ON BOARD FRESH WATER

[bob vawter]

CRASH installed a fresh water tank on his Steam Genie...
really works lik a champ......slick!
pics to follow i hope!

 

[Nate The Great]

I guess he didn't take your advise? shiteatinggrin

 

[-JB-]

I could never undertsand how guys, esp., in the northeast run w/out a freshy tank. I know our local SS company does, but sure seems like a pain to me .

 

[XTREME1]

it is definitely needed

 

[Lee Stockwell]

I've run one since my Bane days. Definately saves time and trouble. No particular problem with brakes or suspension, just drive sensibly.

 

[bob vawter]

i jus HOPE he fastens it down..........soon!

 

[Desk Jockey]

We carry water on all but two trucks, and working on a temp setup for one of those just for big jobs. It's more convenient and saves time looking for a working spigot in cold weather.

 

[harryhides]

Where we live in the frozen north there is no choice.
It does save time and you can control the quality of the water you use.
Downside is the extra weight for half the day and that you have less space in your truck.

Clearly Bawb does no cleaning thru the winter.

 

[bob vawter]

Clearly Bawb does no cleaning thru the winter.

Ohh Contrer Pier...
i was jus THE BEST at it.......
it DOES get more difficult around 5 below....
in the FORTY YEARS that i cleaned carpet.....ONE TIME....i couldn't get water!

 

[Desk Jockey]

LOL Bawb!
:mrgreen:

 

[Mark Imbesi]

...

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Your clients have bathtubs??

 

[Mark Imbesi]

...

 

[Lee Stockwell]

:-)

I had that notion about Kentucky when I moved here from Michigan 40 years ago. Alas, most of the Clampetts have moved to California.

 

[Desk Jockey]

WTF Marc, you'll take a 100 gallons of water out of their spigot but won't take a couple of gallons out of the tub?

j/k
:mrgreen:

I agree with the premixed solution, even for big jobs we will have several premixed containers ready to hit the ground running. Then we will mix the concentrate once they get going.

 

[Mr. 007]

Free Jug & Fittings I had lying around the shop.

Ok Lets here it for the hardware store water line............. anyhow great setup next to the pump draws great!


When I was running 2 trucks for servpro when I was a kid I learned to clean with the water tank..... Boy it sucks without one, big time saver! shiteatinggrin

SOOOOOOOO who has the easiest whilst still being safe idea to secure that monster in place....... I am a little thick but I think if I were to smack into something head on I would be very skinny :shock:

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Threaded rod.

Barrel looks to be about 30" tall. Take three 3/8" x 36" threaded rods thru floor to bracket (triangle?) over top of barrel.

 

[Mr. 007]

could paint them before the install and it would look nice! I'm guessing 12 o'clock, 4 o'clock, 8 o'clock for the positioning of the rods? 12 o'clock being the rear of the barrell (closest to the rear doors).

Anyone else???

 

[joeynbgky]

I have the same type of freshwater tank that you do..... Mine is attached to my wastetank as you can see.... Of course its a little dirty.. but thaats why this ones in the shop today! That aluminum is hard to get spots and stains off of it.

 

[Mike Draper]

i jus HOPE he fastens it down..........soon!

yeah, tell him to put a lid on top as well or it will spill out.

 

[bob vawter]

[quote="bob vawter":2cbt5p75]i jus HOPE he fastens it down..........soon!

yeah, tell him to put a lid on top as well or it will spill out.[/quote:2cbt5p75]
The lid is ON....jus made a small triangle cut to insert the ballcock......

 

[Able 1]

Not a bad price on this one and it's 100gal....

http://www.ntotank.com/100gapcota.html

 

[harryhides]

That 45 gal drum sitting in the back of a van weighs 450 pounds full - try to imagine that hitting the back of your head at 30 mph let alone any faster - it's a death trap. Get something with a lower profile and strap it down properly.

 

[bob vawter]

That 45 gal drum sitting in the back of a van weighs 450 pounds full - try to imagine that hitting the back of your head at 30 mph let alone any faster - it's a death trap. Get something with a lower profile and strap it down properly.

not to worry Harry....CRASH went to school for that......

 

[KevinL]

Once you get it strapped down to the floor I'd run a strap to the wall also.

 

[Ryan]

I've got the same set up. Mine is just ratchet strapped down to the floor and wall. If you have a catalog from magic wand co they have a round mount the barrel sits in so you can mount it to the floor. I can't find it on their website.

I'm thinking about getting something like this, because I use more then 55 gallons on a lot of jobs, not to mention filling up between jobs or using their water to fill up for the next job kind of defeats the purpose of carrying your water in the first place.

http://cgi.ebay.com/100-gallon-poly-wat ... 5887ec456c

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Having onboard water allows you to get started immediately. A helper can later hook up a water line to finish a bigger job or top off the tank before you finish.

I usually don't reload fresh tank if I can't unload the waste tank. I have about 150 fresh / 250 waste so you could inadvertently overload things (400 x 8.5 = 3400#)

 

[floorguy]

pfft...i go through wayyyyyy to much water for a 55 gallon drum.....

did 2 bed, liv, stairs, and a 3 bed stairs liv and my 100+ waste tank was full before i finished the 2nd one

ohhh wanded only to.......

filled it up on a 4 bed house and rotovac

 

[Shane T]

Once you get it strapped down to the floor I'd run a strap to the wall also.

I agree. The rods through the floor may not be enough to keep it from tipping. There is alot of leverage when that drum is full. Make a saddle for it to set in(this will keep it from sliding) and them strap it around the top to the side of the van.

 

[Willy P]

http://www.tank-depot.com/browse.aspx?id=9