Brand New 3-Vac Breeze Extractor

[Larry Cobb]

After testing several vac combinations over the last month . . . .,
we just finished building a new 3-Vac Hi-Lift Breeze Extractor.

It has 2" plumbing throughout the machine
and three new Hi-AirWatt Vacs:

Breeze Extractor Sealed suction is 201" (~14.9" hg)
It develops 131 CFM.
It has two hi-lift vacs in parallel,
feeding into a high CFM vac motor in series.

Pump system is 500 PSI with 1.4 GPM flow.

It is the strongest commercial portable extractor that we have ever built.

Larry

 

[Nate The Great]

Cool Larry.... How long has it been out running? How's the heat from the vac motors in the compartment? I've heard that heat from the vac motors are one of the biggest concerns for failing motors....

 

[Larry Cobb]

Cool Larry.... How long has it been out running? How's the heat from the vac motors in the compartment? I've heard that heat from the vac motors are one of the biggest concerns for failing motors....

Nate;

We have had other 3 Vac Breeze extractors out for a year.

This model uses a new motor configuration for better water recovery.

We have a 115 CFM ball bearing fan cooling the motor compartment.

Most vac motors fail from moisture in the bearings.

Larry

 

[Nate The Great]

[quote="Nate The Great":2a9jhdki]Cool Larry.... How long has it been out running? How's the heat from the vac motors in the compartment? I've heard that heat from the vac motors are one of the biggest concerns for failing motors....

Nate;

We have had other 3 Vac Breeze extractors out for a year.

This model uses a new motor configuration for better water recovery.

We have a 115 CFM ball bearing fan cooling the motor compartment.

Most vac motors fail from moisture in the bearings.

Larry[/quote:2a9jhdki]

Thanks for the clarifacation Larry... I assume it's a 1 stack or tube in the recovery tank? (Sorry, brainfart, can't seem to think of what it's called)...

 

[Larry Cobb]

Nate;

It is one 2" standpipe in the recovery tank.

Mytee has a grill-type float assembly that provides very little restriction.

Larry

 

[Ryan]

Looks nice, how many amps is this thing pulling per cord?

 

[Ron Werner]

ever think of trying to pull that heat off the motors to heat the water? Isn't there a porty that does that?

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Powr Flite's "Perfect heat" claims to do that.

 

[Willy P]

Powr Flite's "Perfect heat" claims to do that.

In other news, the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus were sighted playing golf with Elvis Presley and the Easter Bunny in Tampa last week.

 

[Ron Werner]

there must be a way to reclaim some heat effectively, then have it go through a heater. If you get a 100degree increase, wishful thinking, the hotter the water coming in, the hotter going out. Just keep the heat away from the pump!

 

[Bjorn]

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[Larry Cobb]

Looks nice, how many amps is this thing pulling per cord?

For all 3 vacs;

Cord #1 requires a 20 amp circuit.

Cord #2 requires a 15 amp circuit.

We have had 3-vac extractors out in the field, for about a year now.

Larry

 

[Ron Werner]

so one more power source for heat.

 

[Willy P]

so one more power source for heat.

Nope - effective heat requires 2 to 4 cords.

 

[Ron Werner]

not if you preheat the water from existing heat sources. Those electric motors need cooling.

 

[Willy P]

not if you preheat the water from existing heat sources. Those electric motors need cooling.

Pumps won't take higher heat water.

 

[Ron Werner]

they should be able to take warm water, shouldn't they. I don't think a preheat system would heat the water that much but it should suffice to raise the temp enough that a simple post heater can do the job.
The water can be pressurized before it goes through the preheat system.

 

[Willy P]

Hence the dual cord heater- 2 sets of thermostats at 190, 2 sets at 230. Ron, I've racked my brain on this, enlisted an award winning engineer who's a good friend, and I'm in the 3200 watt range to get decent heat. You can blister your hands on the brass, but it takes technique to be working with HOT water. I have daisy chained 2 - 3200 watt heaters on a job where there wasn't any hot water and got great temps, but they had a lot of outlets. I do have a bucket heater that I use as well if the waters not hot, but when you consider I put the heater 35 feet from the wand, I don't lose anything from outside temps or long runs.If you can figure it out, let me be your beta tester.