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Homemade foam generator for car washing

Cheap home minisinks for a car have an insufficiently effective foam nozzle. As a result, even a good non-contact foam copes poorly with dirt. You can improve the quality of cleaning the machine by using a homemade foam generator. He copes with stubborn dirt, which is then easily washed off with a minimum wash.

Materials:


  • housing from an old powder fire extinguisher with a neck and a cover;
  • 1/2 inch steel pipe
  • a piece of rubber from the seal chamber;
  • garden hose;
  • tip for a garden hose;
  • 1/2 inch ball valve;
  • quick connector adapter to the compressor M1 / ​​2 inches;
  • fumlenta.

Homemade foam generator device


Powerful fire extinguisher foam generator

The foam generator is made on meringue with a powder fire extinguisher or an old manual steel spray gun. You can use another metal container for 8-10 liters. It must be equipped with a neck with a cap on the thread and a rubber seal.
Powerful fire extinguisher foam generator

A hole for a 15 mm tube is made at the top in the end of the tank. It will be used to exit the foam. A short length of 7-10 cm pipe is welded into it. A thread is cut on it to secure the adapter to the garden hose.
Powerful fire extinguisher foam generator

A hole under the tube is drilled at the side of the bottom of the cylinder. It will be used to supply air. A plugged pipe with side openings is inserted into it.
Powerful fire extinguisher foam generator

Enough 10 holes drilled in a row with a 2 mm drill. The tube is welded so that they look up. Next, a thread is cut on it to secure the ball valve. A fitting for the compressor hose is screwed onto it. All threads are pre-sealed with fumlent or other means.
Powerful fire extinguisher foam generator

How to use


About half of the water is poured into the foam generator. Car shampoo for contactless washing is added to it. The tank closes with a lid. A compressor is connected to the bottom adapter.
Powerful fire extinguisher foam generator

A garden hose is connected to the top fitting.
Powerful fire extinguisher foam generator

Wide tube for spraying foam.
Powerful fire extinguisher foam generator

After turning on the compressor and opening the ball valve, the supplied air mixes the water, creating foam.
Powerful fire extinguisher foam generator

She rises up the tank and after filling it moves along the garden hose, splashing onto the car.
Powerful fire extinguisher foam generator

Powerful fire extinguisher foam generator

A foam generator of this design works much better than many standard minimax nozzles. He makes a thick foam, which when using normal shampoo allows you to wash even a very dirty machine with minimal time and effort.
Powerful fire extinguisher foam generator

In the end, we wash everything off with water from a pressure washer or from a garden hose under normal pressure.
Powerful fire extinguisher foam generator

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Comments (3)
  1. Guest Andrey
    #1 Guest Andrey Guests April 9, 2019 08:22
    1
    Simple, but not simple. Where can I get a compressor? And so very good. a good idea, I’ll buy a compressor, I’ll make it myself.
  2. Chief
    #2 Chief Guests April 10, 2019 10:11 AM
    0
    If you insert a mesh or any other filler into the air supply tube to dissect the air flow, you will get a thicker foam and, consequently, lower consumption.
  3. Ivan
    #3 Ivan Guests April 12, 2019 3:18 p.m.
    0
    why such a freeze, buy a frother for Karcher

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