How to clean diesel fuel from a barrel?

For any summer resident, a strong and reliable barrel is an item of special value. First of all, such containers are used for irrigating the garden. But for this, only clean and treated tanks should be used. Today we will talk about how to clean old watering barrels from diesel fuel and what is required for this.

For cleaning diesel fuel from tanks you can use a variety of tools and devices... Most often, gasoline is used for cleaning itself. But then you have to get rid of its smell. For these purposes, the tank can be filled with sand. Sometimes sawdust is taken instead.

Sand or sawdust should absorb the gasoline residues. Then the structure is completely rinsed with clean water. For the best effect, you can use a little dish detergent, but it will need to be rinsed off completely at the end.

And also for cleaning such summer cottages soap solution is often used. To prepare it, you will need to take laundry soap and clean warm water.

Sometimes processing and cleaning is done with firewood. They are folded inside the tank and set on fire. The fire will completely remove all traces of diesel fuel. But in this case, it will be necessary to cover the surface of the container with additional compounds, since the flame can turn it into a rusty barrel.

Can be used to clean these tanks and newspapers. They wipe the contaminated surface of the product. Instead of them it is permissible to take rags... After such treatment, all this is again thoroughly cleaned with soapy water and a stiff brush. At the end, the composition is completely washed off with water.

Often, special cleaning compounds are used for such cleaning.

• UPTS-2002... This detergent allows you to effectively clean and degrease the surface of the product at a temperature of +30 to +50 degrees Celsius (water temperature inside). It can also be used as a solvent for various construction lubricants and petroleum products.

• "Sophex-TMS-2001"... This cleaning composition also allows you to wash containers as efficiently as possible, remove diesel fuel and other similar components. Currently, several brands of such a solution are produced. To get rid of traces of petroleum products, it is better to use the B brand.

In addition, to get rid of traces of diesel fuel, sometimes some other less popular options are also used:

• salt;

• degreasers;

• washing powder;

• a solution of water and ammonia.

If you plan to independently clean the dacha barrel of diesel fuel, you should remember about some important features of such cleaning.... Consider the material from which the container is made. If you have a plastic product, then you should not use more harsh chemicals for washing, as not all types of plastics are able to withstand their effects.

Metal containers are usually able to easily withstand a variety of cleaning chemicals. And you can first burn it, but then the surface will definitely need to be rinsed and covered with protective coatings.

Iron tanks can be washed after being burned out, using special caustic soda, you can rub it with a stiff brush. But after that, the surface is once again treated with another simple detergent, all this must be washed off.

If you need to clean the tank, which will later be used as a container for a summer shower, then cleaning should be done especially carefully. There should be no traces of chemical solutions on the product... When using them, you need to completely rinse everything several times.

If in the future the barrel will be used for drinking water, then it is better to take a new clean container. Old contaminated containers will also need to be cleaned as thoroughly as possible. In this case, the most powerful chemical compounds should not be used. Better to use soda and soap solutions.

When self-cleaning garden barrels from diesel fuel, it is worth remembering a few important recommendations.

• Mechanical cleaning should be performed before the main treatment. To begin with, the contaminated surface of the tank should be treated with a brush or other material, depending on what it is made of. This preliminary procedure will facilitate further cleaning.

• If the barrel has been burned out, you should wait until it cools completely. After such a procedure, it is not recommended to cool the container with cold water or immediately process it with hot water, as this can lead to deformations.

• For more effective results, you can boil water in a barrel. For this, a small structure of bricks is erected, a fire will be made there. Liquid is poured into the container at the same time, you should not close it with a lid. In the process of boiling water, steam will be formed, and diesel fuel will simply begin to flow inside.

How easy it is to wash a barrel of diesel fuel can be seen in the video below.