Foot valve in shampoo pail?

[mjwalsh]

What foot valves are working out the best to put in the bottom of the variety of Pet shampoos, disinfectant, flea n tic, conditioner & de-skunk pails?

There are lot of foot valve different brands & material such as Viton or EPDM etc. It appears that some of the injector systems will work without check valves but it seems like more risk for accidental unwanted chemical dilution. On the other hand, the venturi for thicker solutions could be stronger without any check valve at all.

Does anybody use a common tee from the pail to serve 2 dog wash stalls simultaneously That way only one line would have to be in each pail.

 

[MEP001]

Does anybody use a common tee from the pail to serve 2 dog wash stalls simultaneously That way only one line would have to be in each pail.

I've done that with other equipment and it's never been a problem. Even our softener has one common air check in the brine tank connected to two separate heads with a simple tee.

 

[bigleo48]

Mep,

Good Idea with a T. I use separate 5 gallon pails. I do not use foot valves, just screens. However, the condition is thick and sometimes clogs. I have a distributor up here who is starting to supply my chems for the petwashes. He is cheaper and has made some improvements. I have yet to retry is but his conditions have less suspending chemicals and so it is less thick and passes through the system much better.

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