Permastore tanks

[Exfarmer]

Any experiences, good, bad. PM if you feel like

 

[Tarw Coch]

@MickMoor

 

[Coo man]

I’ve got one and also a macrete 1 million gallon concrete one . Concrete one cheaper and just as good

 

[sjt01]

Any experiences, good, bad. PM if you feel like

What purpose? Our digester runs in a Permastore 800m3 tank. I would worry more about who puts it up than anything else. We have some Boythorpe (their predecessor) grain silos put up in 1962 and 1963, which have had Propcorn and all sorts in, no problems apart from once when we got bridging when emptying and sucked a side in a bit.

 

[Sid]

I’ve got one and also a macrete 1 million gallon concrete one . Concrete one cheaper and just as good

Neighbour has a Macrete one and I see one of the wires has broken already. Tank is less than 10 years old!

We have a 25 year old tin tank and it's as still good.

 

[Exfarmer]

Anyone experience corrosion issues?
This is not a question about a current issue, but a long term investment. Jst wondering if anyone has had one used for slurry etc for a long time.
obviously those selling are unlikely to take you somewhere that has had problems.

 

[Sid]

Anyone experience corrosion issues?
This is not a question about a current issue, but a long term investment. Jst wondering if anyone has had one used for slurry etc for a long time.
obviously those selling are unlikely to take you somewhere that has had problems.

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[MickMoor]

What purpose? Our digester runs in a Permastore 800m3 tank. I would worry more about who puts it up than anything else. We have some Boythorpe (their predecessor) grain silos put up in 1962 and 1963, which have had Propcorn and all sorts in, no problems apart from once when we got bridging when emptying and sucked a side in a bit.

You are correct to say that who puts it up is as important as what it is. I would be the first to admit that we have vastly improved our techniques over the years, by seeing what has failed.
I would always be wary of a concrete tank; if concrete wasn't porous, you wouldn't need to put a damp proof course under your floor, but it is, and over time the slurry will corrode the reinforcing, probably unseen. This is overcome to a certain extent by increasing the amount of cement in the concrete, and having a minimum depth of cover over the steel. The design life only needs to be 20 years, from memory, but I have re-used Harvetsore sheets that were over 30 years old! There are even some Simplex sheets in my yard that must be over 40 years old, were in a slurry store until about 5 years ago. Too good to scrap, but I can't find a use for them.