Build your own water reclaim/recycle system

Christopher said:
That is interesting how you can take that sled off your truck, do you lift it off the truck and add the legs to wheel it out from under the truck with a crane or lower the truck after the legs are attached or how do you do this? I don't think I have seen anyone do this before and it is a great idea!

Great video showing the vacuum system and filters.

Thanks for sharing that with us.
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Hi Christopher, you got it pretty right. We lift one end using an endless chain then back the Ute (as we call them in Au) under the sled and then lift the other end to remove the legs. The whole process takes about 5 min to get the sled on or off. The sled is alloy ply wood construction to help keep the weight down. Photo 1 is a picture of the base frame under construction and photo 2 is the real reason that I needed the sled removable, so that my old 88 Chevy was free to do more important things.
Sorry that my second picture is so off topic but then again, who does not like looking at pictures of boats?
Have a good day all.
Greg.
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Thank you Greg. I have been poking around at doing this for the last year so I have a good idea of what im getting into. I have been comparing all the different details of recovery systems from different manufacturers and have come the conclusion that sirocco makes the best system for the money. And now that I have priced all the various components that go into a reclaim/recycle system, im starting to think that the amount of savings is not worth the hassle and time of building it on my own. Besides, its nice to have someone stand behind a product when you have a problem. If I build it, my problem! I also have this thought that if I should ever be unfortunate enough to be standing in front of an EPA officer, I would rather have a system that looks great and comes from a manufacturer than just something I put together.

@Chris, Thanks for the advice. I have actually been looking at this site long before I decided to join. Just about every problem or question I have encountered over the last year was answered by finding a thread about it on PWI. So I am pretty grateful for PWI. I would have been lost my first year of business without it!
 
Thanks for the info Greg, that is very creative.

Nice boat also.
 
RGilliam said:
I built my own. Actually have built a couple of them so far. Done the tanks in stainless steel. With some nice pumpouts. Roots blowers, heavy duty frame. It was fun doing.
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Did you find that the cost savings was worth the time setting it up vs buying one from a manufacturer? I would love to see what you built!
 
yea it was definitely a cost saving. I have stainless steel drums. 24hp vac. Roots 45 blower. Im building a OWS separator right now. Building it all out of aluminum. I have one now that is made by water treatment technologies. Its basically a square plastic water tank that someone took a plastic welder too. As far as the vac, if you have someone around you that can weld, or can weld yourself, it shouldn't be a problem.
 
RGilliam said:
Here is the picture of one of the drums. That's a 30. I have some 15s too. I also have a 85 gallon recovery tank as well. It was custom built out of stainless steel. Thick heavy duty. This is a frame we just got done with. I can snap some pictures of the ones that are done here later. View attachment 24265View attachment 24266
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That looks great! You are giving me hope and motivation! I would love to see the finished product when you get a chance to get some more pics. Thanks!
 
aside from all that equipment and performance value people talk about..
..like the drums which last about 10 years.. with all that stainless steel hardware.. and vibration isolators that actually work..
There isn't any way to get a better warrantee than ours.. NObody cares more about reliability and Long-Term-Low Cost than me.

and the technical input I mix with marketing ideas..
..1 example.. a 3/4 million dollar per year contract happened from adding our BMP program to an already "compelling demo"..
you won't get that at Home Depot,
..and I don't even put everything on my website, let alone in a forum.

..and nobody has EVER posted "actual time spent" with parts cost for a "real world" total cost of "being" a Do-It-Your-selfer,
and spending SO much time away from..
..getting the next contract, ..or keeping one you may be neglecting.

I'm addicted to the equipment.. so you don't have to be.
Cleaners that focus on cleaning make a LOT more money than any assemblers.

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Hey Greg..
Which Aussey-brew goes best with Great-Barrier sushi ?!?
Cheers mate :{)
 
Sirocco Jerry said:
aside from all that equipment and performance value people talk about..
..like the drums which last about 10 years.. with all that stainless steel hardware.. and vibration isolators that actually work..
There isn't any way to get a better warrantee than ours.. NObody cares more about reliability and Long-Term-Low Cost than me.

and the technical input I mix with marketing ideas..
..1 example.. a 3/4 million dollar per year contract happened from adding our BMP program to an already "compelling demo"..
you won't get that at Home Depot,
..and I don't even put everything on my website, let alone in a forum.

