Cleaning brutes for water storage

[subman]

What's the best way to clean brutes for water storage?

[Mike-fish]

i just rinse out with tap water a any trouble spots i just use my hand. hose style shower heads work great. then a quick rinse with ro water and its good to go

[The Grizz]

It wouldn't even hurt to to spray the inside of the brute can down with a little vinegar, scrub down with a green scotchbrite pad & rinse.

[fishytime]

+1 to what Grizz said

[bignose]

I gave my containers a good scrub with vinegar and tap water then I rinsed a couple of times with tap water, I didn't think ro was necessary.

[Myka]

I use dish soap, just enough to get a little bit of bubbles to cut any greasy or oil residue that might be on it. Rinse out with super hot water. Add 1 gallon of hot tap water, 1 mL household bleach. Swish that around, let it sit for an hour swishing it around several times. Rinse well, let it dry thoroughly to let bleach off-gas.

[subman]

What does everyone think about this bad boy?

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b87/subman001/2012-04-15_18-42-38_163.jpg

holds 95g. Think it will be ok after a good washing?

[gregzz4]

Wow, that thing's brute-al :smile:
Hard to say if it'll leach or not. Maybe someone has had experience with one

[subman]

yeah its massive!! would be great if it works

[daplatapus]

Check out the web site of the manufacturer. I checked the Brute site and none of their wheeled models are rated food safe whereas the round, non wheeled ones are. Not sure if there are any differences in the plastics used, but certainly something I would want to check out before I stored all the water my livestock was sitting in. :)

[Proteus]

jason i get food grade bbls at work if you want a couple