TANK DRAINAGE

[pete57]

This subject as probably been discussed many times before. Just built a bottle washer and when ive finished a cycle I need to drain the sanitizer and water.
The tank is just a cheap plastic box and ive fitted a 1/2 inch tank connector to the bottom. problem is the connector stands proud on the bottom of the tank so you cant fully drain it. Any ideas, suggestions appreciated.

[beerlover1983]

Would love to see the bottlewasher if you have pics

[Fil]

soak it up with a towel. simples

[Belter]

A deck/skin fitting from ASAP supplies should help

[Heron1952]

my sanitizer stays there for weeks, surely doesn't need draining after every sanitising session!
Now cleaning is another matter! Oxy Clean rinsed and drained into the sink.

[Frothy]

bop a bend on the back of your tank connector and with some hose on the front of the tap you can make use of the syphon effect.
I use this on all my vessels and it's pretty close to full empty

[pete57]

Would love to see the bottlewasher if you have pics

I will try upload some pics this week.

[pete57]

soak it up with a towel. simples

not so simples the box is virtually enclosed and I don't really want to contaminate the bottle washer .

[pete57]

A deck/skin fitting from ASAP supplies should help

This is more like what I was thinking. although I don't think it will fully drain it will be better than the tank connector at present.

[pete57]

my sanitizer stays there for weeks, surely doesn't need draining after every sanitising session!
Now cleaning is another matter! Oxy Clean rinsed and drained into the sink.

perhaps but I sanitise and then rinse . but if the sanitiser is still in the tank when I rinse I need to rinse again and again.

[pete57]

bop a bend on the back of your tank connector and with some hose on the front of the tap you can make use of the syphon effect.
I use this on all my vessels and it's pretty close to full empty

Not quite sure what you mean. Could you send a pic or drawing?

[Fil]

difficult to visualise the problem take a pic or 6 a tank connector could be mounted without a washer if u use a smear of lsx to replace it. and some have ground down or ground a notch to enable the minimising of deadspace in brew vessels..

if u cant get to it to dry it with a sterile towel?? perhaps sitting it in direct sunlight or by a radiator to evaporate off any residual liquid, but if enclosed thats not gonna work??

salt or any other anhydrose substance, rice, newspaper balls??

as its a bottle washer, why worry about contaminating it? the next bout of cleaning will also clean the box de-facto.

[pete57]

difficult to visualise the problem take a pic or 6 a tank connector could be mounted without a washer if u use a smear of lsx to replace it. and some have ground down or ground a notch to enable the minimising of deadspace in brew vessels..

if u cant get to it to dry it with a sterile towel?? perhaps sitting it in direct sunlight or by a radiator to evaporate off any residual liquid, but if enclosed thats not gonna work??

salt or any other anhydrose substance, rice, newspaper balls??

as its a bottle washer, why worry about contaminating it? the next bout of cleaning will also clean the box de-facto.

good idea about grinding a notch or a flat on the washer . I have fitted the seal inside the tank, might be better outside like you say.

[pete57]

Pics of bottle washer

[pete57]