Considering there was no air compressor on the property...im fairly certain.
Need some help! Foam Brush Not Foamy
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Earl Weiss
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Trying to make foam without injecting air is like trying to make an omelet without eggs.
What you really need to do is rip out the shallow well pump, build a 2 bay manifold Foam brush manifold, install a air compressor to supply air to a Flojet pump and to inject air into the Foam brush solution. As long as the pumping equipment pumps water then leave it alone. My pumping equipment was installed in 1982 and it still works like new today, I have very few problems with it. This is all that hard once you wrap your head around it.
Tell me about it, im learning tho.
Greg Pack
Wash Weenie
Welcome to the forum. I am astonished that this system was built in 2007. It looks like it was a design used in the 80s.
In addition to Kleen Rite and National Pride, Etowah Valley Equipment in Etowah, NC also sells a budget line of equipment, but if you're really tight on money you can DIY and save a few bucks. If you decide to go that route let us know and we can try to help.
What part of the country are you in?
In addition to Kleen Rite and National Pride, Etowah Valley Equipment in Etowah, NC also sells a budget line of equipment, but if you're really tight on money you can DIY and save a few bucks. If you decide to go that route let us know and we can try to help.
What part of the country are you in?
Dan kamsickas
GinSan Technician
Wow. I thought that kind of equipment was long gone. I'd also love to know the story of how a wash was built in 07 with equipment that was an obsolete design 30 years ago.
More to the repeated point, it's not a matter of if but when that stuff needs to be reconfigured or replaced. There are several manufacturers that make quality products that are far simpler and and actually provide the functions customers want. The low pressure is the simplest functions. You already have tanks, you just need 2 banks of solenoids(air and liquid), regulators, and a Flojet pump.
More to the repeated point, it's not a matter of if but when that stuff needs to be reconfigured or replaced. There are several manufacturers that make quality products that are far simpler and and actually provide the functions customers want. The low pressure is the simplest functions. You already have tanks, you just need 2 banks of solenoids(air and liquid), regulators, and a Flojet pump.
Eric H
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Do us all a favor and run your plan by someone. People here are extremely helpful. Our opinion doesn’t cost you anything but people here to help you giving our own time. It’s as frustrating for us as it is for you to throw money at a solution only to find out you had better options.
this group is all about making things easier for each other.
I actually was putting those pieces in the cart at Kleenex rite when I ran across one already together for not a lot more than what it was gonna cost me to build it. Ideally I would like to get this done and see if we can skate by a year before replacing the pump stands. I’m kinda interested in seeing current revenue over a year before investing to much financially.
I do appreciate all the input from everyone. My plan is simple for now. Waiting for guy to send me price of shipping on the air logic and replace that old well pump with that. Then get water softener figured out and soap straightened out. Then just maintain things and see how system does.
