Search results

For our future dog wash, we bought online a Can Filter 9000 charcoal filter (from a fly by night outfit) that is about 24" by 6" diameter. We are trying to figure out a straight forward way to mount it. We also have a Hydrofarm Active 1/33 HP blower fan that supposedly is made for that...

Bubbles, Based on your rendering, it looks like you will have a lot of natural light during what will be most likely your busiest hours. Our dogwash building is on 3 walls 1 inch multiwalled clear polycarbonate & aluminum. With 2 layers we are only about R 7 on the roof & about R 3.5 on the...

We have floats too. The point is that if the normally closed valve solenoid fails it could lead to a dry situation. Like I said it rarely occurs & for some may never occur. It seems like it is easier on the pumps to run dry than to cavitate---I am not sure how serious the dry situation might...

Washregal, We use Goldline Independent Energy Controls. They are digital. They have been rock solid for over 15 years. They allow staging, alarm & precise temperature differential control with nifty readouts with hi & lo etc. 24 or 120 volts flexibility. Windtrax may or I know used to sell...

We use Dole solenoid valves. They have the same diaphragm in them as the Hydrominder & some laundry washing machine valves. it is rare, but sometimes the diaphragm can cause no water at all starving a pump continuously on either the soap(warm) or the cold water selections. So both Kevin & Pat...

Thanks Ken, http://www.amazon.com/Cooper-Regent-DL65FPCW-65-Watt-Fluorescent/dp/B000HM7QXA http://www.acehardwaresuperstore.com/regent-fluorescent-area-light-p-20623.html?ref=4 It was the way I described it on my previous google search. Lowe.com no maybe at the local store I will check...

Randy & Ken, Somehow I did not catch this mystery "same place" to pick up or order these "Regent 65 watt DLs" We are still using a significant number (I lost count) of halogen flood lights (sobbing & sniffling) all over the outdoor portion of our lot.

I just wonder if the concrete with insulation under it would be more likely to collapse (long term wise) under heavy vehicles than if the concrete was poured directly over a small rock, sand, or even hard dirt BASE. It seems that engineers can be pretty fixated on soil testing under any kind of...

When we put in our touchpads back in 1987 the transitions were & is taken care of with the distribution board. PLC & durable off the shelf buttons seems to be the ideal way. At this time I do not have that much experience with PLCs yet. Maybe I am naive but it seems like it is "all blue sky"...

BigLeo, Last summer we sealed both the "broomed finish" new & some old concrete inside our work in progress dog wash. It was Lumi Seal Plus from L&M of Omaha, Negraska. We stained it a white-ish color first. We got it all from a local concrete wholesaler. They had a video showing how to...

Bubbles, Our dog wash has a ways to go yet but we put in a sloped Zurn trench & custom cut the cover with a 7/16" plastic material from Menards & drilled tiny 1/8" holes. We are thinking that will make dealing with the hair easier with a broom as needed. Any experienced dog wash operators...

Quote "ADD ONE MORE DOLLAR AND GET XX MORE MINUTES" Duane, Does this mean that it will be clever enough to take the remaining minutes & suggest what they can put in in order to add time based on their time left? If that is the case, it is an idea possibly for our dogwash touchscreen on which...

deicer response with a drain option twist BigLeo, About 10 years ago when we changed to our polycarbonate overhead doors the water drip down created much more ice & threshold freezeups. We tied into our deicer system & it was one of the better long term solutions we have ever done. For our...

Something to consider Quote: "As to removing the anchors, it is tricky because in the Fastenal anchors, the center pin is hard plastic and the outside is a softer nylon. So when you try to drill the rivet out, the drill bit will veer off center." We recently put up FRP for our "work in...

Something to consider: I know of at least one high efficiency condensing boiler that is supposed to run more efficient at lower temperatures iwth no damage to its components. Regular boilers or a hot water heater could have an issue of thermal shock. Every manufacturer should make it clear...

We have 2 two 65" high 16" diameter with 2 brine tanks Ecowater water softener system. They were in 1987 the more efficient gallon count-microprocessor style. 1-1/2" is their piping manifold size. One of the twin softener's has developed a leak in the middle of its now obsolete fiberglass head...

Rudy, Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems like you could do the exact same thing with Remote Desktop that comes free within Windows XP Pro?

ONEcard & Bubbles, It seems like some type of internet access would be needed via some type of wire service or wireless(cell phone) etc though. ONEcard, Can you clarify on what seems to be working out the best to communicate with the TCP/IP data tags or data fields?

Mep001, Have you ever thought about setting up a PID loop with one of your PLCs? With a fairly low cost Belimo proportioning valve between your two units' outputs it seems like the water temp could be perfect----not overtemping or undertemping the customer. This is what we are hoping to do...

Alternative Reds, If you put in a tiny recirculating line that will thermostatically turn on as needed you would solve your customers not getting the warm water. The low cost recirculationg brass or stainless pumps that work so the water doesn't have to run excessively to warm up in the...