<div dir="ltr"><div>Be careful with bleach. It will wreck any exposed steel in the tank.</div><div><br></div><div>-Paul</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 10:15 AM Jack Brooks <<a href="mailto:jibrooks@live.com">jibrooks@live.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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While i don't remember the price, Costco sells a three pack of bleach at a surprisingly good price.
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 19, 2022 7:38:28 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-talk] Cleaning an oil tank</font>
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<div dir="auto">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.
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<div dir="auto">10% of a biocidal bleach could be 15 jugs - could get expensive. There <br>
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<div dir="auto">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? </div>
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<div dir="auto">I found this link to a video that may be a sales pitch, but illustrates one such product to clean the tank.</div>
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<div dir="auto"><a href="https://youtu.be/mMLrtVa6yVI" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/mMLrtVa6yVI</a><br>
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<div dir="auto">Search I used to find that: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=eliminate+biosludge+from+diesel+storage+tanks&oq=eliminate+biosludge+from+diesel+sto" target="_blank">
https://www.google.com/search?q=eliminate+biosludge+from+diesel+storage+tanks&oq=eliminate+biosludge+from+diesel+sto</a></div>
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<div dir="ltr">On Thu, May 19, 2022, 09:26 <<a href="mailto:eric@megageek.com" target="_blank">eric@megageek.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">How much bleach would I need for that size tank? What water mixture ratio do you think would work?</font>
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<font size="1" color="#5f5f5f" face="sans-serif">Date: </font><font size="1" face="sans-serif">05/19/2022 09:20 AM</font>
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<font size="3">Fire is an interesting solution, and will certainly inactivate most biologicals, but can be difficult to tame. </font>
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<font size="3">What about bleach?</font> <br>
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<font size="3">On Thu, May 19, 2022, 08:47 <</font><a href="mailto:eric@megageek.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"><font size="3" color="blue"><u>eric@megageek.com</u></font></a><font size="3">> wrote:</font>
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<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Hey gang, it's been quite here lately.</font><font size="3">
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I have a 275 gal oil tank that I use for diesel fuel for my tractors.</font><font size="3">
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It got the bio-sludge in it. I have removed all the oil (there was only a little left in it.)</font><font size="3">
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What is the best way to clean this? Should I light a fire it in? Water? simple green?</font><font size="3">
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