Author: texman
Subject: Texman 182g Mods
Posted: 28 Feb 2017 at 8:40am
Hooked up the 2 gallon pressure tank. It actually holds about a gallon based on the draw from the antifreeze bottle, but i think the rating is output. The T that you see is where i spliced it in. 1/2" barbed fitting and then i purchased 4 feet of 1/2" line at Lowes and another 1/2" barb to 1/2" and then a 1/2" to 3/4" brass to connect to the tank and hose clamps. I moved the water pump about 3" to make a little room for the tank to sit on the floor and have added some packing material underneath the tank for shock absorption. I still need to strap it with plumbers strapping to secure. It is a bit tight, but stlll room to set the gallon of antifreeze to winterize. i relieved the factory pressure from the tank. When i first hooked it up with the factory loaded air pressure, it only sucked about a 1/2 pint and then the pump shut off. I just bled air until it seemed to draw the gallon and then quit the bleeding. i still need to check the air pressure. Note to those that want to do this: really easy and cheap, but once you start moving those factory fittings and clamps i had two leaks to fix. One required a new hose clamp and the other just some tightening.
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Subject: Texman 182g Mods
Posted: 28 Feb 2017 at 8:40am
Hooked up the 2 gallon pressure tank. It actually holds about a gallon based on the draw from the antifreeze bottle, but i think the rating is output. The T that you see is where i spliced it in. 1/2" barbed fitting and then i purchased 4 feet of 1/2" line at Lowes and another 1/2" barb to 1/2" and then a 1/2" to 3/4" brass to connect to the tank and hose clamps. I moved the water pump about 3" to make a little room for the tank to sit on the floor and have added some packing material underneath the tank for shock absorption. I still need to strap it with plumbers strapping to secure. It is a bit tight, but stlll room to set the gallon of antifreeze to winterize. i relieved the factory pressure from the tank. When i first hooked it up with the factory loaded air pressure, it only sucked about a 1/2 pint and then the pump shut off. I just bled air until it seemed to draw the gallon and then quit the bleeding. i still need to check the air pressure. Note to those that want to do this: really easy and cheap, but once you start moving those factory fittings and clamps i had two leaks to fix. One required a new hose clamp and the other just some tightening.
