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Transfer the Chemical liquid from Commercial Tote Tank to Day Tank
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Transfer the Chemical liquid from Commercial Tote Tank to Day Tank

Transfer the Chemical liquid from Commercial Tote Tank to Day Tank

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In plant, using a hand pump or use a gravity drain from the elevated tote tank on platform above day tank is most common?

Thanks for any inputs!

Sam

RE: Transfer the Chemical liquid from Commercial Tote Tank to Day Tank

Our plants do not use hand pumps very often.  Only on very small transfers, say < 1-5 gallons.  We do use gravity drain to small day tanks, say < 500 gallons.  For larger day tanks we use pumps powered by compressed air or electric motors.  Hope this helps.

Good luck,
Latexman

RE: Transfer the Chemical liquid from Commercial Tote Tank to Day Tank

Barrel pumps seem to be less common because of barrel disposal issues, exposure issues, etc.

Most companies seem to go to stackable tote tanks as Latexman has said.  The full one is put on top of the permanent one and then gravity drained to the lower tank.  The upper tank is then returned to the vendor.

RE: Transfer the Chemical liquid from Commercial Tote Tank to Day Tank

These people sell something called a "tote pump"

http://www.eccentricpumps.com/industrial-hose-pumps.html

I have seen small AODD pumps used with totes...they are easy to clean.

How "nasty" is the stuff that will be pumped ?

   

RE: Transfer the Chemical liquid from Commercial Tote Tank to Day Tank

Be careful with gravity-feed to the day tank. In the event of a piping rupture indoors, everything in the elevated tank is heaaded your way.

Good on ya,

Goober Dave

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