D&S IQ Self-Serve Equipment

[gshick]

Looking to replace old 6 bay SS equipment with the D&S IQ direct drive varible speed controlled 310 pumps. Love the idea of doing away with low pressure system entirely. Anyone use this setup or something similar?

 

[MEP001]

Don't do it. It's very poorly engineered, it's extremely difficult to service anything, the parts they use are not reliable and very expensive, the sustem is not efficient with chemicals, and other than a little space saved there's no advantage to any of it.

 

[water guy]

Wow a customer just installed a D&S last year not very impressive have to agree with MEP.

 

[gshick]

Thank you for the reply. When did you install the equipment?

 

[DiamondWash]

How about GInSan equipment?.

https://ginsan.com/direct-drive/

 

[SparklesSS]

Take a look at Custom Kraft. Pretty reliable and their customer service is the best I've ever experienced.

 

[MEP001]

Thank you for the reply. When did you install the equipment?

I didn't install it, but I've worked on it several times after the installer quit trying to fix it. He spent the first three months working on something at least twice a week, had to completely redo several parts of the plumbing, replace all the low-pressure regulators, all the tubing fittings, and the first time I went in there the service guy showed me drawers full of spare parts they had to keep on hand, probably $3000 in solenoids and injectors that they have to change on a regular basis.

I've worked on lots of D&S equipment. They know how to engineer something to work, but they put absolutely no thought into future serviceability.

 

[tdlconceptsllc]

I would never have a VFD on a high pressure pump also the pump seals will run hotter because there is no drive belt under hard use just like a pressure washer. Remember tire cleaner & presoak preform the best when applied as a true low pressure with air. Every VFD system I have seen you apply all those functions at like 200psi+ and it doesn’t look nowhere as good to much water. I like the kiss method I want my equipment simple as possible and reliable as possible. As for self serve equipment I will take anything that has pride in it Carolina pride,National,Southern, Etowah valley, all those are true workhorses for pumpstands.

 

[MEP001]

The D&S system's low-pressures actually work well since it both reduces the pump's RPM with a VFD and uses a secondary pressure-reducing regulator and separate tubing to the bay. I was surprised how well it works after working on a CustomKraft wash. It's just the poor design and reliability that's been a problem. And yes, these guys have already replaced two VFD's and have to keep a spare.

 

[Dwrightpittstate]

Does anyone have pictures of the IQ self serve system? They have on their website but it is hard to see...