Hey. I am new to this industry.
My local laws state that I must either reclaim the waste water and filter it and reuse the water, or I may relocate the waste water to a grassy area. I am on a limited budget, so right now the grassy area discharge option is best for me.
I bought a small utility pump that came with a puddle scupper and I also have some sand snakes that I can dam the water into a puddle. The issue I am facing right now is that the water coming down the driveway or whatever area I am cleaning is very oily and thick, not much like water at all. Thus, my small, low-horsepower pump is choking on this "water" and clogging the holes on the puddle scupper and it isn't working at all. I want to be compliant with the law and I want to do everything 'to the book' as I can.
I am most likely going to ditch the small pump and go with a vacuum system with a built in pump Lowe's Link and use a vacu-berm to collect this water.
But I'm still looking for some kind of filter to use just before the water meets either option. A "silt filter" would be nice, but I'm not sure how well that would work. I've thought maybe a sack of rocks would suffice as some kind of natural filter. Has anyone got any ideas or suggestions for how to do this more efficiently? Below is the silt filter I've seen online at DetailKing.com which they sell for $20. I just don't want to buy it if there is a better option for me.
Thanks guys!
On a side-note, are vacu-berms a highly specialized thing or has anyone fashioned one together themselves?
My local laws state that I must either reclaim the waste water and filter it and reuse the water, or I may relocate the waste water to a grassy area. I am on a limited budget, so right now the grassy area discharge option is best for me.
I bought a small utility pump that came with a puddle scupper and I also have some sand snakes that I can dam the water into a puddle. The issue I am facing right now is that the water coming down the driveway or whatever area I am cleaning is very oily and thick, not much like water at all. Thus, my small, low-horsepower pump is choking on this "water" and clogging the holes on the puddle scupper and it isn't working at all. I want to be compliant with the law and I want to do everything 'to the book' as I can.
I am most likely going to ditch the small pump and go with a vacuum system with a built in pump Lowe's Link and use a vacu-berm to collect this water.
But I'm still looking for some kind of filter to use just before the water meets either option. A "silt filter" would be nice, but I'm not sure how well that would work. I've thought maybe a sack of rocks would suffice as some kind of natural filter. Has anyone got any ideas or suggestions for how to do this more efficiently? Below is the silt filter I've seen online at DetailKing.com which they sell for $20. I just don't want to buy it if there is a better option for me.
Thanks guys!
On a side-note, are vacu-berms a highly specialized thing or has anyone fashioned one together themselves?