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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Richy L on March 10, 2010, 11:18:12 pm

Title: baffle your own tank
Post by: Richy L on March 10, 2010, 11:18:12 pm
whats the best way to baffle yor own tank and how much will it cost? (i have a 600 litre)
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Post by: CLEANGLASSUK on March 10, 2010, 11:44:39 pm
USE POLY PIPE
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Post by: sparklebright on March 11, 2010, 05:25:29 am
Any plastic pipe, cheaper the better. Lay the tank on it's side cut the pipe down and slide it in until the bottom of your tank is full
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Post by: Richy L on March 11, 2010, 09:25:43 am
so have the pipe running upwards/downwards rather than sideways when the tank is in the normal position?
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Post by: Alistair@AWC on March 11, 2010, 10:04:30 am
Richy,

Buy 25m of 100mm land drain from a local builders merchants should cost you about £35, cut it into 4 lengths of approx 6m each then just feed them into the tank ( dont worry about which way they go in as they will coil up naturally ).

It will take you about 20 minutes and then you have a good cheap baffled tank.

Regards

Al
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Post by: Neil Williams on March 11, 2010, 08:08:51 pm
Raid the recycle bins.
Collect all the plastic bottles/containers.
Wash them out
Leave the bottle tops on then burn or drill about 8 holes around the bottle.
Stick in tank
Job done as water will be held in the bottles but will release slowly as level goes down.
Cost zero
Title: Re: baffle your own tank
Post by: Richy L on March 11, 2010, 09:31:14 pm
will that really work? Have you tried it?
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Post by: Roy Harding on March 11, 2010, 09:52:09 pm
How soon do you need to do it Rich as I'm changing my tank and you can have the Baffles.

Roy


Title: Re: baffle your own tank
Post by: Richy L on March 11, 2010, 10:38:24 pm
cool. Cheers mate.
I'm not in a major rush for them. what baffles do you have? the land drain method?

How much are you looking for ?

Title: Re: baffle your own tank
Post by: Roy Harding on March 11, 2010, 10:44:52 pm
They are osma soil pipes, free if you collect.

Roy
Title: Re: baffle your own tank
Post by: Richy L on March 12, 2010, 12:18:11 pm
great, cheers mate.

I'll send the big guy over soon!
Title: Re: baffle your own tank
Post by: Ian Lancaster on March 12, 2010, 05:44:15 pm
All these methods will have some effect, but to work properly baffles should be firmly attached to the tank to prevent them moving.  When the water sloshes about, it comes up against the baffles WHICH DO NOT MOVE and so the water is stopped (or at least slowed down) as it sloshes around in the tank.  If the baffle material is loose inside the tank then all that happens is the whole lot (water and baffles) slosh around as one big mass.

DIY baffles should be jammed together as tightly as possible so they can't move, otherwise they do no good at all.
Title: Re: baffle your own tank
Post by: Richy L on March 12, 2010, 05:48:12 pm
how do you recommend doing it?
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Post by: Roy Harding on March 12, 2010, 08:22:47 pm
Quote from: Ian Lancaster on March 12, 2010, 05:44:15 pm
DIY baffles should be jammed together as tightly as possible so they can't move, otherwise they do no good at all.

Mine are  ;D

Roy
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Post by: rich fraser on March 12, 2010, 08:34:19 pm
Where can you buy the proper honey comb baffled tanks from? like the ones ionics supply with there systems
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Post by: Richy L on March 12, 2010, 09:26:30 pm
Quote from: Roy Harding on March 12, 2010, 08:22:47 pm
Quote from: Ian Lancaster on March 12, 2010, 05:44:15 pm
DIY baffles should be jammed together as tightly as possible so they can't move, otherwise they do no good at all.

Mine are  ;D

Roy

... the ones I'm getting from you? :)