Elkhart Brass 242-95 portable eductor - Manual (Page 2)

Installing the pickup hose and wand. Thread the female end of the pickup hose onto the
metering/check valve and the pickup wand onto the male end of the pickup hose. Tighten both
snuggly, there is no need to over tighten.
Eductor System set up. The illustration below shows a typical set-up. The eductor is
mounted on the discharge of the pump or fire truck, a liquid concentrate reservoir is placed nearby
with the 242-95 Eductors pick-up wand placed in it. A 1-1/2” hose lay of 150 ft. is attached to the
discharge of the eductor with a nozzle rated for 95gpm (356 lpm) at 100 psi (6.9 bar) at the end.
242-95s are restricted to a maximum hose length of 150 feet between the eductor and nozzle.
However, when using the 1/2% or 1% fixed orifice metering/check valve, the maximum
length for the 1-1/2” hose lay may be increased to 200 feet.
Note; The eductor to nozzle hose length can be increased to 300 ft. when using 1-3/4” hose.
Operation. The 242-95 Eductor is designed to operate at a maximum inlet pressure of 150 psi.
The minimum inlet pressure required for an effective nozzle stream is 75 psi.
Concentrate
Reservoir
242-95 Eductor
150 FEET
PUMP