Plastic Water Tank Cleaning

Cleaning your water tank can be a daunting task, but it is important to ensure the water inside stays clean and bacteria-free. You should clean your water tank at least once a year. Water tanks will acquire algae, silt, and bacteria over time, all of which can be harmful if not taken care of.

Plastic water tanks need regular cleaning.
But many people do not know how to keep the plastic water tanks clean.
As time goes on, there are sludge and sediment may appear in the tanks.
And pollute the liquid in the tanks.
Therefore, plastic water tank cleaning is important.

How often you need to clean your plastic water tank depends on how much algae, silt, or slime has accumulated inside of it. In most cases it will be about once a year, but some tanks may require more frequent cleaning.
Fortunately, cleaning a water tank is not super complicated and most people can do it themselves. In addition to routine inspections, you should clean your water tank whenever the following has occurred:
A new water supply line has been installed
An existing water supply line has been repaired
Water from the tank system has tested positive for coli form bacteria
The system has not been used or drained for several months

Firstly, close the inlet valve.
Drain out the original water in the tank.
According to the type of tanks you used, maybe you need to use a submersible pump or connect the valve of the tank to the hose.
And then, put water in the tank.
At this time, we can clean the water tank in wall with cleaning tools.

After cleaning, drain out the dirty water. And rinse it with clean water.

And use a clean rag to clean the tank around and bottom.

In order to avoid spilling cleaning agents on us, we can wear gloves and water-proof clothing.

Rinse the inside of the tank.
Here, the cleaning process is almost at the end.

Avoid contaminating the liquids we will use later by a residual substance.

Open the inlet valve and put in a proper amount of clean water to wash the wall and bottom of the tanks.

So that the dirt can be discharged from the sewage outlet clean, if necessary, repeatedly, until clean.

Lastly, close the drain valve.
Open the inlet valve.

Re-fill the tank with water.

The cleaning part is ending.

Here’s another Warm Tip

In the final drainage process, it’s very important to keep the tanks as dry as possible.

You can use a dry cloth, sponge, and hand-held vacuum cleaner to absorb water as much as possible.

If you also want to clean the surface of tanks.

First mix the cleaning agent and water in a certain proportion.

Then soak the whole tank in it.

It’s best to soak for more than two hours.

And use clean water to rinse tank.

In this way, the dirt on the surface of the tank can be washed away.

The guide of plastic water tanks cleaning is ending here.

I hope you can get something from it.