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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: scrubadub on February 27, 2010, 10:39:30 pm

Title: dirty ibc 1000ltr tank
Post by: scrubadub on February 27, 2010, 10:39:30 pm

i have been given an ibc tank so i can fill it with pure water and have a smaller tank in the van but it has held glucose syrup in it.

anybody know how i could get this out as im sure if i just mixed it with the water it would 1. contaminate the pure water and 2. leave the windows sticky.

any ideas?

thanks

Title: Re: dirty ibc 1000ltr tank
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on February 27, 2010, 10:41:04 pm

half fill with hot water rinse out

Title: Re: dirty ibc 1000ltr tank
Post by: daz1977 on February 27, 2010, 11:25:10 pm

hot soapy water should do it

Title: Re: dirty ibc 1000ltr tank
Post by: Ian Lancaster on February 28, 2010, 07:29:21 pm

All of the above.

Glucose is water soluble, so a good soak with plenty of water will get rid of it.

Make sure you rinse it out well and you will be fine.

I bought a new IBC the first time because I was worried about contamination, but when I needed a second one I bought one that had had some sort of PVA glue in it.  I washed it out with a hosepipe a few times then used it.  The pure water I put in it stayed pure.

Whatever they've had in before, if you give them a good wash out they will be fine.

Title: Re: dirty ibc 1000ltr tank
Post by: scrubadub on February 28, 2010, 11:07:47 pm

cheers guys,
i pressure washed the inside today then steam cleaned it, the pressure washed again, seems to be ok so far, ive started filling it with pure water and been checking the tds regular. still at 000 ;D