How Do You Fill Your Tank....

[OoO]

Getting quite annoyed with leaks.

How do you guys fill the tanks on your vans.

Do you unscrew the lid and fill that way or have you cut a hole in the tank?

Or do you fill via the outlet (probably damage the pump?)

Thanks

 

[Alex Gardiner]

Getting quite annoyed with leaks.

How do you guys fill the tanks on your vans.

Do you unscrew the lid and fill that way or have you cut a hole in the tank?

Or do you fill via the outlet (probably damage the pump?)

Thanks

Currently I fill through the open lid and shut off when full (takes about 4 minutes for a 600 litre fill).
I do have ready to fit though a 1.5" banjo fitting screw-in elbow for the top of the tank which the fill hose will lock onto. Just need to find the time to fit it.

 

[bluemonkey]

i fill with a hose going in to a 90 degree connector on the lid

 

[David Taylor]

top of mine is drilled, with a sealed fitted connection to fill.

vented caps arnt great when full so I have a breather pipe to prevent a vacuum.

 

[bluemonkey]

do you use a ro alex to a tank, then pump in to van

 

[OoO]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm I am getting really annoyed with the tank.

Sloshing, leaking, and its a 350 tank. But if i fill to the brim, one speed bump or hill and all the water wants to come out of the weakest point (lid)

Done the bag trick etc.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[bluemonkey]

if it leaking from lid, make sure the rubber isnt missing, or seal it down and put a connector with a hose on, so it cant splash up

 

[Alex Gardiner]

do you use a ro alex to a tank, then pump in to van

I use an RO into a 2500 litre tank and then pump this into the various vehicles with a 150 litre per minute surface pump and 1.25" delivery hose. Fastest way of filling the vans with no need to leave hooked up over night.

 

[David Taylor]

seal the lid like i have, have a sealed connection to fill (i use the brass rectus fittings bought from everybodys favourite wfp man) and a sealed breather to a height where you wont suffer any water sloshing out haha. (1/2 connection with 3-4 inch of hose attached)

pro 026 fittings even

 

[OoO]

if it leaking from lid, make sure the rubber isnt missing, or seal it down and put a connector with a hose on, so it cant splash up

I have done all that bud, i think its because i am filling to the brim!

 

[bluemonkey]

cheers, do you sell water?

 

[bluemonkey]

I have done all that bud, i think its because i am filling to the brim!

it will only leak if there is a gap, so it mustnt be sealed properly

 

[OoO]

Hmmm ok food for thought i will have a look. Maybe i havent tightened it enough /emoticons/biggrin.png

 

[bluemonkey]

check the rubber isnt missing, and that the air gap is not letting water out

 

[Alex Gardiner]

cheers, do you sell water?

We do not - hard enough keeping up with our own needs!

 

[Alex Gardiner]

Hmmm ok food for thought i will have a look. Maybe i havent tightened it enough /emoticons/biggrin.png

If you have a Wydale vented lid then what I used to do was tape over the vent inside and put a single pinprick in the tape and this is all the vent it needs. Then screw the lid on really tight - worked for me. We have different design lids now on the GrippaMax tanks which do not leak.

 

[bluemonkey]

lol, pity, save me coming back all the way from st austell to foxhole, you know it miles

 

[HotWash Window Cleaners]

Mine has inlet on rear of van with auto shut off when full. Think it's some sort of float switch.

 

[mark m]

i fixed a ball value to my tank

 

[rcproperty]

never had a leak in my layflat tank, even when its full right up!

before i fitted the tank i drilled and fitted a filling port onto the tank, then sealed the main black lid with a sealent! now all i do is unscrew the filling port and stick the fillinf hose in it and turn on the flow! just like fillin the van up with fuel at the station!!!

 

[Tuffers]

Hose pipe from di. I put my phone on timer to remind me to check the level. When the timer goes off I go out for a *** and check the level. Currently got am M&S bag covering the hole under the lid. Gonna need a new bag soon as it's getting ripped on the thread.