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A sewer cleaning unit is disclosed which comprises a single tank assembly mounted on a wheeled vehicle. The single tank assembly has a substantially horizontal fixed divider forming a first tank portion adapted to carry and discharge a supply of water, and a second tank portion adapted to receive an

A sewer cleaning unit is disclosed which comprises a single tank assembly mounted on a wheeled vehicle. The single tank assembly has a substantially horizontal fixed divider forming a first tank portion adapted to carry and discharge a supply of water, and a second tank portion adapted to receive and hold debris, thus obviating the disadvantages of tank designs of the prior art. The unit may also be provided with hand-operated control means near the intake end of the conduit connected to the second tank portion and a control means connected to the reel for the hose from which water is discharged from the first tank portion, the reel control means and the hand-operated control means capable of being operated simultaneously by a single operator.

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Apparatus for cleaning a chamber, which comprises: a wheeled vehicle; a single horizontally extending tank assembly mounted on said vehicle, said tank assembly having a fixed divider forming a first tank portion adapted to carry a supply of water and a second tank portion adapted to receive and hold

Apparatus for cleaning a chamber, which comprises: a wheeled vehicle; a single horizontally extending tank assembly mounted on said vehicle, said tank assembly having a fixed divider forming a first tank portion adapted to carry a supply of water and a second tank portion adapted to receive and hold debris, the vertical cross sections of the tank assembly being generally the same along its horizontal length so that the first and second tank portions both extend substantially from the front of the tank assembly to the rear of the tank assembly, said tank assembly having a rear door adapted to be opened to discharge debris from said second tank portion; a conduit extending from said tank assembly and connected to said second tank portion, the end of said conduit adapted to be lowered into the chamber to be cleaned; means for creating suction in said second tank portion to suck debris through said conduit and into said second tank portion; and a hose reel mounted on said vehicle, said reel having a hose connected to said first tank portion, said hose adapted to be inserted into the chamber to discharge water thereinto.