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Big Dog

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I posted this in fleet washing forum but maybe it would be a better question for the Equipment Help Section. Any help would be great.

I was playing around the other day with 2 upright 85 gal tanks. I was using 1 for water and premix a little soap in the other. Thought I would practice upstreaming.

So I'm washing along and doing fine when I decided to stop for a few mins. to do something else. I did not think to shut the valves.

Anyway when I came back I suddenly discovered that the levels where the same in both tanks. Eureka!!!!! I discovered the law of gravity. I am such a dummy sometimes.

All this chatting leads to another question. I am building a new rig with 6-15 gal chem tanks and I plan on upstreaming. The question is do I need to put those one way valve thingymados on each line? I do plan to have my chem tanks above the water tank.

These tanks are kinda like 5 gal buckets and I was planning to lay them on their sides in a rack. Would I be better to put them on the floor upright and just drop in a suction line?

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Heck no,all you got to do is forget to turn it off 2 or 3 more times,after that you'll have no problem rem'bering to turn it off espically if its a 550 gal. supply tank or bigger.

Another problem comes up if running more then 2 chemical tanks,it calls for another valve just in case one of the 3 or more starts a slow leak ( they don't last forever) during the day,use one to shut them all off right before the chemical intake on the pump,plus its the one you shut off at the end of the day also,don't want one to start a leak at night while ya sleeping thinking you have them ALL shut off.Its hard to find one with a small leak though,if you can change it right then but most of the time it takes awhile to locate which one if 3 or more valves are used as to find the one leaking though,with the extra valve you can keep working until you figure out which one it is plus use it as a safetly valve as the last valve tured off at quit-en time.
If it was me I'd getem up off the floor,use the valves for controls,chemicals are easier drawed out,the higher the easier...............huh duh I forget what else I was going to say,most been a lie hahaha..C-ya

hey are you on cheetachat,I seem Big Dog in there?
 
A check valve would still let the water flow out of the tank but not into the tank. the key is to use a solenoid valve that is only on when your engine is running and the soap switch (that you install to operate that solenoid) is on.
Just a suggestion.
 
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