TBP: Thanks for your response. The guy was telling me something about the pump supplies additional pressure which makes the cleaning superior to the smaller machines normally rented at a retail location. It's a commercial machine. Apparently, it has more horsepower, but I understand your...
ChasBean1: Thanks for your response. Something I left out earlier is that he actually has a special rig which includes the pump and hoses for carpet cleaning, but I don't have the specs on it right now. The rig is specifically made for carpet cleaning. It is truck mounted and to large to...
Expanding on the ideas and facts of previously posted notes, I thought it might be interesting to experiment with the numbers. I hope this will cause some overlooked items to become obvious by better illustrating the problem.
Motor Nameplate:
75 HP
460v
FLA = 87
Speed = 1775
Motor mounted...
You may also want include the motor efficiency in the calculations noted in an earlier posting.
kW=HP*.746. kW=V*A*1.732*PF*Eff
HP=(V*A*1.732*PF)/.746=(490*92*1.732*PF)/.746
HP=104.66*PF*Eff
Hope this is of some help for you!
A friend of mine is a carpet cleaner with a hose and pumping rig in his truck. He often gets requests to clean carpets in condo's several stories above ground. The question is: How high off the ground can he expect to be able to service his customers?
If we assume that:
1. the pump is mounted...