The Vacjet production plant is located in Bendigo, central Victoria. The company, a partnership between Marshall Horne and Rick Jordan, combines many years of vacuum loader and jetter operating experience as well as years of expertise building the very same equipment.
Mr Jordan owned and operated Jordan Specialised Services prior to the establishment of Vacjet. Before JSS, Mr Jordan was the foreman and then production manager at Spout Vac. He has been dedicated to building equipment to exacting standards to ensure the client receives many years of reliable and profitable service. Mr Jordan felt that many companies were moving away from this philosophy and recognised the opportunity to develop a business offering a design and manufacture service.
Mr Horne operated RSP Environmental Services in central Victoria for many years and brings operating experience to the designs developed as part of the Vacjet product range.
Vacuum and jetting
Vacjet has commissioned a range of equipment for Allied including a 5000 cubic feet per minute (cfm) Wet/Dry Vacuum Loader mounted on a tri axle semi trailer, commissioned December 2003. The company has also built 2 x 8 bag house units, commissioned in June and September 2004 and a 6500 cfm tri axle trailer vacuum loader.
The company has built several combination sewer jetting and vacuum loading vehicles for councils and contractors. Also, several “÷gully sucker’ liquid ring vacuum loaders, jetters of varying sizes and designs to suit government agencies as well as major contractors.
Vacjet has undertaken a number projects refurbishing old units, as well as maintenance and modification work for established and new clients. The company also offer a consulting service with the knowledge to design briefs for clients who have the capability to wholly or partially manufacture the units but require assistance with design specifications.
Vacjet has developed a range of products to suit the size and power requirements of many different vacuum and jetting applications. All units are delivered with a comprehensive list of features to get the job done quickly and safely.
The Tornado series is available on a trailer, skid or hook lift platform with a roots type blower or liquid ring vacuum pump with capacity up to -28Hg. The product offers vacuum speed up to 2000 cfm, debris and water hopper and a capacity of any size up to 2.5 cubic metres. The Tornado series is available in diesel or petrol powered engines, hydrocarbon and asbestos specifications and vacuum only or with vacuum, pot holing and drain cleaning capabilities.
The Cyclone series are full vacuum “÷gully sucker’ style vacuum loaders, available in a range of pump styles and capacities with full rear door and tipping options. These units are ideal for the recovery of drilling mud, heavy products and from large depths.
The Typhoon series combination units are mostly utilised for drain cleaning and pit clearing and are more often also fitted with a pump suited to hydro excavation. There are many variations available including Vacjet’s combination unit on a smaller chassis suited to pipes up to 375 mm in diameter. The combination unit uses less water, is a more cost effective purchase and is proving very successful.
Drainchem are the sole distributors of the Vacjet range of products with several offices around Australia and willing to offer any assistance or information. Drainchem also have a range of jetting equipment including pumps, nozzles and hoses, vacuum hoses and nozzles, pumps and associated equipment.