Time to check the weep system

[Eric H]

Just a tip for the new guys here. It was 40 degrees this morning when I got to the wash, which reminded me that I better check the weep system before I find out it is not working.

Be sure to take out and clean the strainer if you have a Watts U5B pressure regulator. Close and open the needle valves that conrtol the weep rate, junk likes to build-up there and cause flow problems.

I usually look for 10-12 oz per minute from the gun and much less from the brushes.

good luck

 

[Dubois Laundry/Carwash]

how did you arrive at 10-12 oz per minute?

perhaps you used to be closer to 8 but froze on a record cold (how cold) night?
or perhaps you decided this was an "affordable" amount of water?

anyhow, I just measured mine (previously set by eyeball) and was about 3x that fast, so I slowed it down to your suggested 10-12 oz per minute range

 

[Eric H]

That's the amount my Distribitor told me about 10 years ago. He was in the business since the early 60's. He told me to check the flow by taking a soda bottle (back when they were 12 oz) from the trash and it should fill in about 1 minute. My weep is actually set higher than that (about 24 oz/min) because I have a weep reclaim system, so water usage isn't a concern for me.

I do turn the weep up in Feb when we see temps at night that reach 20 below zero.

 

[Ben's Car Wash]

I'm glad I live in Florida. It got down to 75 last night!

 

[washregal]

Go ahead rub it in!

 

[bigleo48]

Ben's

And we don't have to worry about a hurricane destroying our washes. I'll stick with the cold!

BigLeo

 

[Earl Weiss]

My weep has failed 3 X so far this winter. Once when for some unexplained reason the weep Mizer lost it's mind and didn't go on. Simply cut the power an turned it on and it worked fine. First time this has happened in 3 winters. But all 8 bays froze. Some leaks when it thawed.

Second time a windstorm took many covers off the trough . They are tied better now. Third tiome was due to clogged nozzles and or bad guns.