What are plastic barrels?
These devices are made of high-quality polyethylene, which is resistant to temperature changes and external damage. The process of making containers from plastic is quite simple, the plastic is heated to the desired temperature, pour into molds and cool. This allows you to get a high-strength product with no seams. For the production of containers, in which water or food is stored, food grade plastic is used, polypropylene is used for other types of barrels.
How to choose a plastic container with a long service life?
There are a number of important characteristics, which you need to pay attention to, when you buy these devices. A plastic barrel must have a number of parameters for that, to make it last for a long time. Worthy of attention are such qualities as:
- cost, which corresponds to the quality of the container. Do not buy products with a very low price. Quality plastic cannot be cheap. Strong tanks, elastic materials are more expensive, but will last a long time;
- Method of production. There is a method of rotational molding, which manufactures seamless plastic water containers or by injection molding, which makes individual parts of the barrel, which are later glued together and create containers with seams. The first production method allows you to make stronger barrels;
- temperature indicators Capacity for water, made using a press mold, retains its integrity at a temperature of 5 to 30 degrees with a plus sign. Water tank, made by rotomoulding, does not change its shape in the temperature range from -40 to +60, can be used on the streets in summer and winter;
- the presence of several layers. The water barrel can be one or two-layer. The number of layers does not affect the strength, however
two-layer products are resistant to ultraviolet, which allows the water not to turn green; - type of liquid, which can be placed in a tank for water. In products of this type, it is allowed to transport and store fuel, water, chemical substances, oily liquids. It is forbidden to use for alcohol-containing and flammable substances;
- type of tank and conditions of its use. The water tank can be of several types. Produce square, vertical and horizontal containers. Square ones are suitable for conditions of frequent liquid transportation. A vertical and horizontal container is used as a stationary storage device. Also, distinguish tanks by color. They can be blue, green, white and black. Blue and green have similar characteristics, white is advantageous to them, that the water level is visible in them, black ones warm up quickly, suitable for improvement of shower cabins.
- Additional equipment. Depending on that, what is the purpose of the tank, it can be equipped with stiffeners, pump, holders for transportation, drain device, lead and fitting, flange, closing overlap. You can also equip it with a float, to see the fluid level; galvanized metal frame, pallets and covers for street use, lid with built-in air valve, which allows you to keep the freshness of the water.
Why do you need plastic barrels??
Plastic food container, most often used for storage and transportation of milk and drinking water. Polypropylene products are used for storage of PMM, technical
liquids, which, when in contact with plastic, do not react with it. In addition to liquids, powders can be transported or stored, paints, fertilizers. And also, food, such as vegetable oils, pickles, honey or jams. Due to that, that barrels are produced in different volumes, they can be applied both in everyday life, trade, as well as in industry.Advantages of using plastic barrels
There are a number of advantages of products made of plastic over devices made of other materials. Among them can be highlighted:
- long service life, due to UV resistance and strength. Наявність стійкості до УФ-променів дозволяють зберігати якість води навіть при зберіганні не в прохолодному, темному місці. При правильному догляді ємність може бути у роботі від 25 years and longer;
- resistance to changes in air temperature without losing its properties;
- environmental friendliness of the material from which they are made;
- high resistance to corrosion, flowering and decay processes, due to which the appearance of the container is preserved for a long time;
- convenience during transportation due to low weight of the container. Plastic loading does not require additional special equipment. Container is easy, can dive manually, easily installed in the car body or on the frame;
- affordable price. Нестабільність на ринку фінансів постійно збільшує ціни на сировину, the same trend is observed with finished products, however, the price of plastic is always much lower, than on other materials, from which similar goods are made;
- simplicity and convenience in tank care.
Scope of application of plastic barrels
Область використання ємностей із пластику велика. Їх застосовують як у побуті, так і у виробництві. До їх сфер застосування можна віднести:
- installation of water supply systems;
- application in water treatment systems;
- as a container for collecting rainwater;
- during improvement of sewers;
- for automatic irrigation systems.
Для побутового застосування найчастіше використовують невеликі резервуари. Це може бути ємність для води 20-200 l. On the territories of private households, barrels with a volume of from 300 l. could it be a water tank 1 cubic. Barrels from 1000 l. to 5000 liters are relevant in the daily life of industrial enterprises for the placement of various liquid products
Summer living in summer cottage cooperatives forces cottage owners to adapt to field conditions. It is sometimes very difficult to organize the water supply of the site. Devices made of plastic are in demand at summer cottages due to the low price of the capacity, convenience in their transportation and availability of large volumes. Summer residents use them to collect rainwater, watering lawns, garden and vegetable garden with agricultural crops. Equipped with a shower cabin, make reserves of drinking water.
How to properly care for plastic containers?
One of the advantages of using plastic barrels is durability. They can be in operation until 50 years. In order not to shorten this term, you need to remember the installation rules, use and care of tanks. It is easy to follow these rules, because there are not many of them. To begin with, you need to regularly wash the tub from the inside with any detergent. Be sure to choose a tank according to its purpose and storage conditions. Do not use metal brushes or powders to clean the tanks, as they may damage the integrity of the tank wall. If the barrels were used to store non-food liquids, cleaning should be carried out using special solutions
When storing containers, it is better to leave them in a dry place, dark rooms, that are ventilated, where there is no access to direct sunlight, with air humidity not higher 65 percent. It is recommended to store containers only in working positions. If it is a vertical container, vertically.
General recommendations for the selection of containers
If you need a plastic container, use these rules:
- divide the material into food and non-food. The difference is that, that food plastic is guaranteed not to release harmful substances when interacting with the environment;
- sun-resistant tanks are usually double-layered and have a darker color;
- if you buy a tub for storing a certain chemical liquid, check with the manufacturer whether it reacts with plastic.
