[Shop-talk] Cleaning an oil tank

[Paul Parkanzky]

Be careful with bleach. It will wreck any exposed steel in the tank.

-Paul

On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 10:15 AM Jack Brooks <jibrooks at live.com> wrote:

> While i don't remember the price, Costco sells a three pack of bleach at a
> surprisingly good price.
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> *From:* Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Jeff
> Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 19, 2022 7:38:28 AM
> *To:* eric at megageek.com <eric at megageek.com>
> *Cc:* shop-talk at autox.team.net <Shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> *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> wrote:
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> How much bleach would I need for that size tank?  What water mixture ratio
> do you think would work?
>
>
>
> From:        Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com>
> To:        eric at megageek.com
> Cc:        "shop-talk at autox.team.net" <Shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> 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* <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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