One water spicket?

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Tim Smith

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Got a log home bid- Only has one exterior spicket & I want to run two units.

Has anyone ever put a splitter on a spicket & ran two units?

What would be the difference between running tow units off two different spickets on a home & using a splitter on one exterior spicket?

Any other ideas other than a water tank?


Thanks
 
Tim, have you tested the flow rate of the spigot? That would give you a better idea if it is possible to run two machines off of it. With the splitter installed, open the spigot and both sides of the splitter all the way and then time how long it takes to fill a 5 gal bucket. Then divide 5 by the number of seconds it took to fill the bucket. This will give the flow rate per second(gal/sec), then multiply that number by 60, this will give the flow rate of the spigot(and splitter) in GPM. Add the flow rates of your 2 machines and see how they compare to the spigots flow rate.

The difference in running off of 1 spigot vs 2 is that the supply line for the house is generally larger that each tap that it feeds. For instance the supply line may be a 1 inch line and each tap off of it may be a 1/2 inch so 2, 1/2 inch lines would have a greater flow rate than a single, that is assuming that the supply line is larger than each tap.

Good luck,
 
Water Tank

Use a water tank at one machine and draw from it. Just have to fill it before you start and when you break with the other machine.
 
Run both machines off the tank and keep the water line from the spigot running in the tank. The water supply will probably not keep up to what youre taking from it but unless youre running (2) 5-6 GPM machines it shouldnt be far behind. 300 gal. tank should keep you in business for 45 minutes or more with a constant water supply going into it. Way I see it, it would give me a good reason to sit down and take a break to let the tank fill, that is if you have a tank.

Les
 
I am doing this right now but I am using a water supply from the school. I have a 5 gpm and a 4 gpm machine running from it. I have a splitter and about 200+ feet running off both sides of the splitter but the school's water supply is 12 gpm with plenty of pressure. You can try hooking it up and if your machines start to sputter then it is not enough. Just be quick to turn off your machines if this happens. You should also tell the people in the house not to use any water while you are doing this. Hope this helps.
 
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