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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: wpclean on March 03, 2013, 11:42:35 pm

Title: Leaking lid !
Post by: wpclean on March 03, 2013, 11:42:35 pm

Have a purefreedom 650 tank, and the problem I have is when the tank is full . . . . . there is a lot of water splashing up  with the movement of the van when driving, and soaking the van !    I realise there needs to be a vent in the tank, but is there a way to modify the lid so there is not a swimming pool in the van ?

Title: Re: Leaking lid !
Post by: easy clean on March 03, 2013, 11:55:26 pm

Silicon the vent up, drill a hole into the lid, fix a hose lock male fitting to it, get a pice of garden hose with hose lock fitting on and cable tie it to roof of van, sorted

Title: Re: Leaking lid !
Post by: wpclean on March 04, 2013, 12:00:26 am

Thanks for the tip, the middle bit of the lid is removable, so might fix something to it . . . . paid a lot for the system so a bit miffed I have to modify the lid. . . . rolly eyes !

Title: Re: Leaking lid !
Post by: jarvy on March 04, 2013, 04:19:23 pm

I used rolls and rolls of ptfe tape and screwed the lid back on. Still get a little come out when tank is full to the brim,but nowhere near as much as before!

Title: Re: Leaking lid !
Post by: trevor perry on March 04, 2013, 05:04:40 pm

place a carrier bag over hole with just a couple of small holes in it for the air then screw the lid over the top. problem sorted

Title: Re: Leaking lid !
Post by: bobplum on March 04, 2013, 06:04:04 pm

Quote from: trevor perry on March 04, 2013, 05:04:40 pm

place a carrier bag over hole with just a couple of small holes in it for the air then screw the lid over the top. problem sorted

+1

Title: Re: Leaking lid !
Post by: Spruce on March 04, 2013, 07:07:53 pm

We have 3 Wyedale tanks with the vent in the middle and none of them leak, even when the tanks are brimmed. I would suggest the seal around the lid is the issue.