My easy dual machine connector

schrec

schrec

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This is easy way to do it
 
Looks complicated, R the 2 PW coing through 1 coil? or are they cold water.
 
Brian can you make the picture a little bigger? It's tough to see it. :happy:
 
schrec said:
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This is easy way to do it
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That is a nice setup, very well made.

That is nice because you can have both machines going to either hose reel or block the "T" and have both machines separated.


Right now you have both machines going to the bottom reel.

I was thinking of making something like that to where I can bypass my downstream injector if I don't need it because on some jobs I use hot water to apply hot soap and then start cleaning but the injector does affect how the surface cleaner cleans so I have to kill the burner, cool down the machine then turn it off to take the injector out then re-start the machine, turn on the burner and start working again.

With the bypass, I can use the injector then bypass it and not stop working.
 
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2 TEEs 3 shut-offs 2 hot water machines and 2 reels. the machines do not go through the same coil. this is after the burner before the reel. close the top one means both machines go to the bottom reel. close the middle one you have two seperate machines and reels. close the bottom one you have both going to the top reel. it costs bout 90 to 100 dollars but saves time on hooking stuff up taking it apart, and all.
 
schrec said:
2 TEEs 3 shut-offs 2 hot water machines and 2 reels. the machines do not go through the same coil. this is after the burner before the reel. close the top one means both machines go to the bottom reel. close the middle one you have two seperate machines and reels. close the bottom one you have both going to the top reel. it costs bout 90 to 100 dollars but saves time on hooking stuff up taking it apart, and all.
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Please explain the benefit of this.
 
Brian did a real good job with this. He wanted to hook it this way so if we had a hose bust on the job he could just change it over to the other hose reel. I never thought about that part. The total output is 10gpm. Both machines are 3500psi. It does not affect the unloader except you can not use K5 unloader
 
Excellent idea!!!! Time is money and the $90.00 + labor it cost to set it up will pay for itself in a short amount of time.
 
The benefit is time you save. If you use two machines together and want to go to two seperate machines easily it works great. If you do not use two machines together you do not need this. We surface clean with them together then seperate them to rinse. We have 2 5.5's at 3500. You cannot use a K7 unloader on either machine you want to put together because it will bypass all the water. We have only had the second machine for 6 months, so any unloader problems have not become evident yet. It took me a week to convince Lenny to let me buy the stuff, but once he understood how it worked it was easy. Before I made it, we had one tee and had to connect and disconnect hoses.
 
thanks cajun
 
I have been wanting to do that myself but have been waiting for a while because I wanted to get a hot box for the 8gpm machine along with a section of 1/2" hose because it will be 13.5gpm going through that hose and I don't want to lose pressure or have too many restrictions.

I was going to have the "T" there on the trailer to use when needed but I might just secure one to the skid like you did, that was a good idea!

Many, many benefits to running machines together besides being able to run them separate if needeed and be able to use one hose or the other, that is really smart!

Thanks for sharing that!
 
I have been using it for a month now. It works great.
 
I am holding off until I can get the 1/2" hose and another hose reel to hold it.

I might just set it up like what you did.
 
Beefy, 4000psi rated chrome-plated-brass Ball Valve

Good info guys !

I'd like to add..
Those steel ball valves don't exactly achieve long-term-low cost..
I found a beefy, 4000psi rated chrome-plated-brass ball valve that actuates MUCH easier, and lasts much longer.. cost is $47.50 ..or free with any reclaim system !:rotflmao1:

Also, good call on using this system to bypass the downstream chemical injector..
It is a flow-restrictor when you're not using it ! :yikes:
 
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