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23rd February 2012, 11:02 PM
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23rd February 2012 11:02 PM
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23rd February 2012, 11:42 PM
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Great idea mate!!! What about some form of nylex fitting so you can attach a tap or a hose ... of a tap on the end of a hose!! lol
Something that lets you have both options I figure ...
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Trolatron (25th February 2012)
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24th February 2012, 01:29 AM
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Looks really good mate.well done.
Not sure what type of tap, maybe a ball valve, would need hose after it though so it doesn't spray every where.
80psi wow. Be careful turning that on!
Maybe you could use a bit of hose to get breather up high enough so it doesn't leak out water.
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Trolatron (25th February 2012)
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25th February 2012, 09:44 PM
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25th February 2012, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by
Trolatron
Well I got some nylex hose fittings ( Thanks Bigrig ) and a bit of food grade water pipe plus a few other bits and pieces and I'm currently fiddling about with them to see what I can come up with.
I have however sorted the breather issue. I was poking around in mitre 10 and found some plastic pipe fittings and came up with whats in the pics. I found a whine bottle cork and put it in my drill press and with a sanding disk in the grinder kind of lathed up a float thingy that the water will push up and block the hole in the top of the breather.The slots in the sides allows air to enter the tank.
Rip'n'Shred -- Yep thinking I should have got the 35psi pump oh well Ill see how this one goes.
Oh yeh that green tap sucks..... The serch continues..
Love the ingenuity using an old wine cork mate!! Cheap and gives you reason to drink another bottle in case you need a replacement!!! lmao
Glad the nylex fittings worked for you!!!
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26th February 2012, 10:04 AM
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Trolatron,
As you hate the green tap anyway, rip n shred is right it might pay you to go to an irrigation suppliers and get a decent ball valve, I'm not sure how that style of tap would handle being under some decent pressure, they are more designed for gravity feed (jerry cans etc).
Also just another thought too and you may have already thought of it, make sure you have an isolation valve between the tank and the pump it would be a pain to lose all your water if the pump stuffs up, especially in the back of your troll.
But the tank has come up a treat.
Anyway thats a couple of thoughts, hope it is of use
Mark
Proud former owner of a 1997 White GQ TD42 Patrol Cab Chassis with an after market turbo, now with over half a million k's and still going strong, that's had a heart transplant and now not owned by me
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Trolatron (26th February 2012)
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27th February 2012, 11:02 AM
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Most of those pumps have adjustable pressure switches. The square lump on top of the pump (left side on the pics) there should be a little screw in the top. May be under a cap or sticker to stop adjusting. Counter clockwise should reduce the pressure on the internal spring which will lower the cut out pressure. Use a gauge of you ever want to take it back to 80psi as they will go much higher, but not last very long.
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Trolatron (29th February 2012)
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6th March 2012, 10:18 PM
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6th March 2012, 10:26 PM
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Hey mate great job looks good
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9th March 2012, 08:34 PM
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Nice work Trolatron,
That certainly looks the goods now and should be very robust and last you heaps.
Mark
Proud former owner of a 1997 White GQ TD42 Patrol Cab Chassis with an after market turbo, now with over half a million k's and still going strong, that's had a heart transplant and now not owned by me
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