[JetVac Cleaning]

Can anybody point me in the right direction! I do carpets , pressure washing and gutters and want to be able to lock my van up and have the machines running in the back with the security that no-one can steal anything! I would like to cut a flap or vent into the floor of the van so hoses can come out there but can't find what I'm after! Can anybody give me some info on where to buy this sort of thing or if anyone has a better solution to my problem thanks

[Phil @ Extreme Clean]

Get a second man in to help do prepping then watch van while your rinsing also if your running an engine i think doors would be best left open

[dan hughes]

What van do you have?

[Mike Halliday]

Just bash a chisel through the floor ( check underneath for obstructions like a girder or  the exhaust )  then fit a short 2-3ft solution line with a QC through the hole  and fix to to the underside on the van near the side so you can easily reach it.

[Matt Gibson]

You shouldnt be running your machine with the doors shut. it will wreck the machine. I bought a trailer mount, which had been run with all the covers/lids down, and it needed a new carb, fuel lines, etc as they all got clogged from recirculating the exhaust fumes. Not to mention the air filters breathing in all the dirty fumes.

Just bolt it down so the pikeys cant steal it while your round the back washing the patio?

[BDCS]

I have my jetter in the back of the van. The exhaust goes out through a 2" hole in the floor - this prevents the black air filter as the exhaust fumes don't recirculate. A rotary roof vent would allow air in. The pressure lines in your case would be better to use a bulkhead fitting through the floor which would involve just a 20mm hole. A short hose would then go to a QR on a small plate which again would run through a bulkhead fitting. Crystal ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-8-Bulkhead-c-w-Nut-Hydraulic-Fitting-Pack-of-5-/200655945231?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2eb806be0f

[Roger Oakley]

I have my jetter in the back of the van. The exhaust goes out through a 2" hole in the floor - this prevents the black air filter as the exhaust fumes don't recirculate. A rotary roof vent would allow air in. The pressure lines in your case would be better to use a bulkhead fitting through the floor which would involve just a 20mm hole. A short hose would then go to a QR on a small plate which again would run through a bulkhead fitting. Crystal ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-8-Bulkhead-c-w-Nut-Hydraulic-Fitting-Pack-of-5-/200655945231?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2eb806be0f

Sounds a better option then using a "chisel" 

[BDCS]

No more than I'd expect from a parker wearing articulated left wrist type - Mod 

[JetVac Cleaning]

I have my jetter in the back of the van. The exhaust goes out through a 2" hole in the floor - this prevents the black air filter as the exhaust fumes don't recirculate. A rotary roof vent would allow air in. The pressure lines in your case would be better to use a bulkhead fitting through the floor which would involve just a 20mm hole. A short hose would then go to a QR on a small plate which again would run through a bulkhead fitting. Crystal ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-8-Bulkhead-c-w-Nut-Hydraulic-Fitting-Pack-of-5-/200655945231?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2eb806be0f

bulkhead fitting looks great ! I also want to cut a hole for the exhaust to vent out underneath the van. My pramac pw3000 i think is air cooled and not water cooled because there is no return hose to the tank so will it overheat still if air vents are fitted ect. I desperately want to be able to leave the van and not worry but on the other hand don't want to destroy a perfectly good machine. It's all going to be fitted into a mwb Renault master when I get a few days off to do it. I want to get it right first time round

[BDCS]

Air cooled engine ? This will be fine running in the van given a reasonable airflow ie the roof vent / louvres. The return hose to tank means you have an internal unloader which should not be left for any extended period with the trigger shut - this will run the pump and unloader hot and fail. It is a very simple job to convert the internal unloader to the more durable type with an external return hose. I would suggest you did this anyway.

[JetVac Cleaning]

Air cooled engine ? This will be fine running in the van given a reasonable airflow ie the roof vent / louvres. The return hose to tank means you have an internal unloader which should not be left for any extended period with the trigger shut - this will run the pump and unloader hot and fail. It is a very simple job to convert the internal unloader to the more durable type with an external return hose. I would suggest you did this anyway.

Great thanks for the advise and will get that changed! I have noticed that there is a little brass nipple which water drips from when I guess the pump gets hot? I take it you really don't want to see this?

[brianbarber]

You can get lockable grills made up,they usually are fitted across door where exhaust comes out of, or door where hoses are to be trailed out from.
Allows airflow, hoses etc to be use but thieves can't get in.

Mr B

[JetVac Cleaning]

You can get lockable grills made up,they usually are fitted across door where exhaust comes out of, or door where hoses are to be trailed out from.
Allows airflow, hoses etc to be use but thieves can't get in.

Mr B

Where could I buy one Brian?

[brianbarber]

These can be fabricated by a grill manufacturer,
I've seen a few truck mount machines operated with them

Put out another thread , on carpet cleaning forum,
Someone will know

Mr B