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You also can get around 75 gal tank (if you mostly do res) with a hudson float valve so when the water level gets below a certain point the hudson float valve will kick in and Automaticity fill the tank up that way you will have a constant water flow
 
If you go with a 75gall I would add a low water switch. If the water goes to low it will shut your pw off so you dont run dry
 
Great info guys I really appreciate the feed back. I will definatly use those suggestions. Is their anything I need to be carefull of when hooking the two machines to the buffer tanks?? I willl get the float (thanks Kevin) and the low water switch (thanks scott) Im thinking just a T coming out of the tanks and hook the lines up, but I really dont know. any suggestions would be greatl appreciated
 
At least 200 gallons, IMHO. I have a 325 gallon with a Hudson float valve that stops it at 175 gallons. But every other month, I need to fill it up to the top as I get far away from a water source. A full 325 tank gives my 5.6 gpm unit a time of 58 minutes of on the trigger work, which comes in handy when far away from water!
 
At least 225 gallon tank. Don't hook up a low water shut off. It will annoy the heck out of you if your machine cuts off every time you are low on water. You will know when the water is low. Use a decent pump and it won't mater if it runs a minute or two without water. I flow 2 8 gpm machines off of each tank. Make sure you plumb the machines seperately.
 
At least 225 gallon tank. Don't hook up a low water shut off. It will annoy the heck out of you if your machine cuts off every time you are low on water. You will know when the water is low. Use a decent pump and it won't mater if it runs a minute or two without water. I flow 2 8 gpm machines off of each tank. Make sure you plumb the machines seperately.

What he said. We run two 5 gal off a 100 and we are constantly dealing with low water if we are pulling off 1 residential hose bib. We try to run two supply hoses unless it's a small vinyl siding house. Just do the math. I think the average hose bib flows at best 6 gpm. Spring we will be swapping tanks.
 
No T-fitting unless it's over two inches (still not worth it). As said, plumb separately. You might consider bypass valves. They'll really stretch your pump life and help fill the tank!
I went from very low gpm to 8 gpm in my first year. Most of our work can be done with 4 or even less gpm now, but I'm addicted to the high gpm, especially after going the water filtration route (or if no reclaim needed)!
 
what i figure is u get better pressure hooking up directly to the house if u r running 6 gpm machines or less. especially if you have a small tank. if you have a large 200 gallon tank the weight of the water will create more pressure to the pump. the fuller the tank the more pressure u get comming out the bottom. if you are using 100 gallon or less you might no be getting enough water flowing fast enough to the pump. if you have a pressure gauge hook your pump up to the spiget then to the tank and see if there is a difference in pressure...did that make sense?
 
what i figure is u get better pressure hooking up directly to the house if u r running 6 gpm machines or less. especially if you have a small tank. if you have a large 200 gallon tank the weight of the water will create more pressure to the pump. the fuller the tank the more pressure u get comming out the bottom. if you are using 100 gallon or less you might no be getting enough water flowing fast enough to the pump. if you have a pressure gauge hook your pump up to the spiget then to the tank and see if there is a difference in pressure...did that make sense?


I would always pull from a tank. If your running a 6gpm I wouldnt take the chance of starving your machine from a resi supply. Also a belt driven machine will pull just fine no madder how much water is in the tank.
 
I would always pull from a tank. If your running a 6gpm I wouldnt take the chance of starving your machine from a resi supply. Also a belt driven machine will pull just fine no madder how much water is in the tank.


True on the 6 gpm machine. I should have left it at 5 or less.
True also on the belt drive. You c,an run a belt drive off of a five gallon bucket!
But on direct drive 5 gpm or less I've noticed a pressure loss when running off of a smaller tank.
 
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