Barrel washer
What do you find works best for washing empty SS barrels?
I've done it by removing the top bung, set the barrel on my elevated platform, open bung end down and barely off the edge of the platform, then spray copious amounts of hot water in, using a spray nozzle. It has worked since about 2009 when I got my first barrels, but it can get messy, especially in cold weather.
Does anyone know of a moderately priced automated barrel washer? I have see one or 2 but I think they were homemade. Do I need to fabricate my own. The ones I did see turned the barrel at a moderate speed, holding it at about 30 degrees upward, bung down, and water was sprayed in continuously, likely both were hot water. I think one caught the water and recirculated it, the other sent the wter to drain and pumped fresh hot water in.
Ideas please.
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.