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    the best vaccum?

    I have a pretty large pressure washing company in Az(mostly flat work) and we are just getting into reclaiming at all of our gas stations (and yes gas stations do suck). I think I have almost everything figured out, but I cant decied what vaccum to go with. I saw this on one of the forums:
    Scirocco PEV2 Dual-Vacuum Waste Water Recovery Package
    These look o.k. but does anyone have any other ideals or can recomend something that has worked for you? Thanks.

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    Hi, no recommendation here as we do wood mostly but wanted to say hi and welcome to a fellow Tucsonan.

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    A vacuboom might work a little better for you, their berm system is probably the best on the market.
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    Hi, I have been checking out the site for a while now and finally got a chance to join. I think this is a great site and am looking foward to joining in on the fun!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul Kassander View Post
    A vacuboom might work a little better for you, their berm system is probably the best on the market.
    I had one a few years ago, I didn't really like it much. I'm looking for something a little more heavy duty, also I had a hard time getting suction on asphalt and some uneven surfaces. But thanks, I'm looking for any suggestions.

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    You might want to consider a sump pump. Here is a picture of what we have used.

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    Hey Dave, where did you find those protable dams?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don M. View Post
    Hey Dave, where did you find those protable dams?

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    I don't know where he got his at. But you can fill the blue "lay flat" hose with sand and do the same thing. You can buy a roll a lot cheaper (online) than by the foot at hardware store.

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    Hello Don M,

    I got them from the folks in Ft. Worth. However the weight of the water tears them up and they leak.

    I post this picture just to remind folks that it is easier/cheaper to push water with a pump rather than suck it with a vacuum!

    Here is another picture for some ideas that are less expensive that using a vacuum. We blocked the storm drain using 4 ml plastic. We lifted the grate put the plastic in and reinstalled the grate.


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    If you go with the sirocco, I woudl not get the electric version of their vacuum. I had a double motor version and it burned up pretty quickly under heavy use.
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    Quote Originally Posted by camcoaz View Post
    I have a pretty large pressure washing company in Az(mostly flat work) and we are just getting into reclaiming at all of our gas stations (and yes gas stations do suck). I think I have almost everything figured out, but I cant decied what vaccum to go with. I saw this on one of the forums:
    Scirocco PEV2 Dual-Vacuum Waste Water Recovery Package
    These look o.k. but does anyone have any other ideals or can recomend something that has worked for you? Thanks.
    Shane
    This is the unit that I have. I have posted 10 pictures so its slow to load - sorry.
    http://community.webshots.com/user/usarose
    Expensive but Heavy duty - 10GPM at 3000psi and you can take 150 Gallons of dirty water to your local waste station or pump to a larger waste tank if necessary.
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    Quote Originally Posted by usarose View Post
    Shane
    This is the unit that I have. I have posted 10 pictures so its slow to load - sorry.
    http://community.webshots.com/user/usarose
    Expensive but Heavy duty - 10GPM at 3000psi and you can take 150 Gallons of dirty water to your local waste station or pump to a larger waste tank if necessary.
    Rob
    I saw one of those units on Ebay just a couple of weeks ago, almost new and it went for around 10 grand. Don't know the price new but something tells me that they go for much more than that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by danster View Post
    I saw one of those units on Ebay just a couple of weeks ago, almost new and it went for around 10 grand. Don't know the price new but something tells me that they go for much more than that.

    Dan
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    I did not see what was on ebay - maybe it just looked similar - this latest one, is the first one off the production line like it - 2x 38HP engines (pictured here with 2x 30HP engines). We will post new pictures with the 38's as soon as we can.

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    Welcome camcoaz, good to see another tucsonan, Never knew you were a Tucsonan also Rod. I was born and raised. Southside baby. SunnySide class of "86"
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    Age old question is what do you want to spend? I have a scirocco gas vacuum that does very well. When I bought mine, they hadn't made a name for them yet.
    Do a search here for NIKRO and Fury.

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