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Title: Transfering water from IBC to van.
Post by: Bobs Window Cleaning on November 18, 2007, 04:39:32 pm

Hi All.

         Ive tried using layflat hose to transfer the water but its bloody hopeless, the water stops everytime there is a turn in the hose ie corners, even as the hose goes up to the tank it kinks and stops the flow.

 The hose has to go around a corner and over a fencebefore it gets to the van.

Can I use normal anti kink garden hose?

Bob

Title: Re: Transfering water from IBC to van.
Post by: sgibsoncleaning on November 18, 2007, 04:45:01 pm

hello mate
i use 1 inch crush proof hose from a submersible pump to my tank. i tried lay flay and had the same problem. i got it from machine mart in norwich, i think they do smaller bore as well

Title: Re: Transfering water from IBC to van.
Post by: Jon-scwindows on November 18, 2007, 04:49:11 pm

does anyone know where to get fittings to screw onto the large tap at the bottom of ibc's? so i can screw it on and fit a hose or something? at the moment im using a filter but if you open the tap too much it oveflows - so its too slow.

Title: Re: Transfering water from IBC to van.
Post by: Neil_A on November 18, 2007, 04:50:29 pm

I use a normal hose from Home Base... It takes a while to fill my 400ltr but works fine!  ..

Title: Re: Transfering water from IBC to van.
Post by: sgibsoncleaning on November 18, 2007, 04:52:25 pm

i would reccomend a submersible pump. 250 litres in under 5 minutes. its the best thing i ever bought. if you need a refill during the day its so quick and youre back out earning

Title: Re: Transfering water from IBC to van.
Post by: Neil_A on November 18, 2007, 04:55:34 pm

Quote from: sgibsoncleaning on November 18, 2007, 04:52:25 pm

i would reccomend a submersible pump. 250 litres in under 5 minutes. its the best thing i ever bought. if you need a refill during the day its so quick and youre back out earning

I have a submersible pump... do you know where i can buy 50meeters of really thick piping? the really thick stuff.. i have a normal hose connected to mine .. but the pump i have is supposed to do 100ltrs per minute

Title: Re: Transfering water from IBC to van.
Post by: Bobs Window Cleaning on November 18, 2007, 05:02:52 pm

Cheers guys.

I may try normal garden hose first then if its too slow I will go to Machine Mart and try the reinforced hose altho im reluctant to spend another £40 like i did with the lay flat hose.

Bob

Title: Re: Transfering water from IBC to van.
Post by: sgibsoncleaning on November 18, 2007, 05:06:28 pm

trying to get layflat round stuff and up in to my van caused no end of grief with the crush proof it worked so well no kinks just a straight through flow.

Title: Re: Transfering water from IBC to van.
Post by: Bobs Window Cleaning on November 18, 2007, 05:16:05 pm

Same here buddy. And i got soaked.

Title: Re: Transfering water from IBC to van.
Post by: Kwackers on November 18, 2007, 05:21:37 pm

I use A Hoselock Transfer pump and a normal garden hose, it comes out about 9LPM i think.

Thats going from bottom of a 210L water butt up a 15degree hill, up into the top of an ibc (about 15M) so not to bad

Title: Re: Transfering water from IBC to van.
Post by: dave0123 on November 18, 2007, 05:29:34 pm

Sure you can get the delivery hose from Gardiner's also a tap for the end of the hose.



Dave

Title: Re: Transfering water from IBC to van.
Post by: ok cleaning on November 18, 2007, 05:36:09 pm

or just get a pump

Title: Re: Transfering water from IBC to van.
Post by: d s windowcleaning on November 18, 2007, 05:58:27 pm

jonrob many aqua centers sell a reducer that will fit your ibc tank tap .

Title: Re: Transfering water from IBC to van.
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