Help with Settling Tank

[Maxie]

Anybody have and good ideas for making a settling tank.
I'd like to make one and am thinking about how to make it easy and clean to use.

[Wildcard]

I had an idea of setting up a second pass through storage tank after a settling tank, that my pressure washer would pump water from for reclaiming. Using fresh water for all other washout tasks. Seems like a good option to recycle water...

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[mooseman]

here is a system we have been using for about 6 years. built for less than $75.00
mooseman

[Gilligan]

Hey Moose, ours clogged our p-trap the other day.  We think we were washing too much plastisol down the drain.

[Binkspot]

I have a box under the wash out with a windows screen over the top that collects the big stuff. When it gets dirty I toss it and put new screen in it. That is pumped into a open top drum, I have a drain from the top of the first into a second which drains into a third. The third one has 2 micron filter bags the water passes through before being pumped into the slop sink. The second pump can be eliminated if you can get the whole thing above the drain and let gravity work its magic.

[mooseman]

Hey Moose, ours clogged our p-trap the other day.  We think we were washing too much plastisol down the drain.

Hey Gilly,
no issues here but I also do not have a trap on the wash out booth. There is about a 60 foot run and a 7 foot drop and the drain don't stop going it just slows down.
reminds me it is time to clean that sucker out. Last time I mucked out about 70 pounds of goooooooo, think I will call Mike Rowe the dirty jobs guy .
mooseman

[TCT]

Geeez Brian! What are you going for? Bottled water out of your final tank??

[screenprintguy]

Brian, where did you get the barrels?

[Binkspot]

They are plastic 55 gallon drums, cut the tops off with a circular saw. I get them from the boat yards in late fall, non toxic antifreeze they use to winterized the boats come in them and they are glad to get rid of them.

The water comes out pretty clean, haven't had to wash out the slop sink for almost a year now. Next one I'll build a boiler and steam the water off the solids?

[screenprintguy]

I'll have to check around. Thanks man

[TCT]

Mike, ask some of your vendors. Pouring down 55gal into gallons usually leave them with extras...

[mk162]

I call BS, Brian is brewing some bathtub liquor there.

[Sbrem]

we've got the Blackline, close to $1000, works great, and the local enviro police love it. The screen guy maintains it, pretty easy. Yes, it was expensive, but the time involved was a lot shorter than building one. I've built a lot of things over the years, but nowadays, I find myself not wanting to spend the time, too many other things to do...

Steve

[TCT]

I call BS, Brian is brewing some bathtub liquor there.

While I wouldn't put it past him, the thought of discharge hooch makes me want to pour out this beer in my hand and switch to 24/7 water!

[screenprintguy]

Hey Brian, where do you get the filter bags?