The time and water required to clean an IBC depend mainly on the type of residue inside it. Different residues respond differently to high‑pressure cleaning, which affects both the cleaning duration and total water usage. Your current system uses a high‑impact rotary jet cleaning head designed to deliver fast, thorough and water‑efficient cleaning for a wide range of residues.

Tough Residues

For heavy or stubborn residues, the rotary jet cleaner performs exceptionally well. Its high‑pressure spray pattern breaks down tough deposits quickly, giving much shorter cleaning times and better water efficiency than lower‑impact methods.

Medium Residues

For moderately tough residues, older low‑pressure systems could take around 10 minutes to clean an IBC with a flow rate of about 58 litres per minute, using roughly 580 litres of water.
A high‑impact rotary jet cleaner typically completes the same job in around 5 minutes, cutting both time and water usage in half.

Light Residues

Light, easily soluble residues clean much more quickly. Traditional systems might take around 5 minutes and use about 290 litres of water.
A rotary jet cleaner can usually do this in around 2.5 minutes using about 145 litres.

Rotary jet cleaners do require a minimum operating time to complete a full cleaning pattern. They usually need at least 2 minutes to ensure every surface inside the IBC is reached, which equates to a minimum water usage of around 116 litres based on typical flow rates.

Where Spinner Cleaners Still Have a Place

Although your system uses rotary jet technology, spinner cleaners can still be more water‑efficient in very specific situations. Because they provide instant full coverage rather than following a timed rotation, they can clean extremely light residues in under 2 minutes. In those cases, they may use less water. However, for anything beyond the lightest residues, the rotary jet cleaner remains significantly more effective and efficient.