Anyone got a picture showing a return line from unloader to feed tank, quick connected near the top of a feed tank where a hole has been drilled in the tank, allowing the return water to run back into the tank while in by-pass mode? Sorry if I'm using the wrong terminology, but I hope ya'll understand what I mean. I need to be able to quickly connect and disconnect from the tank end, as we have the machine and the tank on two different forklift-able pallets. Currently, until we upgrade our system, we have to remove the return line, which we just sort of tie on the support rails to keep it from coming out near the top of an IBC tank, and then we just stuff the end of the line down into the fill cap hole on top. When we finish one location, and are ready to move to another (about every 2 hrs), we forklift move the tank to the refill pump site, fill it up, and then on to the next location; then we move the machine and other equipment, which is on another skid, retie and restuff the return line, roll out the pressure hose, and start again. All of this is moved via a forklift, as we have no dedicated vehicle or trailer and no continuous water supply at this time.
As a novice with no plumbing experience, I'm having trouble picturing what kind of parts it's going to take to hold a return line in a tank and allow for a quick connect/disconnect. I'll take a picture today and attach it in the morning if that helps.
Below is a picture of our older unit, which is a little different; it's on an all-in-one platform that we move together, but we don't have this capability yet with our new machine; I'm still lobbying the supervisor to let us set the new one up this way; only improved.
2nd question: Is there any problems or issues that I should be aware of running a very short jumper hose from the downstream end of a hose reel, and then quick connect to a 100' 3/8 pressure hose downstream? Sometimes we need to refill the tank w/o the need to move the machine on the pictured unit below. But since they are moved together, It's sort of a hassle having to roll up the hose, but if we had a quick disconnect via a jumper hose, we could just disconnect the long hose and leave it in place; reconnect when we return with the platform.
As a novice with no plumbing experience, I'm having trouble picturing what kind of parts it's going to take to hold a return line in a tank and allow for a quick connect/disconnect. I'll take a picture today and attach it in the morning if that helps.
Below is a picture of our older unit, which is a little different; it's on an all-in-one platform that we move together, but we don't have this capability yet with our new machine; I'm still lobbying the supervisor to let us set the new one up this way; only improved.
2nd question: Is there any problems or issues that I should be aware of running a very short jumper hose from the downstream end of a hose reel, and then quick connect to a 100' 3/8 pressure hose downstream? Sometimes we need to refill the tank w/o the need to move the machine on the pictured unit below. But since they are moved together, It's sort of a hassle having to roll up the hose, but if we had a quick disconnect via a jumper hose, we could just disconnect the long hose and leave it in place; reconnect when we return with the platform.