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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: concept on September 01, 2009, 08:12:01 pm

Title: breather on tank
Post by: concept on September 01, 2009, 08:12:01 pm
i need a breather on my tank, and thought i would kill 2 birds with one stone...

put a male hoselock connector in the lid or top of the tank, which can act as a breather, and also an easier solution for filling, rather than unscrewing lid, dropping hose end in and letting it fill...

thoughts?

(surely i can't have sussed something for myself...surely not?!)

Title: Re: breather on tank
Post by: Alex Gardiner on September 01, 2009, 08:16:24 pm
Sounds OK to me.
Title: Re: breather on tank
Post by: TonyD on September 01, 2009, 08:18:13 pm
I don't have a tank (newbie trad only) but have used the white tanks that window cleaner use for years in valeting, if you have a white tank with large black screw on lid they have a vented bit in the cap.  
If a tank didn't have a vented lid/vent the water wouldn't come out, it'd vacuum on itself, so all tanks must have a vent when sold even if it isn't the white baffled and black cap type.
Title: Re: breather on tank
Post by: concept on September 01, 2009, 08:21:47 pm
it doesn't have a breather in the cap, i know it should, but it doesnt lol!

alex...thanks! whats your email, i need to email you regarding my set up, and correct plumbing of it...it looks a mess at the minute, and i want to tidy it all up.
Title: Re: breather on tank
Post by: ftp on September 01, 2009, 08:29:26 pm
Mine didn't have a breather - I drilled a hole and glued a John Guest push fit connector in place and stuck a length of pipe in it.
Title: Re: breather on tank
Post by: Alex Gardiner on September 01, 2009, 08:43:05 pm
it doesn't have a breather in the cap, i know it should, but it doesnt lol!

alex...thanks! whats your email, i need to email you regarding my set up, and correct plumbing of it...it looks a mess at the minute, and i want to tidy it all up.
alex@agardiner.co.uk
Title: Re: breather on tank
Post by: ClearviewServices on September 01, 2009, 08:56:38 pm
Alex are you still doing the single trim flocked brushes?
Have emailed through your website a few times but never had a reply.
Title: Re: breather on tank
Post by: Alex Gardiner on September 01, 2009, 09:02:14 pm
Alex are you still doing the single trim flocked brushes?
Have emailed through your website a few times but never had a reply.

Sorry about that.  Sometimes emails end up in the Junk file.  We sell single trim flocked Vikan brushes which are on the website.
Title: Re: breather on tank
Post by: ClearviewServices on September 01, 2009, 09:17:04 pm
Alex are you still doing the single trim flocked brushes?
Have emailed through your website a few times but never had a reply.

Sorry about that.  Sometimes emails end up in the Junk file.  We sell single trim flocked Vikan brushes which are on the website.


Sorry i ment the super lite brush, im sure you used to sell them.
Title: Re: breather on tank
Post by: eclipse on September 01, 2009, 09:18:19 pm
i need a breather on my tank, and thought i would kill 2 birds with one stone...

put a male hoselock connector in the lid or top of the tank, which can act as a breather, and also an easier solution for filling, rather than unscrewing lid, dropping hose end in and letting it fill...



exacly what i have had done on mine the hose goes to my van ports on my bumper and i fill up from there and yes it also acts as a breather
i also blocked the original breather on the tank which seemed to leak all over when my tank was full now if it wants to leak when nearly full it goes up the pipe and out the vanports
Title: Re: breather on tank
Post by: Alex Gardiner on September 01, 2009, 09:27:12 pm

Sorry i ment the super lite brush, im sure you used to sell them.

We have only ever sold a single trim mono-filament Super-Lite brush.  We do sell a flocked Super-Lite brush but this is in dual trim which we find to have superior cleaning action to a single trim flocked.
Title: Re: breather on tank
Post by: ClearviewServices on September 01, 2009, 09:33:37 pm
Cheers Alex.
Ill order the dual trim flocked brush in a few days.

Sorry for the hijack.
Title: Re: breather on tank
Post by: karygate on September 02, 2009, 08:26:25 am
i have done the same but i have 2 . one is got a tap on that i connect to fill up and the other one i just open tap while i am filling to allow as a breather. it works great.
Title: Re: breather on tank
Post by: elite mike on September 02, 2009, 10:22:42 am

Sorry i ment the super lite brush, im sure you used to sell them.

We have only ever sold a single trim mono-filament Super-Lite brush.  We do sell a flocked Super-Lite brush but this is in dual trim which we find to have superior cleaning action to a single trim flocked.

funnily enough i have just contacted alex through his website

asking the same thing

could have swore i seen single trim flocked supalite before :)

must be my age ;)
Title: Re: breather on tank
Post by: ftp on September 02, 2009, 01:07:01 pm
I've got a single trim (the original) but it's not flocked.