I’m building my first rig. I was told by a really experienced guy it’s a good idea to have water going in to the pump from both sides of the manifold when using a buffer tank. So one side of the pump doesn’t starve of water. One side is fine when running from a hose because it has pressure. But running only one side with a buffer tank will shorten the life of the pump substantially. Makes sense to me and it’s cheap to do just a Y piece in feed hose and another inlet fitting.
youve been a big help....i currently own a landscaping business but im getting into pressure washing so i can stay busy all year round....im going to build your 4gpm pressure washer......im pretty decent with my hands lol. Your videos are very straight to the point and informative.
I'm glad the videos are helpful. It's always a great idea to expand your services. Leave some flyers with your current customers to let them know you are now offering pressure washing. I bet they keep you busy.
@@rickovsky980 hey, that tank came with the bulk head fitting but I did build another buffer tank with the same identical bulk head. I used a 1 1/2 inch (38mm) hole saw for that bulk head fitting. Hope this helps buddy!
If your filling from the garden hose and stops with the float valve, wouldn’t it over fill due to it filing up with the external unloader valve? I’m not understanding something….
@@D-boi93 hi, I also had a hard time understanding how the float worked at first. But no it can't overflow. Once the tank is full the float valve will close and no more water will be coming in. Think of it as if the tank is now sealed completely off with only the water that is in it. If the pressure washer is still running, now it is just circulating the same water over and over until you pull the trigger on the gun and start spraying water, only then does the float valve reopen and replace the water you are using. Hope this helps.
@@MyPressureWashingBusiness so say I don’t use the pressure gun, an the tank is full.. well the water is still gonna fill because the float valve isn’t on that side..? Right.. if that makes sense..
@@D-boi93 The garden hose is no longer hooked up to your pressure washer once you install the external Unloader Valve. It is hooked up to the float valve on the buffer tank only, so there is no more extra water being introduced once the tank is full and the float valve closes. It only recirculates the 30 gallons you already have in the tank through your pressure washer
@@dustinjohnson2116 that's correct. I Installed a pressure gauge before I put the external unloader valve on to see what my factory unloader was at, and then I installed the external unloader with the pressure gauge and turned that one just a little bit lower than the factory one.
