what kind of containers! to get 55 Gals of RO water home?

[marvin willis]

Alright, give me so suggestions, i have 1 5 gal bucket. 1 2 gal jug. Any things i should buy,also anything over 10 gals might be to heavy.

 

[geridoc]

No might be at all - 10 gallons will weigh 80 lbs, which is pretty heavy. If you are going to be needing RODI in those volumes frequently, you will find it much cheaper to get your own unit. They are available online at pretty reasonable prices, and in the long run you will save money. To answer your question directly, I use a 3 gallon plastic jug to bring my RODI from the basement up to the living room, where my dt is located, and that's heavy enough for me.

 

[scopus tang]

Ya, I use five gallon buckets or 5 gallon plastic jugs and haul them two at a time, wouldn't go any bigger than that.

 

[marvin willis]

I think imma do 5 5gallon buckets, so i only have two trips.

 

[tizzo]

So the big yellow Brute trash can that people were filling then heaving up on the bed of their truck was a no no??

I like the trash can idea. Not to load it full onto the truck, but go in fill your 5 gallon containers, then dump them in an empty waiting trash can. You can fill it if you want. When you get home, syphon it back out into those 5 gallon containers again.
You don't have to "carry" what you can transport.

 

[alohami]

You can also get the drinking water storage jugs from the camping section. I have two of those, and they are 6 gallons each. I also have two square 5 gallon Culligan jugs. The 6 gallon ones are easier to carry because are tall and narrow and have a comfortable handle.

 

[marvin willis]

Originally Posted by AlohaMI
http:///forum/post/2659385
You can also get the drinking water storage jugs from the camping section. I have two of those, and they are 6 gallons each. I also have two square 5 gallon Culligan jugs. The 6 gallon ones are easier to carry because are tall and narrow and have a comfortable handle.
how do they cost?

 

[spiderwoman]

We've got one of those food grade 55g tank you can get from for example Tractor Supply. It's only to store the RO water as it's made. For transporting the trash can idea works great.

 

[alohami]

I bought mine years ago for the RV so I don't even remember what I paid. If I had to guess, I'd say you should be able to pick them up for around $10. You probably won't want to buy ten of them, but you could use Tizzo's idea and just use a couple to transport the water and then dump into a larger container in your vehicle. I recently used 22 gallon Rubbermaid containers (the rectangle ones with a lid) when I had to work on my 65, and those worked great. You can get these for around $7.00 at Wal-Mart, and then you can use them for any kind of storage when you're done.

 

[camfish]

Originally Posted by AlohaMI
http:///forum/post/2659424
You can get these for around $7.00 at Wal-Mart, and then you can use them for any kind of storage when you're done.
+0.5 Don't use them later, return them!!!

 

[stanlalee]

I use plastic storage bins. This one is 45g but at one point I had one 45g and one 35g
nevermind the mess, I was just restarting a new tank

 

[pjlovesbaskets]

The 6 gallon plastic jugs are nice but here are things to consider. They are narrower but they will tip over on the way home. 6 fit nice in the back of my van and won't tip. But when I only needed to fill 2 they tipped. They are 48lbs filled and possibly 56lbs because I think they hold more than 6 lbs. Also another consideration is lifting it to tank height to dump in. Now, I do it so it is not impossible. It has a cap the inserts in the lid. I wrote an S on one side and a F on the other. That is to tell me if it is saltwater or Freshwater (just R/O) I just fill and put the lid the right side up for the contents.

 

[davmul]

I use a 5 gallon water bottle designed for a water cooler. I bought the container (full) at lowes. The jug has a nice handle and a cap that stays on tight. It is easy to transport because it fits snugly behind the front seats in my car.

 

[mikedog]

I use 5 gallon gas jugs, and 5 gallon zephryhill bottles. But I plan on purchasing an RO unit soon, cause it was quite a workout to fill a 150 gallon tank. It took me at least 5 trips to the fish store.

 

[tangofish]

Originally Posted by Stanlalee
http:///forum/post/2659707
I use plastic storage bins. This one is 45g but at one point I had one 45g and one 35g
nevermind the mess, I was just restarting a new tank

This is not very safe. The other day I was trying to move one of my "plastic storage bins" and it broke up, and of course the water was everywhere!! Good thing that happens into the restroom...

So I put back into the DT the old water till I got new one again...

 

[spiderwoman]

Originally Posted by Tangofish
http:///forum/post/2660232
This is not very safe. The other day I was trying to move one of my "plastic storage bins" and it broke up, and of course the water was everywhere!! Good thing that happens into the restroom...

So I put back into the DT the old water till I got new one again...
Of course you have to choose a container that is sturdy enough. Not every container works for the job. Look at the weight of the *object* you are going to transport and check the recommended weight for the container.