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Chris R

  • Posts: 813
Truck mount Defoamer?
« on: August 06, 2006, 09:19:30 pm »
Do  truckmount owners use defoamer in the waste tank ?

Do you put it in every time, or just when you feel that its needed?

With a portable it was easy to have a quick look in the waste tank, and if it was foaming up, add defaomer. Its not so easy with a truck mount waste tank.

Will foam ( suds) damage a truck mount blower if its pulled through it?

Thanks

Chris
Staffordshire

steve cardy

  • Posts: 184
Re: Truck mount Defoamer?
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2006, 09:28:17 pm »
Hi chris,
Due to the size of a t/m waste tank in 5 years i have never found that i need it,
but if you do use it it should never reach the blower as it should be stay in
the waste tank.

carpetclean

  • Posts: 802
Re: Truck mount Defoamer?
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2006, 08:05:20 am »
i never use defoamer in the tank of the t/m and i have sucked up fairy liquid spills with no problems . if you are cooncerned put a little in a jug and suck it up the hose same as with a porty
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Jeremy

  • Posts: 130
Re: Truck mount Defoamer?
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2006, 03:40:03 pm »
Ì carry de-foamer around with me all the time although I rarely use it. Just remember that the automatic cutoff is unlikely to activate because of the density of the foam.

Pulling a little foam through the blower now and again does not seem to harm it if you empty the machine, run it dry and then spray your lubrication through.

Eric Lloyd

  • Posts: 52
Re: Truck mount Defoamer?
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2006, 09:02:16 pm »
I only use defoamer in my t/m if I have presprayed with something that froths up like Prochem Fabric Restorer or that new powder-mix Power Burst then you really need it. I didnt one time & the thing seized up bad enough to stall the t/m. When in doubt shove some in, a 5l bottle lasts for ages.