Dart threadwheel skimmer build

[smjtkj]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8408146#post8408146 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clekchau
lmao

What does this mean?

 

[sherm71tank]

rotflmao!

 

[jnarowe]

What he wrote. :lol:

 

[smjtkj]

I guess I am not up on all these, translations?

 

[sherm71tank]

I forgive you, just focus on the skimmers will ya!!!!

 

[hahnmeister]

laugh my @$$ off

or

rolling on the floor laugh my..... ..... .

 

[smjtkj]

Thanks Hahn! Well again tonight the skimmer seems to be pumping the crap out just as consistently! I sure hope the threadwheel continues to perform at this level. We will see, good or bad.

 

[mavgi]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8410466#post8410466 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by smjtkj
Thanks Hahn! Well again tonight the skimmer seems to be pumping the crap out just as consistently! I sure hope the threadwheel continues to perform at this level. We will see, good or bad.

it will never stop

mike today i ask for differen type of mesh sample and tomorrow i will ask from other company more different mesh. i can't tell how it's will look like now because i am not sure till i get the material .
when i receive the sample i will see if they realy different and try them , if it will be better i will make order and i will send you some sample to try this to on your skimmer.

 

[Roland Jacques]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8410056#post8410056 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sherm71tank
rotflmao!

Mike when you break this code let me in on it too.

 

[smjtkj]

Hahn gave it to me a couple replies up. Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off.

 

[smjtkj]

Hahn gave it to me a couple replies up. Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off. Sorry about all the non skimmer replies.
This has drifted off the skimmer and become a lesson in internet lingo.

 

[LA-Lawman]

any updates....

 

[smjtkj]

Just a little update...The skimmer is still doing well. It took a couple weeks to really break in. I can now adjust it to skim dry or wet. When it started it was difficult to adjust. I think this is just a characteristic of the threadwheel. It is awesome after breaking in. There is no way to run an air pump on the threadwheel though. It cavitates the pump every time. I think it flattens out the mesh and then can't chop up the water air mixture. Anyway...

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[Covey]

So what did it end up pulling air wise when it settled in?

That with no extra air pump right?

 

[ChemE]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8577344#post8577344 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Covey
So what did it end up pulling air wise when it settled in?

That with no extra air pump right?

Don't forget the power draw too. Did it change much after breaking in fully?

 

[smjtkj]

The power draw is 160w and the air is at 115-120 scfh.

 

[spazz]

how hot is the motor getting? at that wattage draw i bet it is very hot. you might end up tripping the thermal overload switch on the motor. if not now i bet in the summer months it will. thats way too high of a watt draw for that much drag. those motors run hot to begin with. there not rated for that kind of temps. the baldor motors are made to run in 50c ambient temps. so they have the extra cooling capicity to handle the higher drag that these wheels cause. i think this is the big reason you dont see the dart needle wheels on the market yet. there is no way they can make that motor last. the AO Smith motors are too light duty to be a needle wheel motor.

 

[smjtkj]

Yeah Scott, that is why I wanted to try the small pins like we talked about. It is pretty warm, but not too warm to put my hand on. Hopefully it will hang on until I get the small pin needlewheel.

 

[hahnmeister]

It might not be that bad. What is the VA and PowerFactor?

 

[john f]

The dart is rated to go to 160 watts stock, so I don't think you will have a problem at all.

Mine tripped the thermal overload during testing at 220 watts, after several hours.

John