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After much debate and trying to over-engineer the entire setup, I am taking your advice. Gravity feed to Vacuboom to softscape or trap. I will run that Little Giant through there one of these days... I love automation. Thank you for your simplicity, OTP.

My current generator will produce 230 but I am going to stick with the 115 volt counterpart. Very good point and well taken. I resurrected an old post. Since originally posting in June, I decided, based on One Tough Pressure's recommendations, that it would be easier to discharge the Vacuboom into a holding tank for later disposal. I set up a 25 gallon tank for grey waste... I am simply looking for a small pump to evacuate the grey tank. It's a 2008 144" High Roof and it's a pleasure to drive versus the Express 2500 I sold three months ago. I have 5000 miles on my NCV3 and am not looking forward to the repair costs. I have been compiling a list of small fixes for the dealer to complete at 10k... should be interesting. I am sure you've been there, but Sprinter-Source is a great tool for Sprinter owners.

Yes sir, Bridgepoint Systems Powdered Defoamer is the ticket.

Thank you for the reply Kevin. Will the Simer pumps' seals last pumping out the wastewater (soap, mild degreasers, etc) from this tank? Should I be looking for Viton only? One problem I am having is finding a submersible pump that will fit through the 5" opening at the top of the tank. I saw this small pump for use in parts washers from Little Giant. Any thoughts?

So I have been a little slow to complete this whole thing. SORRY.... the work-thing got in my way. I took your advice OTP and opted to not use a Vac Rated waste tank. I also decided that at some point in the near future I will be upgrading the vacuum motor (currently 101CFM) to a two-stage. I ended up with a new rig; 2008 Sprinter. I have a few pictures attached showing the secondary tank I will be using to hold the grey waste from my Vacuboom. I will be reclaiming the "traditional, Vacuboom way" using the top Female Inlet on the poly tank to connect the discharge hose from the vac. What type of pump will last pumping out the wastewater (soap, mild degreasers, etc) from this tank? I guess I need an electric pump that can handle some sediment and empty the tank completely within an inch or two? I would like to be able to empty this thing quietly (neighbors, I'm often home late) and quickly... reversing the Vacuboom process is fairly noisy. Also, is there a way I can utilize the bottom 1" outlet? What material hardware is necessary? Sorry for my naivety.. I just polish cars :o

Is vacuum rated a difficult thing to find? I could (and do) currently unload the vacuum unit (with sump) from the van at each stop but think it may prove to be much more efficient just having to pull out the hose and boom instead. My workspace has become serious spaghetti with cord and hoses.... Maybe a higher rated Vacuum motor with a vacuum rated tank is the way to go. I will double check the Vacuboom's vacuum specs and adjust accordingly. Any leads on the tank?! Thanks a lot.

I am an Auto Detailer; 2-4 vehicles are cleaned per stop.

Shortest of the long..... I am a mobile auto detailer and have a Vacuboom system (101 CFM) that I use to reclaim about 15 gallons per stop. I have been going through the cumbersome task of pouring the grey water into 5 gallon cans and then disposing. The are two aspects that I find very inefficient: set-up/break-down of the hoses and boom as well as emptying the Vacuum unit every time it fills to ~7 gallons. This will hopefully change with the new arrangement I am imagining. I propose simply replacing the housing that the Vacuboom uses with a 30 gallon loaf tank affixed to the floor in my van; fastening the existing hoses to the tank as well as dropping the Vacuum Motor into the top and securing it with a small sump to exit the grey for disposal. The only investment being the loaf tank and some fittings. My questions: 1). Does the volume of the cavity that the motor sits in effect the performance? Will the vacuum motor get more lift or operate more efficiently having a smaller space it rests in? 2). Calculating the step-in height of the van, the tank and slight variance in the level of the terrain parked, can I expect the 101 CFM unit to actually pick the waste off the surface from just over three feet? 2b). If not, what size motor should I consider? 3). What other issues have I overlooked, you guys and gals are the experts!

Thank you very much for your response OTP! Upstream converts the water to solution before the pump and downstream converts the solution after the pump? Is there a particular benefit of either? Just to clear this up in my mind, the lance aerates the solution leaving it's tip to produce foam, something a standard tip cannot do? Understood. Will this be necessary using a nozzle with a larger orifice? Would it be beneficial to get a combined metering valve/ injector or am I better off with two devices? Why? I hope these questions aren't too ignant. I have been browsing through the Suttner site as well as Barens.com and trying to understand the way this stuff all works in unison. Thanks for getting me this far!

Tepid built this site but I have another designer working on my next. The new one will be built with DW and Flash as well. I can give you the contact info for each designer if you are interested, email me. The Ferrari is actually a 2004 360 Modena with one-off three piece wheels. Can anyone answer my questions about the foaming pressure washer?!? :)

Thanks a lot!! It has been quite some time since I updated the blog. BUsy detailing. I didn't get too many hits on it either. If you would like to see some of the other vehicles I worked on last year you can visit my site . . .com/gallery. My new website is in the works right now. It will include some consumer education/ simple tutorials, linked gallery, local auto events calendar and a few other cool things.

Thanks for the recommendation on that model. Can I use the ST-72 with a soap "can" attached like fertilizing the lawn or would the "solution" have to come from my only water tank? I guess I left out that, after the initial "foam down" I would like to switch out the foam gun for my regular AL Sk-2 gun and rinse the soap, with my clean/RO water. Also, how do I reduce the flow/psi of my pump . . . is that possible?

Please bear with me as I am fairly new to pressure washers/pumps and their plumbing. I am an auto detailer using this set-up which consists of this AR pump and this B&S engine. I would initially like to spray each vehicle I am washing with a PSI-reduced carwash-solution foam "sheet" and allow that to penetrate the dirt/film then continue with my wash and rinse at the original PSI. After some Googling I found these pressure washer foam guns but am unsure if they will meet my intentions. If my normal PSI is say, 1000 then I would like to reduce the PSI coming out of the foam gun to say 500 or 750 to minimize the overspray of solution and make sure that I am in fact "dressing" the vehicle instead of rinsing it. So I guess in summation, what I need to accomplish is to: -find an adjustable PSI-reducer (such a thing?) -decide wether or not the foam guns above are in fact what I am looking for -figure out how to piece it all together so everything operates properly(!) If there is any other information you need, I am here! Looking forward to any tips/info anyone can shoot my way. Thanks!!