Ambar - Model Barracuda 6S -Rope Mop Oil Skimming System

The Barracuda 6S is an electric powered recovery system that utilizes concepts, which have been proven in various industrial applications. The unit is capable of using up to 1500 feet of OCW 3-4 Rope Mop and can recover in excess of 1500 gallons per hour.

The system’s collection tank is equipped with automatic level sensors that activate the transfer pump when the tank is full. The tank also has an overflow drain in the event the pump system fails. Other features are a 3-inch drain/clean-out and a removable trash screen. The standard tank has a capacity of 42 gallons, but can be sized to customer specifications.

The transfer pump is a 2” progressive cavity pump driven by a 1hp electric motor. This system has a pumping capacity of 24 gallons per minute. Other pump packages are available upon request to meet customer specifications.

The controls include a manual on/off switch for the mop unit and a hand-off-auto switch for the transfer pump. In addition to various size holding tanks and different types of pumping systems, there are several options which can be added to meet the customer’s special requirements.