyone know what the water consumption of the prowler is at about 400 psi using a twin jet wand with the standard 110015 jets?
I am looking at fitting a small water tank inside my van, however i have limited space and weight is an issue
Thanks chaps
Russ
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Russ I can't give you exact figures but i use a 4 jet wand @ 300 psi and rarely fully use my 200lt water tank and on most days would get away with 175 lts
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Thanks Mike
I take it you have the same machine as me?
So how much work would 175 litres do? im looking at a water tank to use only when there really isnt any way of connecting my 150' hose pipe
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Russ no but the machine makes no difference its the psi and the jet size that equates to how much water you use.
175lt will do easily a full 3 bed house and maybe a through lounge
I've found with the pressure washing that only 1 in 10 houses don't have access to an outside water supply, I would think you could easily get away with 175lts..... more than likely you will have the chance to refill your tank.
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Many thanks Mike!
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Dont forget that a prowler will bypass and dump water when it gets hot enough and no water is going through the wand where mike uses a burner so he gets no dumping, if you are diverting to clean water tank then you'll save water but the down side is that you may ware out your pump seals and you'll be surprised how much a tm dumps.
Shaun
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Thats true Shaun
However if the bypass and pressure is set properly you shouldn't get the machine dumping water, i have experimented with my machine and i find that if i have the bypass open just enough... the machine never has to dump... even when i am cleaning upholstery with a tool with no bypass valve
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I did my 3 bedroom bungalow incl lounge and hall.
Rooms are 16m for each bedroom, 20m2 lounge and 15m2 hall and I used about 75 litres water.
Was using a customers prowler at 400psi
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As Mike said - the consumption theoretically depends on jet size together with flow rate.
In case it is of interest :-\
Jet Size Flow @ 40psi Flow @ 200psi Flow @ 600psi
01 0.1 gall p/m 0.2 gall p/m 0.4 gall p/m
015 0.15 " 0.3 " 0.6 "
02 0.2 " 0.4 " 0.8 "
03 0.3 " 0.6 " 1.2 "
05 0.5 " 1.0 " 2.0 "
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Great stuff.... i have a 125 lt tank so this should get me out of trouble
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As Mike said - the consumption theoretically depends on jet size together with flow rate.
In case it is of interest :-\
Jet Size Flow @ 40psi Flow @ 200psi Flow @ 600psi
01 0.1 gall p/m 0.2 gall p/m 0.4 gall p/m
015 0.15 " 0.3 " 0.6 "
02 0.2 " 0.4 " 0.8 "
03 0.3 " 0.6 " 1.2 "
05 0.5 " 1.0 " 2.0 "
US Gallons?
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Correct - US Gallons. Multiply by 0.83 and you get it to imperial galls :-*
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Thats true Shaun
However if the bypass and pressure is set properly you shouldn't get the machine dumping water, i have experimented with my machine and i find that if i have the bypass open just enough... the machine never has to dump... even when i am cleaning upholstery with a tool with no bypass valve
That's because the bypass is dumping