Build your own water reclaim/recycle system

Is it the surface cleaner with the 3 vacuum hoses coming off the top of the deck going into a 3-way "T" and then one hose connects to it to go to the trailer? Those usually get just about all the water when cleaning.

What size of vacuum hose are you running from the surface cleaner to the trailer? Most guys run a 2" hose and those work great.

What length of vaccum hose are you running from the surface cleaner to the trailer? With that size blower you have, you should be ok for 200' no problem.
 
Christopher said:
Is it the surface cleaner with the 3 vacuum hoses coming off the top of the deck going into a 3-way "T" and then one hose connects to it to go to the trailer? Those usually get just about all the water when cleaning.

What size of vacuum hose are you running from the surface cleaner to the trailer? Most guys run a 2" hose and those work great.

What length of vaccum hose are you running from the surface cleaner to the trailer? With that size blower you have, you should be ok for 200' no problem.
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Yes, that is the exact surface cleaner im using. The farthest i have stretched it out is 100'. I usually only run 50' on hose though.
 
greg/sd said:
Are you pulling vacuum through a hose reel or disconnecting and hooking hose directly to your vacuum tanks sometimes vacuum hose will collapse on your reel and wont pull full suction.
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Greg, no I don't used a hose reel. I just hook up directly to the vac system. The first time I had a line kink the vac breaks let loose.
 
RGilliam said:
How fast u spinning the blower?
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The blower is rated to put out 295cfm at 3600rpm. I have the blower and the engine running the same size pulley because the Honda's max rpm is 3600rpm as well. I dont run the system all out. I usually run it at about 2300-2500 rpm when hooked up to the surface cleaner, and 1800-2000 rpm if I am using the vacu-berm. I found there isnt really a difference in running 2300rpm vs 3600rpm. With the 3" vac line, I dont even think you can pull that much cfm through it anyways.
 
So this is my latest opinion on the whole building your own vac system idea. I do think one can save a little money in actually building it. But the time spent diagnosing and trouble shooting, plus time spent in actual build time, the money saved is out the window. For a beginner, which most of us are when it comes to vac systems. I think the money is probably better spent buying one retail. The amount of support you get with buying one put together, plus all the trouble shooting taken out of the picture, is invaluable.
 
I just bought an electric vacuum and it has 295 CFM
 
Greg Rentschler said:
From my understanding the electric systems have their limitations with regard CFM (pulling power). I just bought a 31 hp Sirocco that is rated at 500CFM where the electric units probably max out in the 200's.
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That's cool Greg. You land any wall marts or interior work?
 
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