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Bergman Roof Cleaning Port Charlotte FL 941-698-1959 wrote:

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After a phone converstaion with Roof Clean USA Georgia, I now understand what "pulling from the top" means. It's just NOT pulling from a connection through the bottom!
You put your suction hose in the "top"
I gave up on "pulling from the bottom" years ago!
Lost too much chlorine with leaking seals!
I pull from the top!  

Roof Clean USA Georgia 229-227-0000 wrote:

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I lost too many trucks, driveshafts, and trailers using Bulkheads.
IMHO, pulling from the top is way to go.

 

 

Apple Roof Cleaning Tampa 813-655-8777 wrote:

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It is a good idea to place a rubber grommet in the hole, and run hose through it ?
Kinda keeps spills down when roof cleaning rig is moving down the road.

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I never ATTACH my hose. i let it dangle until I'm ready to put it in, and then just take the top off the tank.

 

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Roof Clean USA Georgia 229-227-0000 wrote:

Put a 3/4" Bulkhead valve in the top?

It has inside and outside threads.

Thread a male threaded to female PVC slip fitting into the inside of the bulkhead fitting after you cut the hole in the top of the tank, and make a 3/4" or even 1" suction tube (make sure to properly measure tube and include fittings and inside bulkhead measurements  so tube only extends down to within an inch or 2" max from tank bottom.

Use from 3/4" or 1" PVC tubing and glue using primer and appropriate glue.

Always go oversized and reduce down, rather than restrict flow and have diaphragm failures RESULTING from pump starvation.

Put an elbow out the top with a 1" CHEMICAL 20 MESH SS or heavy duty poly filter inside and then draw from the outlet flow side of the Spin on filter to catch bottom dwelling crude.

Make sure you use oversized tubing, fittings and ends, elbows, etc. and reduce down to final size for your hose fittings, which are 1/2",5/8" or 3/4"

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-- Edited by Roof Clean USA Georgia 229-227-0000 at 21:00, 2009-03-10

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-- Edited by Bergman Roof Cleaning Port Charlotte FL 941-698-1959 at 21:56, 2009-03-11

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jmpressurewashing wrote:

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I pull from the top now, I tryed from the bottom but like everyone else has said, leaks and problems from those leaks started me pulling from the top but I also found out I had better draw from the top also. I also got some extra bulkhead fittings and put in the top of the tank and ran my plumbing connected to that and up to a 3 way control valve. Than to my devlan pump, that way it just makes it easier to clean out my pump at the end of the day once I am done for the day.

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Welcome, JM Pressure Washing, to the Roof Cleaning Institute Of America,

We hope you enjoy your stay. Please read our MANY posts and use the search feature and educate yourself if you not fully familiar with the Non Pressure Roof Cleaning Methods promoted by this board.

It sounds like you know something about roof cleaning using Delavan electric pumps and the trails and pitfalls of "bottom feeding".

We encourage you to share, grow and learn here on the RCIA and eventually become a RCIA CERTIFIED Roof Cleaner.

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Please make sure your posts and signature contain primarily roof cleaning topics and your signature is Mainly Targeting Roof Cleaning and similar realated services.

Thank You for your attention in this matter and welcome again!

Respectfully,

David W.

jmpressurewashing wrote:

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I pull from the top now, I tryed from the bottom but like everyone else has said, leaks and problems from those leaks started me pulling from the top but I also found out I had better draw from the top also. I also got some extra bulkhead fittings and put in the top of the tank and ran my plumbing connected to that and up to a 3 way control valve. Than to my devlan pump, that way it just makes it easier to clean out my pump at the end of the day once I am done for the day.

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Apple Roof Cleaning Tampa (813) 655-8777 wrote:

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jmpressurewashing wrote:

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I pull from the top now, I tryed from the bottom but like everyone else has said, leaks and problems from those leaks started me pulling from the top but I also found out I had better draw from the top also. I also got some extra bulkhead fittings and put in the top of the tank and ran my plumbing connected to that and up to a 3 way control valve. Than to my devlan pump, that way it just makes it easier to clean out my pump at the end of the day once I am done for the day.

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Dave, I FIXED it, LOL
I am SURE Irish Mike Sullivan would LIKE the "extra link" though, LOL

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Roof Cleaning Pro Greensboro NC (336)362 7659 wrote:

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Apple Roof Cleaning Tampa (813) 655-8777 wrote:

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jmpressurewashing wrote:

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I pull from the top now, I tryed from the bottom but like everyone else has said, leaks and problems from those leaks started me pulling from the top but I also found out I had better draw from the top also. I also got some extra bulkhead fittings and put in the top of the tank and ran my plumbing connected to that and up to a 3 way control valve. Than to my devlan pump, that way it just makes it easier to clean out my pump at the end of the day once I am done for the day.

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Dave, I FIXED it, LOL
I am SURE Irish Mike Sullivan would LIKE the "extra link" though, LOL

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Yeah Chris, LOL!  Sure go ahead, use my link, I'm flattered!

Looks like it was cut and pasted.

 

 

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jmpressurewashing wrote:

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LOL yea I feel like Homer simpson right now, Doh. It was late last night and was trying to get it all set up and was trying to get the signature right and keep messing it up. I used one and changed some info on it but I guess I still screwed that up, lol. Any way did not mean no harm in it but glad I let some peeps have a good laugh on the new guy. Well thanks for fixing it and I also made my changes too. 

I finished working on my tanks today, got the plumbing all done, works great now, thanks for the help guys and idea with the bulkhead fittings made it easier.

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