How much time and water does it take to clean an IBC?

Residue

The tougher the residue the longer the tank cleaner will take to remove it. Gauging the relative "toughness" of residues is not an exact science. There is no standard unit of measure for the "toughness of residue". But it is obvious that an IBC containing something like orange squash is going to be a lot easier to clean than one containing peanut butter. 

General rules

• If the residue is water soluble then this will make it much easier to clean
• If the residue is stick or viscous it will make it hard to clean
• If the residue is solid or caked on then it will be hard to clean

Average Cleaning Time

Our IBC Cleaning Kit with its Orbitor Eco rotary jet cleaning head will dislodge even tough, sticky residues in minutes. The cleaning jets actively blast off residues rather than simply breaking them down and dissolving them. It has a flow rate of about 58l/min.

Light residues

• 2 - 2.5 minutes (116-145 litres) to clean an IBC

Medium residues

• The advanced model will take 2.5-5 minutes (145-290 litres) to clean an IBC

Tough residues

• The advanced model will take 5-10 minutes. (290-580 litres) to clean an IBC