..and nobody has EVER posted "actual time spent" with parts cost for a "real world" total cost of "being" a Do-It-Your-selfer,
and spending SO much time away from..
..getting the next contract, ..or keeping one you may be neglecting.

I'm addicted to the equipment.. so you don't have to be.
Cleaners that focus on cleaning make a LOT more money than any assemblers.

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Hey Greg..
Which Aussey-brew goes best with Great-Barrier sushi ?!?
Cheers mate :{)
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Spoken like a true professional Jerry! I am still on the fence about this. I do have a little extra time throughout the week to put into a project. Being a fairly new business and not having a full slate of work yet, it is still pretty hard to come up with the money. I should probably be more patient but I feel so compelled to go ahead and get something done. There isnt a job that goes by that I have to be extra cautious of where im washing due to run off issues. From what Im told, things arent regulated at all around here, YET. But I dont want to be the lucky one that gets an example made out of them. I would be WAY ahead of the ballgame around here if I could get a reclaim/recycle system. To my knowledge, there is only one outfit around here that has one, they are using a hydrotek system and the only account they service is a Walmart account. Besides that, Im tired of turning down work because of reclaim issues.
 
One big thing that a lot of people are making mistakes of is a lot of places, when working in a certain manner do not need an expensive reclaim unit, just depends on the job you are doing. A lot of places can be done with less than a few hundred dollars worth of equipment to be compliant.

There have been many, many threads about this and go into a lot of detail.

There are always many options to do the job correctly and a lot of times do not need to spend a lot of money on reclaim systems.
 
In my Wash Water Control class..
I make a very clear statement..
a "PuddleSucker" of some type and a simple shop-vacuum.. is a start
 
nibbsy said:
Re- Build your own water reclaim/recycle system.

They really are not that hard to build and the theory behind water filtration is really not that difficult to master…….
….but before I would jumped in, I would spend the next 12 months reading up on all relating subjects so to help your understanding of what you are getting yourself into ( as I did)


….. then I would spend the next 6 months phoning and talking to as many experts in this field and looking at as many operational rigs as I could( as I did)


….. now you are ready to build your first prototype, and by the time you are half way through your second rebuild of the system, you start to ask why you are spending all your spare time in the shed instead out fishing (as I did)


…..next, you phone someone like Jerry and say “mate can you build me a reclaim system.” (as I did).

Seriously, why would you even contemplate building your own system when you have guys like Jerry who produce quality gear at such reasonable prices?

cheers
Greg.

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Wow nice


Text me for info on Milwaukee event. 480-522-5227
 
Ok, it has been a while since I last updated this post. I did in fact go ahead and build my own reclaim system. Well, I half built it. I bought my recovery drums already set up with filters, bulk heads, vac breaks, etc...from Hot and Mighty. Which is something I wont do again because it looks very simple to fabricate yourself. I originally wanted to build the drums myself but was a little unsure about a couple details. So I purchased a brand new roots 45 blower that was rated for 395cfm and 16" of lift. Then I bought a 25hp honda motor to run the blower. I built a base for the blower and engine and got to work! Take a look and let me know what you think.trailer 002.jpgtrailer 004.jpgtrailer 030.jpgtrailer 029.jpg
 
Paul Kassander said:
That's great!!
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Hey Paul, I bought the 21" Sirocco surface cleaner from you when I was building this reclaim system. I dont think I am getting 90-98% of the water reclaimed. Im thinking more like 70-85%. The first thing I checked was the height of the surface cleaner, I have it set so low that if you go over any uneven surface at all, you cant hardly move the thing. Then I started checking for any vac leaks in my system, all good there. So I put a vac gauge on my rig to make sure I was getting enough lift. I was between 15-16" of lift. So I went to a local shop that builds and services truck mounts and had them check it out to make sure the system was working at its full potential. After they assured me that it was working well, the surface cleaner still would not suck up as much water as expected. I am only running a 5.6 gpm machine so I would expect this thing to work like a champ. Any suggestions on what might be going on?
 
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