Floaing Weir Oil Skimmer

This non-selective floating weir skimmer creates a floating waterfall in the water. Everything flow-able on the surface near it, is attracted by the waterfall flow across the weir and flows or drops into the sump and then needs to be pumped out by an external pump (by others) or gravity drained. These are deadly effective as long as you can handle the water that actually carries the oil and floating stuff to it. Used properly it can influence (skim) a large area–fast. Works great with a vac-truck and makes it much more effective. With a control wand or by using guide ropes tied to the handles, you can move it across the surface right to the oil or other floating stuff you want to remove. It acts almost like an upside down vacuum cleaner head. Control your pumps flow rate and the FWS is automatically self adjusting. ! Want to take 1/8″ off the top? No problemo! Can do. Need more off the top ? Simply pump faster or open the gravity drain valve.

With 8 different standard sizes we can help you get the right skimmer for your specific job. It’s important to NOT size the FWS based simply on flow rate or range. Let’s size it for exactly what you’re looking to get done and the surface area you want to influence.

We’ve been doing this for 20 years………We can help. Let’s get it right….ask!

Note: All skimmers can be furnished as systems, complete with pumps and hoses. All metal skimmers can be furnished in exotic alloys of your choice.

This skimmer starts off with the sump filled with water and/or oil, which floats the weir to the closed position. As fluid is pumped from the skimmer sump, the buoyant flow control weir, automatically self adjusts (drops) allowing an equal amount to flow across the weir and into the floating skimmer head. It’s so simple yet very effective. It always skims the surface, always! Works with any pump that can pull suction.

Sometimes the hardest part of skimming , especially in closed top tanks is getting the skimmer to follow the vertical travel that changing water levels present. Our floating weir skimmers are great inside closed tanks simply because they have only one moving part-the hinged weir. We like simple. Hose deployments work GREAT in most but not all applications. The problem is that the weight of the hose can weight down the back of skimmer. On some jobs we put a tailpipe (stinger) on the skimmer with back floats to provide a bigger footprint for stability. If you have a lot of hose hanging on the back of the FWS—-you have to counteract that weight with more flotation. We can help with special back and hose floats. Sometimes there is not room for the hose length that’s required to accommodate that travel and sometimes there just to much other stuff (pipes, mixers etc.) in the tank, that the hose can get caught up in. ENTER: THE SWINGARM SYSTEM

The Swingarm System is a hard piped skimmer drain system to replace hoses. The Swingarm can have swivels on it to allow the skimmer to follow the water level and keep it in the desired position. The Swingarms do of course cost more, but if you need reliability and an almost bullet proof installation, this is the way to go. If you are going to be skimming in a closed top tank we always prefer the Swingarm if there is vertical travel to follow. It’s almost Bubba Proof and drop dead reliable. Here are pics of a few Swingarm installations—-you can see here that some of the Swingarm systems can actually unfold inside the tank-where we have a lot of travel involved.

​We build systems to specifically address your problem through the use of our specialty, existing, unique and innovative industrial technologies or equipment that can be used off the shelf or modified, configured or otherwise packaged, to fit your specific needs. Give SkimOIL a call and let us build a system for your application! (Pictured Below: FWS00A381 X 3 with a custom made 8″ manifold to achieve a 900GPM flow rate for dewatering an ash pond.)

SkimOil’s newest Floating Weir Skimmer Module (FWSM) is almost ready .We’ve been working on the FWSM for two years and we’re almost done with the skimmer system that can grow or be adjusted to better dialed into your needs. No more of the 4 sizes fits all.

With the modular inflatable or universal Pontoon flotation system we can NOW adjust the variable skimmer weir width and depth and YES…..the flow range as well as flow rate is now going to be easily field adjustable with simple hand-tools in just a few minutes.

Changing the Floating weir skimmer with the adjustable flotation module and self adjusting removable automatic weir and sump assembly is a game changer for our industry. We’ve been trying for 5 years…to accomplish what we’ve been able to get simply changed in just 2 months. We’ve got it NOW!Overnight success….this is NOT! Worth the wait……….YEP you’re gonna’ love this one.