Water storage barrel

[coraline79]

what is a good way to clean a barrel for holding ro/di water? I picked one up from dave the barrel man and installed a *****et for it today. Thanks for the help!

[mdavis735]

i'm certain this might cause some argument,but i was reading somewhere about how to clean the clear 5 gallon water jugs we all use.i think on melev's sight.he was using bleach.maybe mix a water and bleach solution and move the water with a powerhead for awhile.maybe overnight or something.then rinse several times and leave it out in the sun for awhile.the bleach i would think would kill any bacteria or anything.the main thing is to make sure its rinsed very well.cause we all know chlorine is very harmful to our systems.

[tezr]

if you use bleach when you do your final rinse use a double or triple dose of dechlor in the water.

[coraline79]

sun is not an option, it is a 55 gallon water barrel with a cap. I am looking to clean it, it has syrup from soda in it. I can drop some bleach in it, and then i was thinking about declorinator, and then vinegar. let me know.

[CynthiaM]

I think you're on the right track, just rinse it thoroughly several times and if you have to, leave it full with tap water over night and give a good final rinse. That's what we did when we purchased ours from Austin Homebrew. No ill effects happened once we put it to use.

[jroescher]

Rinse thoroughly then fill with a bleach/water solution for a few hours. Then rinse thoroughly again and set the barrel in the sun for a day with the cap off.

Household bleach breaks down very fast in sunlight to salt and water. The solution you buy for laundry is already weak, and when you mix a quart with 55 gallons, there's not much left.

Since the barrel only had syrup in it, it's probably safe to use if you just rinsed it real well.

[coraline79]

cool thanks!

[caferacermike]

***n sweary filter is to strong yet again....


Whatever in the world could you have installed to this barrel that would have activated the filter?

[prof]

I was wondering the same thing. What did you install?

[Kristy]

I believe he was going for the word "spigot" and misspelled?