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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Dave Willis on September 19, 2016, 11:40:20 am

Title: Quick way to empty the tank!
Post by: Dave Willis on September 19, 2016, 11:40:20 am
Van had to go in for a service today, I forgot to empty the tank (they don't want the extra 700kg on their lift)
So, I flopped the guttervac pipe in the hole, fired it up for about five seconds then whipped the pipe off. Couldn't believe how fast I could dump a tank using the syphon technique  ;D

Might try diesel next!
Title: Re: Quick way to empty the tank!
Post by: Stoots on September 19, 2016, 04:26:49 pm
Nice thinking.

I empty mine with a hose pipe syphon sucking via mouth. 

Title: Re: Quick way to empty the tank!
Post by: Fin Clearview on September 19, 2016, 09:34:02 pm
I used to use the vac for cleaning out our tanks whenever they had any debris on the bottom.
Title: Re: Quick way to empty the tank!
Post by: JandS on September 19, 2016, 09:55:59 pm
Be careful you don't flood your vac motors and ruin them.....carpet cleaning machines have a cut off for vacs when waste tank is full but not sure if guttervacs do.

Title: Re: Quick way to empty the tank!
Post by: Shrek on September 19, 2016, 09:58:16 pm
With a gutter vac , I was advised to suck up a good few litres to wash all the mud that sticks inside the poles out , so I don't think it's a problem

Be careful you don't flood your vac motors and ruin them.....carpet cleaning machines have a cut off for vacs when waste tank is full but not sure if guttervacs do.


Title: Re: Quick way to empty the tank!
Post by: JandS on September 19, 2016, 10:13:20 pm
Was thinking 700 litres sucked into a less than 700 litre guttervac.....hard to judge how much you are sucking out as presumably doing it 4 or 5 times depending on size of quarterback.
Title: Re: Quick way to empty the tank!
Post by: Stoots on September 21, 2016, 03:31:20 pm
eh, i think you just turn the thing on to create a syphon then straightway after a couple of seconds pull the pipe off..hey presto

Not advisable to switch gutter vac on and leave..although mine does cut out when full