For you T/M builders ......

[kingjoelking]

I have a Chem Tex 25/45 and I was wondering if it would be possible to put two loaders on it. So I can use say 600 PSI on one outlet and then use 300 PSI on another outlet for uphulstery?

 

[James Cooper]

I think you would need 2 seperate solution systems.

 

[Mick Ellis 1]

Wouldn't it be cheaper and easier to fit an adjuster to the upholstery line, similar to the DryMaster Upholstery tool?

Mick

 

[Jeff Ellis 1]

Yes, we have upholstery tools that will adjust the pressure.

 

[KNOCKOUT]

I can see what Joel is wanting. Dual cleaning modes, one person is cleaning the carpet in the house, while another is upholstery. I have never done this, so, do you set at 600psi, knowing that upholstery needs 200psi? My Boxxer 427 had two pressure outlets, but never used the second. What psi would you set for carpet cleaning, while setting another for upholstery, if using this method? I know Drimaster and others use a little knob at the tool to dial it in, but what PSI do you set for both?

 

[kingjoelking]

I usually carpet clean at 500 - 600 and set uphulstery at 200 - 300 I use a drimaster but if the PSI is high it is a pain in the butt to fine tune the adjustment.

 

[Jeff Ellis 1]

800 PSI Jetside By-Pass Upholstery Tool:

• Jet Side by-pass controls the pressure that comes out of the jet, by-passing the excess pressure into the vacuum chamber
• Needle valve allows adjustment
• High pressure brass 800psi valve
• All stainless steel construction
• Thumb slide vacuum release
• Black vinyl grip on handle for protection from high heat
• Ball valve on end of 1' whip for even more control

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[kingjoelking]

Yuck!!!!! Thats a horrible idea.

 

[Bud B]

Seems as though you could find some sort of regulator for the upholstery side? I have a rig for my incoming water to regulate it between 40-50 psi. It is made for RV campers available at walmart. There has to be something out there .

 

[Chris Sheldon 1]

Oxley could give us a good answer here, so hopefully he will pop in soon.

I think you could run 2 regulators, but without knowing what kind of pump you have, I would be concerned about the volume. Seems that if you fed both regualtors enough volume (GPM) you could pull this off. I would think you would have to come out of your pump with a 1/2" line, or it might be better to run each circuit off its own pump outlet since pumps have 2 outlet ports. You would also have to make sure the inlet hose is big and able to suply the pump with enough water.

The tricky part I would think would be how to plumb both circuits into your heat exchanger.....I don't think it would even be possible to do this.

The big questions I have is; what is the GPM of your pump and what are the specs of the pressure regualtors you want to use?

 

[kingjoelking]

Hypro 2345 b-p 4.7 gpm 2500 PSI. I will not be running heat exchangers. am pulling those off and running a burner.

 

[Chris Sheldon 1]

Are your HX's bad? If not, you could run your carpet circuit through the burner and the upholstery circuit through the HX's......just a thought.

That pump might be ok. Correct me if I am wrong, but upholstery doesn't require alot of volume right?

 

[kingjoelking]

Correct. Nor does it really require a whole lot of vacuum either. which is why I was thinking I could combine the two or even do tile and upholstery at the same time.

 

[kingjoelking]

Yeah at least one of my hx's is bad. Which was the final straw as to why I even bought my 421.

Now I have decided to turn my chem-tex into a tile cleaning monster with high heat and what not. The 421 tops out at 1000 psi.

 

[Jeff Ellis 1]

Yuck!!!!! Thats a horrible idea.

How so? Its not a continuous bypass but only when you open your valve to spray. A lot of people like it. Personally ive never tried it but I dont think id have any problem at all with it.

 

[kingjoelking]

How so? Its not a continuous bypass but only when you open your valve to spray. A lot of people like it. Personally ive never tried it but I dont think id have any problem at all with it.

The only reason I do uphulstery is because I bout a drimaster. I was just referring to your picture not your idea.

 

[Duane Oxley]

It can be done.

Put a "Y" on the pressure out from the one currently on your system. One leg continues on as usual. The other one would be connected to the new regulator and from there, to the wand. (So it would be cold water.)

Or, if you don't run too hot normally, find a regulator that can handle heat (some do... up to 200 degrees, but more commonly, 180...) and do the same thing on the outlet from your heat source.

Plumb the bypass of the regulator back to the same source the other bypass leads to. (You may need a "T" or Wye there...)

You will notice a larger pressure drop than before when both tools are in use, BTW. And the combined flow rate will need to be less than the maximum of the pump...