Technical Library, Buyer's Guides, Specifications & Charts

Car Wash • Truck Wash • Mobile Cleaning

• How to Start a Carwash
  
• Mobile Car Wash / Truck Wash & Mobile Cleaning Buyer's Guide

• Hydraulic Pressure Washers

Pump Types, Selection & Sizing

• Pump Selection Guide

• Pump Sizing Form

Centrifugal Pumps

• How Does a Centrifugal Pump Work?
• Types of Centrifugal Pumps
• Hydraulic Drive Centrifugal Pumps
• Thermoplastic Pumps
• Trash Pumps
  

• Centrifugal Sprayer Pumps
• Straight Centrifugal Pumps
• Self Priming Centrifugal Pumps
• Long Coupled Centrifugal Pumps
• Close Coupled Centrifugal Pumps

Gear Pumps

• How Gear Pumps Work

• Hydraulic Drive Gear Pumps
  

Diaphragm Pumps

• How Does a Diaphragm Pump Work?
• Diaphragm Pumps for Direct Drive

• Air Operated Diaphragm Pumps (AODs)

More Pump Buyer's Guides:

• Booster Pumps
• Diesel Pump Buyer's Guide
• Explosion Proof Pump/Motor Units
• Fuel Transfer Pumps
• High Pressure Piston Pumps

• High Pressure Plunger Pumps
• High Pressure Pumps
• Hydraulic Pumps
• Misting Pumps
• Pump Filters & Strainers

Ag Equipment & Spraying Guides, Charts & Technical Information

• Ag Supply Buyer's Guide
• Best Hose for Commercial Lawn Sprayers

• Boom Spraying Equipment

Spray Nozzles

• Ag Spray Nozzle Selection Guide
• Banding Nozzles
• Boomless Nozzles

• Broadcast Nozzles
• Solid Stream Nozzles

Spraying Charts & Formulas

• Spray Nozzle Broadcast Applications
  Calculating Gallons Per Minute (GPM)
  & Gallons Per Acre (GPA)
• Formulas for Spraying Multiple Nozzles Over the Row
• Spraying Solutions other than Water
• Calculating Nozzle Spacing on Booms

• Suggested Minimum Nozzle Spray Heights
• Spray Coverage at Various Spray Heights
• Spray Nozzle Volume (GPM) at Various Pressures (PSI)
• Hose Friction Loss

Fuel / Petroleum Equipment Buyer's Guides

• Diesel Exhaust Fluid Equipment (DEF)
• Diesel Pumps

• Explosion Proof Pump/Motor Units
• Petroleum Equipment

Deicing / Anti-icing Specifications

• Article: "Liquid Deicing…Why use Liquids?"
  
  
• Liquid Deicing/Anti-Icing Equipment Specifications

• Brine Maker Specifications

Flow Control

• Butterfly Valve Buyer's Guide
• Solenoid Valves

• Check Valve Buyer's Guide
• Foot Valves

• Chemical Resistance Data:
  A - Chlorobenzene

• Chemical Resistance Data:
  Chloroform - Methyl Acrylate

• Chemical Resistance Data:
  Methyl Acetone - Plating (Zinc)

• Chemical Resistance Data:
  Plating (Zinc) - Z

• High Pressure (Car/Truck Wash) Weep Gun Systems

• Medium/Low Pressure Sprayers, Flowmeter Based (AG / Turf / De-Ice)

• Medium/Low Pressure Sprayers, Pressure Based (AG / Turf / De-Ice)

• Bolt Torque Table (U.S. Recommended)

• Conversion Factors & Formula, Weights & Measures

• Electrical Fundamentals

• Flange Dimensions

• Horsepower Required to Drive Pressure Pumps

• Hydraulic Fundamentals

• Liquid Pump Terminology

• Motor Dimensions for NEMA Frames

• Pipe and Tubing Size Chart

• Pulley Selection Guide

• PVC - Equivalent Length Friction Loss in Pipe Fittings

• Viscous Liquids Data

• Wiring, Basic Schematic for Car Wash

• Fluid Flow Basics & Examples

• Water Through Hose:
  1/4" - 8" Inside Diameter

• Water Through Hose:
  6" - 16" Inside Diameter

• Water Flow:
  PSI per 100 Ft. of Steel Pipe

• Gasoline through Hose:
  3/4" through 2" Inside Diameter

• Gasoline through Hose:
  3" through 16" Inside Diameter

• Fuel Oil through Hose:
  3/4" through 3" Inside Diameter

• 20 Wt. Motor Oil through Hose:
  4" through 8" Inside Diameter

• 10 Wt. Motor Oil through Hose:
  2" and 3" Inside Diameter