Replaced the Chinese vacs with new 5.7 's and related modifications to make them fit the heat coils, hooked up a 3rd cord pigtail for the heater so it can avoid blowing breakers, pulled the pumptec and stuck in a Cat pump, installed a fan to cool off the pump motor. I'm trying to figure out a way to run the vacs in parallel instead of series. Any ideas? I'll post pics tomorrow.
Finished Rebuild On the Powr Flite
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Desk Jockey
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I have plenty of ideas.
Desk Jockey
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LOL
dgardner
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You want ideas, and then you'll post pics? Shouldn't it be the other way 'round?
Bjorn
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Goomer
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Probably require some type of manifold.
ruff
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Hang in there Willy.
I had a brilliant idea............... but then I realized that with my mechanical talents and know how, instead of following my advise, you'd be better off and a lot cheaper buying a new machine.
So, there. Just saved you a bundle.
I had a brilliant idea............... but then I realized that with my mechanical talents and know how, instead of following my advise, you'd be better off and a lot cheaper buying a new machine.
So, there. Just saved you a bundle.
Lee Stockwell
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Goomer
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What Powr-flite model?
Ron Werner
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use ABS 2" pipe, or whatever the fittings are for the vac motors, plumb them in parallel
Goomer
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Assuming the unit has only one "stack" into the tank, BOTH motors will have to be mounted to ONE common manifold which will marry the separate airflow of both motors into an individual channel, and up into the waste tank.
Larry offers an exact such kit.....
http://www.cobbcarpet.com/zen/index...d=5172&zenid=37efebe1ec59b8f99fe6055fe4389827
Larry offers an exact such kit.....
http://www.cobbcarpet.com/zen/index...d=5172&zenid=37efebe1ec59b8f99fe6055fe4389827
Ron Werner
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If you wanted, your could make it so you could use the motors in series or parallel, whichever way you needed.
Mount the vacs directly to the underside of the recovery tank and run pipes up for air intake. Make a connection between the two to one intake. Now you have them either running in parallel, OR take the connector off and you have them in series.
Mount the vacs directly to the underside of the recovery tank and run pipes up for air intake. Make a connection between the two to one intake. Now you have them either running in parallel, OR take the connector off and you have them in series.
