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Liberty SoftWash · PWS Vender

Soap Injection

Jeff Wible · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Hey Eric,..sometimes the simple things go right over my head?? What are you trying to do here,..have your soap tank in a stationary spot so you can simply use a valve from an easily accessible spot to fill your cup?

Jeff

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Eric I'm sure you hava a battary in there somewhere. Try to make a braket to add a small pump to the side of it. Something like this sidewinder. I have this hooked up to my soap tank.

Ed Thompson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Is there a way to do it by gravity, without a pump?

Jeff Wible · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Ed,..that's what I was gonna suggest,...but wasn't sure what he was trying to do. Just mount it up higher than the outlet and let flow.

Jeff

waxman18324 · Founding Member Rest in Peace

We use a clear plastic car boy with a valve and hose to add soap to our mix tank. Its all gravity fed. We had to add 16 ounce increments to the car boy to make it work for us.

Hank

waxman18324 · Founding Member Rest in Peace

Another idea I tossed around was using a battery operated back pack sprayer to add soap to the mix tank but I never I never followed up on it. Perhaps one day I will.

Hank

Michael Hickey · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Eric, I was trying to do the same thing but for some reason my first attempt didn't work out.
I am in the process of having another go.

I'm going to use a 12v 100psi shurflo pump with a waterfed pole controller to pump the soap. These controllers can regulate the flow from 1 to 99. They can also be used to set the psi from 1 to 99.

I will have a non return valve between the chemical pump and the tee where the shurflo pump feeding the soap into the mix to prevent the soap being pumped into the mix tank if the mix pump is turned off and the shurflo is left on. I will also have a non return valve fitted between the shurflo pump and the tee to prevent mix going through the shurflo pump in the event that it is turned off when using SH. The other end of the tee will feed into the hose reel.

Hope this makes sense.

Liberty SoftWash · PWS Vender

Liberty SoftWash · PWS Vender

All I am really looking to do is put the soap in my mix tank with out having to pour it in....eliminate the cup and gallon jug. LOL

Ed Thompson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Check this out Eric. It would be nice if you had a spot to mount this over your tank www.uline.com/BL_8169/Carboys

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Its nice to be able to open a valve and the soap gets added. Makes your job a little easier

Ed Thompson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I know a guy who doesnt add a surfactant.

Liberty SoftWash · PWS Vender

Sh and water? All the time.

waxman18324 · Founding Member Rest in Peace

Eric,

If you don't have to use the 7800/2gpm pump (in the video) then Northern tool has a 1gpm on demand pump on their site, which could make life easier when pumping soap.

Hank

Jeff Wible · Approved Exterior Cleaner

How about siphoning it like we used to/still do,.... siphon gas. Wouldn't that be nice everyday!!

Jeff

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I use my old 5850's , works fine and if I have a break down I have it set up for a easy switch out

Ed Thompson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Roof Cleaning PA wrote:
Sh and water? All the time.

Yup. Made me realize I was using too much.

Barry Landis · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Put in a three-way ball valve to pull straight sh from one side and your soap mix from the other side.

From there into the inlet of the main pump.

From the outlet of the main pump, another three-way valve splitting the SH or Soap to the mix tank and to the hose reel.

This way you should be able to send SH and soap to the mix tank by turning the valve at a convenient location (like your tool box).

I have mine set up to pull either Straight SH/Soap/Water from the same pump by turning some valves and it all gets transferred right to the mix tank. It makes life easy!

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Well this problem has been solved