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Building an Extraction Machine - Need Vac Advice

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Topic: Building an Extraction Machine - Need Vac Advice

Posted By: jpv65
Subject: Building an Extraction Machine - Need Vac Advice
Date Posted: 06/December/2006 at 3:34am

Hi, I am sketching out my plans to build an extraction unit and I was wondering if anyone could assist me in selecting the vac motors. I have decided that CFM is more important to me than water lift. I plan on using two 3 motors in parallel. I want at least 200 CFM. Does anyone have any imput or brands that they would recommend? I would appreciate any advice that you can offer.

Thanks, Pat

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Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 06/December/2006 at 10:24pm

Hate to tell you this, but using electric centrafugal motors if this is for a TM is not going to get you close to 200 cfm, at least not in use. The motors are rated at near 100 cfms each BUT NOT UNDER LOAD LIKE YOU NEED TO CLEAN WITH. The best you can hope for with 2 116 series 3 stage motors in parallel is 50 cfm while cleaning. If you want serious cfm(100 or greater) you need to step up to either a positive displacement blower machine or a 4 vacuum Beastmaster portable.

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Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs.

Posted By: jpv65
Date Posted: 07/December/2006 at 3:53am

thank you for the reply. I am actually trying to draw plans for a portable unit designed to run with 50 ft. of hose under usual circumstances. I have owned a few portables and it just seems to simple to pay so much money for. I have been running an RX20 off of a nice portable that has 3 inline 2 stage vacs. I was hoping to go to two 3 stage vacs set up side by side to increase the airflow. Is there a specific brand or size I should be looking for? There are so many on the internet that I am feeling overwhelmed and pretty ignorant. Any more advice?

Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 07/December/2006 at 10:26am

Yes. Buy either a used Recoil machine or a Mytee 1002C portable. The Recoil is set up with 3 motors in parallel, while the Mytee has 2 motors set up that way. Either will give you more cfms than machines that use the vacuum motors in series will. Look to pay $1000 or less to buy either if 2 years old. This way you can afford to change out the motors in them to restore close to original performance.

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Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs.

Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 07/December/2006 at 7:44pm

Hi 65, Ametek lamb vacs is what your looking for. 3 stage either 116565-13 or 116765-13. the latter has more lift and uses more amps but has better water recovery and cost more. Also look for the highest air watts.. Look here >>

http://www.centralvacuumfactory.com/motors-110-120-volt.html - http://www.centralvacuumfactory.com/motors-110-120-volt.html

Posted By: jpv65
Date Posted: 16/December/2006 at 10:48pm

Thanks for the advice. It really helped me put this thing together. This is a really neat forum