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Blue plastic barrels..
« on: November 17, 2012, 05:37:04 PM »
Can anybody tell me "generically" where to look for (free) blue plastic barrels that can be used for potable water storage?
Just thinking out loud..
Thanks much..
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Re: Blue plastic barrels..
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2012, 07:02:27 PM »
Any one make pickeled products in your area?
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Re: Blue plastic barrels..
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2012, 09:04:31 PM »
Meat  packing plant? Wouldn't all "fluids" be food grade?
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Re: Blue plastic barrels..
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2012, 09:24:37 PM »
Candy manufacturing also................ Some get corn syrup in them.
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Re: Blue plastic barrels..
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2012, 11:09:48 PM »
They wouldn't hold much water...what?    Oh. I was just informed you weren't talking about gun barrels.
Big ol' blue barrels!!! I don't know about the blue ones but here in Jersey we've got some rusty steel ones laying around...doesn't look like anyone claims them...
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Re: Blue plastic barrels..
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Re: Blue plastic barrels..
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2012, 11:13:33 PM »
Another idea....(like I had one to START with) the fishery shippers around here have these square plastic bins about the size of  the back of a short bed pickup. They load them with bunker and there's a lid. I'm not sure where you're located though...you need to go farm, stockyard, fishery, agriculture to look for those barrels or a nifty substitute.
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Re: Blue plastic barrels..
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2012, 11:42:11 PM »
Use Google maps.
Go to your area type in barrels.
Also truck (semi - or delivery fleets) will buy their lubricants in them and usually toss them out back.
Will take a little work to get them clean but do able.

Also remember they are PTFE barrels - same same as gas cans - PTFE just red not blue .....  I have four 15 gal blue PTFE that I got for free from a diesel repair shop and am re-purposing them for gasoline - F R E E   
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Re: Blue plastic barrels..
« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2012, 08:03:23 AM »
If you're thinking of long term, potable water storage as the OP suggests, I wouldn't trust anything but a brand new barrel.

No telling what a "free" barrel has been used for in it's lifetime.  JMO...
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Re: Blue plastic barrels..
« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2012, 09:39:10 AM »
Quote from: Timothy on November 18, 2012, 08:03:23 AM
If you're thinking of long term, potable water storage as the OP suggests, I wouldn't trust anything but a brand new barrel.

No telling what a "free" barrel has been used for in it's lifetime.  JMO...

Yah Tim - my intention was gas storage for generator and vehicles - so washing out light weight oil etc was not an issue for me.
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Re: Blue plastic barrels..
« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2012, 09:52:08 AM »
Quote from: RTFM on November 18, 2012, 09:39:10 AM
Yah Tim - my intention was gas storage for generator and vehicles - so washing out light weight oil etc was not an issue for me.


Understood and I figured as much RTFM!  I agree that there is absolutely no way to clean them for any other use.  Does your state allow them used for gas or diesel?  We can't fill anything at the pumps that isn't an approved container, technically!
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