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Re: [Shop-talk] Cleaning an oil tank

To: eric@megageek.com
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Cleaning an oil tank
From: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 09:09:43 -0500
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> On May 19, 2022, at 07:47, eric@megageek.com wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BFHey gang, it's been quite here lately.=20
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> I have a 275 gal oil tank that I use for diesel fuel for my tractors.=20
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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.)=20
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> What is the best way to clean this?  Should I light a fire it in?  Water? =
 simple green?=20

Mechanical removal is the only way to deal with build up luke that.  An air p=
owered vac is best, assuming the tank doesn=E2=80=99t have access covers, to=
 reach through. Once you get most of it, you can put diesel in, and polish i=
t. (Recirculating pump with good filters. )
There are services that do this commercially, if you would prefer to buy you=
rself out of the problem.=20

Using water to clean it will generate huge amounts of contaminated waste wat=
er.=20


The anti sludge addives work going forward.=20




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> Any ideas?=20
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> Thanks.=20
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> Moose=20
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br=
></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On May 19, 2022, at 07=
:47, eric@megageek.com wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"=
cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">Hey gan=
g, it's been quite here lately.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">I have a 275 gal oil tank that I us=
e
for diesel fuel for my tractors.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">It got the bio-sludge in it. &nbsp;=
I
have removed all the oil (there was only a little left in it.)</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">What is the best way to clean this?=

&nbsp;Should I light a fire it in? &nbsp;Water? &nbsp;simple green?</font>
<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Mechanical removal is the only wa=
y to deal with build up luke that. &nbsp;An air powered vac is best, assumin=
g the tank doesn=E2=80=99t have access covers, to reach through. Once you ge=
t most of it, you can put diesel in, and polish it. (Recirculating pump with=
 good filters. )</div><div>There are services that do this commercially, if y=
ou would prefer to buy yourself out of the problem.&nbsp;</div><div><br></di=
v><div>Using water to clean it will generate huge amounts of contaminated wa=
ste water.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The anti sludge add=
ives work going forward.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><=
/div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"2" face=3D=
"sans-serif"><br>
Any ideas?</font>
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<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">Thanks.</font>
<br>
<br><font size=3D"2" face=3D"sans-serif">Moose</font>
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