Need help with Waste Tank on prochem 405 65 or 100??

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  1. johnny916 Member

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    The guy who sold me machine said it had a 100 gallon waste tank.. About a month in a half later (today), I'm thinking maybe I should check.

    Can anyone tell me how to identify if I have a 65g or 100g waste tank?

    Also, there are some wires coming off the tank that are just dangling and unplugged.. What exactly are those for??
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    Wiring is for float switch and Auto pump out? It looks like my 60 gallon tank. What are the dimensions Width, Legnth, Height. With that info volume can be determined.
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    Lift that lid off and let us see the under side of the lid. I bet with that type of wear and tear look on the outside that the gasket is shot. If so then you will lose heat and vacuum.

    Please get some sand paper and paint that tank too.
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    Those are the pump out wires and you have an 80 gal tank.
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    If you want the total volume of your tank it is:

    Length X Width X Height divided by 231 = Total volume in gallons.

    If you want to know how much water it holds when the shutoff engages it would be:

    Length X Width X the height of the shutoff devise divided by 231 = Capacity in gallons.
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    Don't forget the baffles!haha J/k
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    The last Prochem tank I looked into you would probably need to take a serious deduction for all the piping and such inside the tank.
    Makes you wonder who engineers some of this stuff.

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