Cleaning Oil Residue from Barrel

I use the bins. Just make sure they are the food safe ones. You can also get food safe liners for them.

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Originally Posted by wobbletop

I use the bins. Just make sure they are the food safe ones. You can also get food safe liners for them.

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Thanks, if my last attempt at getting the A&W root beer smell out fails, I may get this 37 gallon bin, if the plastic is food safe. I will check it out tomorrow, while buying the vinegar and baking soda, to get the smell out.

I likely will only fill it to about 25 gallons at any one time, but it will be good to have the extra volume. I will be adding a rain barrel spigot to it, to drain the concentrate into the pots that go on the induction elements, or into 5 gallon pails.

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I'd be surprised if they were food safe. The rubbermaid brute garbage bins are usually though (check for yourself).

I went out today and checked out and purchased a Canadian Tire Mastercraft bin (45 gallons) and a Rubbermaid Roughneck Garbage bin (32 gallons), both made out of food grade plastic. I am still going to try and clean the harder plastic 30 gallon barrel, but if it still has a hint of the root beer smell, I will go to one or the other bin, whichever fits best in the spot and which everyone looks like the rain barrel spigot will connect best to.

Today it is freezing rain, so not a great day to try and clean the barrel..

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