Cleaning a diesel tank

[Stewartry hill]

As above for a 2500l.diesel tank replaced by a bunded tank would like to clean it to use for drinking water for livestock any tips now thanks

 

[Lincs Lass]

Lots of hot water and fairy liquid

 

[Stock]

Know a lad

that used washing powder and a mortar mixer......................

 

[roscoe erf]

tfr plus power washer hot would be better

 

[Lincs Lass]

Hot water presure washer if you can get it through the lid

 

[Stewartry hill]

Hot water pressure wash next time one on hire can't think of anything better

 

[roscoe erf]

is there an echo in here

 

[H200GT]

I doubt you would ever get it clean enough for drinking water

 

[ACEngineering]

Tank i opened up on a manitou last week

Cleaned worst out but didnt go mad cause its quite thin! Get a feeling i will be welding a new bottom in it soon

Would need some good degreaser to clean a tank for drinking water.

 

[Stewartry hill]

I doubt you would ever get it clean enough for drinking water

It is a plastic tank and it is a pity to dispose of it and even worse spend on another one

 

[TripleSix]

It is a plastic tank and it is a pity to dispose of it and even worse spend on another one

No matter what you do, it will always smell of diesel.

You'll get it clean enough to be used for water for animals, indeed you could tip diesel down a sheep or cow with few ill effects, but it'll always smell.

 

[bigg6480]

I use an old 10000l diesel tank for sprayer water been using it for 6 years and the water still has a diesel smell to it must of had 1500000L of water through is.

 

[Hayboy]

I’ve been wondering about this for years as I’ve 3 plastic oil tanks that would be very handy as water tanks. However everything I have read suggests that the plastic tanks are basically impossible to get the taint out of.

I am tempted to try the washing powder idea tho!