[supernova77]

Hi,

Just a quick query...

All you truck mount users... How much water do you normally get through in a days work?

Thanks,
Andy

[Liahona]

Andy, to vague a question as too many variables. Different psi's, different volumes of water which is most important, carpet or furniture or tiles at 2000 psi, restoration clean, maintenance clean, poly carpet, £500 a yard carpet etcetera etcetera. Best, Dave.

[supernova77]

OK, sorry     I suppose I am interested to know what size tanks most of you guys have?

Andy

[Liahona]

Ok, I have two 50 gallon tanks plummed in. Mostly though you can connect to the house supply if you need too. On small jobs it is ni.ce not to have to connect though, best, Dave

[supernova77]

Thanks for the info Dave 

Andy

[Jeremy]

Using a Prochem Everest HP. We do between 4 and 6 houses per day. Usually 3 bedrooms. In these circumstances we recover between 100 and 150 gal per day.

With office jobs, 2 operators, 500 - 600psi, we seem to stop the machine to empty recovery tank (100gal) every 45 mins although its not always completely full.

Hope this helps

[John Kelly]

We carry a 400 litre tank. With the Prowler this lasts 1-2 days depending on workload. And no waste tank to empty.

[Dave_Lee]

Average full days work, I use around 70 - 80 galls.
Dave.

[PaulKing]

3 prowlers all on 400 liter tanks

[Damian]

Any of you got water meters at home? Just curious as to how much it costs?

[BRSL]

Bu**er all south west water the most expensive water rates in the country 60gl tank £1.02p to fill on a meter, I generaly fill once before I leave in the morning and then once againg through the day at some point rarely 3 times

[Spot On cleaning]

Jay

if your tank is 60 us gallons, its just under 50 of ours.

Dave

[BRSL]

Hi Dave

No it's a UK built tank and beleive it's UK 60 could be wrong though an 100 would last me most days so may up size when I get a new van

James

[Spot On cleaning]

You could be right, and i always thought as mine as a 60 gallon. It's got the cut out for the fuel tank.

At 227 litres 

227 litres x 1000 to give mililitres  = 227000 ml's

Divide this by a pint which is 568ml =   399.65 pints

Then divide by 8 (8 pints = 1 gallon)  to give 49.96 gallons

Dave

[rambly]

Truck mounts seem a good idea in terms of faster setup times etc. and I have been looking at the initial costs.

Has anyone got a clear idea of the payload on their van when it is fuly loaded with unit, water, tools, hoses chemicals etc.?

[Buster Ingram]

If you have a spare hour or so to go over the three summons I collected in the same day for being over wieght in my Reno Master when I had a Boxxer 421.
The actual carring weight is not always the gross weight.
If the van says its carring capacity is 1000kg and gross weight is 2800kgs 9 out of 10 times you will find it will only carry 850kgs.
My Fiat Scudo says in the sales blurb it carries 920kgs but in fact it will only carry 675kg! What they don't tell you is kerb side weight is empty. When I say empty I mean no oil,petrol,spare wheel, radio, even water in the radiator! and some no passenger seat.
So if you think you can stuff max carring weight in the back of your van think again.
Take into account all the items I have listed then work out whats left.

Incidently I have a Panther Pro 20 with a 50 gal water tank in my Scudo.

Hope this is of help

Dave

[Liahona]

Dave, get a bigger van The one you have is obviously too small. Best, Dave.

[PaulKing]

dave would love to see a picture of your setup in the Scudo, you must be able to give  a tokyo resident a lesson in space saving   

[Dave_Lee]

The gross vehicle weight includes the weight of the driver and all passengers as well as anything on board.
Dave.

[Liahona]

Hey Dave, when I have been stopped before I was told the passengers didnt count and accordingly they were out of the vehicle when it was weighed. They also took into account the supposed weight of a full fuel tank too which was taken off of the over all weight. This was here in England not back in the states. Best, Dave.