[Shop-talk] Cleaning an oil tank

[Jack Brooks]

While i don't remember the price, Costco sells a three pack of bleach at a surprisingly good price.
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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Cleaning an oil tank

10% for 10 minutes is what we used in the biosafety business.  There may be other products such as quaternary solutions that might also work at lower rates.

10% of a biocidal bleach could be 15 jugs - could get expensive.  There

Aren't their products that prevent biosludge in Diesel fuel? We used to get a jug of something to pour in the 1400 gallon generator tank to keep it from growing...Would that work to eliminate the problem?

I found this link to a video that may be a sales pitch, but illustrates one such product to clean the tank.

https://youtu.be/mMLrtVa6yVI

Search I used to find that: https://www.google.com/search?q=eliminate+biosludge+from+diesel+storage+tanks&oq=eliminate+biosludge+from+diesel+sto


On Thu, May 19, 2022, 09:26 <eric at megageek.com<mailto:eric at megageek.com>> wrote:
How much bleach would I need for that size tank?  What water mixture ratio do you think would work?



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Date:        05/19/2022 09:20 AM
Subject:        Re: [Shop-talk] Cleaning an oil tank
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Fire is an interesting solution, and will certainly inactivate most biologicals, but can be difficult to tame.

What about bleach?

On Thu, May 19, 2022, 08:47 <eric at megageek.com<mailto:eric at megageek.com>> wrote:
Hey gang, it's been quite here lately.

I have a 275 gal oil tank that I use for diesel fuel for my tractors.

It got the bio-sludge in it.  I have removed all the oil (there was only a little left in it.)

What is the best way to clean this?  Should I light a fire it in?  Water?  simple green?

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Moose

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