{"id":1027,"date":"2023-02-27T18:16:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T18:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecleansceneblog.wordpress.com\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2023-02-27T18:16:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T18:16:48","slug":"what-is-the-vacuum-relief-valve-on-your-truckmount-for-and-should-you-adjust-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hydramasterblog.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/27\/what-is-the-vacuum-relief-valve-on-your-truckmount-for-and-should-you-adjust-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Vacuum Relief Valve on Your Truckmount for, and Should You Adjust it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thecleansceneblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/vacuum-relief-valve.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecleansceneblog.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/vacuum-relief-valve.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1028\" width=\"255\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Truckmounted carpet cleaning machines rely on air movement (flow) to remove spent cleaning solution, water, and debris from soiled carpets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This air movement is produced by mechanical means inside the truckmount. A vacuum (latin vacuus, meaning vacant) pump is used to create the movement of air. These pumps are also called \u2018blowers\u2019 because they \u2018blow\u2019 air out of the exhaust. The movement of air through the pump creates a negative pressure (vacuum) on the inlet, and a positive pressure on the outlet. The negative pressure side of the pump is plumbed to a tank that is used to capture the water solution being removed from the cleaning process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u2018vacuum\u2019 tank is constructed of aluminum and has internal baffles and structures to support the negative pressure environment created by the vacuum pump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the vacuum pumps utilized in most truck mounted carpet cleaning machines are what they call \u2018positive displacement\u2019 devices, and they can produce much more vacuum pressure than is practical for the carpet cleaning process. In order to safeguard the integrity of the aluminum vacuum tank and the associated components a \u2018vacuum relief valve\u2019 is installed in the tank to limit the negative pressure environment to specific levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vacuum pressure limits are set by the manufacturer of the vacuum pump and the manufacturer of the carpet cleaning equipment to protect the components from damage due to excessive pressure on the aluminum tanks, excessive heat in the vacuum pump (they are \u2018air cooled\u2019, cooled by the air passing through the pump), and excessive loads on the driving components (engine, or drive shafts).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Extensive research and validation testing goes into choosing the proper vacuum pressure limits of each machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Changing the factory vacuum settings may result in damage to many of the machines\u2019 critical internal components and is not covered by most machine warranties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vacuum settings should be checked and adjusted to factory settings on a regular basis to ensure the best performance and reliability of our truck mounted carpet cleaning machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Author: Eric Jacobson, HydraMaster Engineering Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Truckmounted carpet cleaning machines rely on air movement (flow) to remove spent cleaning solution, water, and debris from soiled carpets. This air movement is produced by mechanical means inside the truckmount. A vacuum (latin vacuus, meaning vacant) pump is used to create the movement of air. These pumps are also called \u2018blowers\u2019 because they \u2018blow\u2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[21,52,54,120,170,315,317,328,345,346],"class_list":["post-1027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-and-tricks","tag-boxxer-truckmount","tag-cds","tag-cds-4-8sv","tag-eric-jaconbson","tag-hydramaster","tag-titan","tag-titan-truckmount","tag-truckmounts","tag-vacuum-releif-valve","tag-vacuum-relief-valve"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hydramasterblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hydramasterblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hydramasterblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hydramasterblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hydramasterblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hydramasterblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1027\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hydramasterblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hydramasterblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hydramasterblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}