Author Topic: And for my next trick "Exploding 25-LTR Carbouy" (Read 5364 times)

Rotary-Motion · « **on:** October 20, 2012, 07:53:58 PM »

hi all

i was lifting a 25 ltr carbouy out my boot and the handle ripped out and the whole top just shattered into bits, this had 25 ltrs of bio in it, so said 25 ltr ended up all over the road which was lucky as it could of dropped back in my boot after handle ripped out, but still splatted all over me car and road. all the plastic had gone brittle snapping into little bits and not bendy plastic, the drum wasnt that old either... oh well my loss.

heat damage or methanol damage, that is the question...

or am i just too dam fit

greasemonkey · « **Reply #1 on:** October 20, 2012, 08:00:51 PM »

Bet that was exciting. Very odd how it went brittle like that. Is that an ex carwash drum?
Thinking about it, I notice some of the carwash drums do seem a little more brittle than others. Maybe what they contain, combined with to much sunlight, some thing like that?
Never seen one do that though.

K.H · « **Reply #2 on:** October 20, 2012, 08:02:25 PM »

I was laughing over that pic earlier

Sun damage is my bet,methanol and bio shouldnt affect a carboy

K.H · « **Reply #3 on:** October 20, 2012, 08:04:49 PM »

RM,i had forgotten i have Arash,s nice new drum here,if needed

greasemonkey · « **Reply #4 on:** October 20, 2012, 08:42:21 PM »

Could have been worse, you could have been getting car cleaning tips off Tony if it had been full of WVO.

Tony · « **Reply #5 on:** October 20, 2012, 09:56:36 PM »

Hehe you don't know your own strength Paul

Head Womble · « **Reply #6 on:** October 20, 2012, 10:05:02 PM »

You've worried me now Paul,
I have a 25L that I fill the cars with, I've been using the same one since I started vegging in late 2007,
and as I live in a mid teris I carry it through the house,
what would SWMBO say if I spilt 25L of bio on the hallway carpet.

Dickjotec · « **Reply #7 on:** October 20, 2012, 11:44:27 PM »

I had one go like that., fortunately it was only partly full and didn't spill anything. I have been wary of them since.
Dick

Rotary-Motion · « **Reply #8 on:** October 21, 2012, 07:08:59 AM »

Quote from: greasemonkey on October 20, 2012, 08:00:51 PM

Bet that was exciting. Very odd how it went brittle like that. Is that an ex carwash drum?
Thinking about it, I notice some of the carwash drums do seem a little more brittle than others. Maybe what they contain, combined with to much sunlight, some thing like that?
Never seen one do that though.

was very odd, lifted many drums like this many times, the drum was of unknown origin, could of been ex car wash or pub dishwasher liquid? my guess is the same 2 fold, whatever was init and sun damage maybe...

Rotary-Motion · « **Reply #9 on:** October 21, 2012, 07:11:54 AM »

Quote from: K.H on October 20, 2012, 08:04:49 PM

RM,i had forgotten i have Arash,s nice new drum here,if needed

oh yes forgot about that, he doesnt need it,

need it on the trailer, trailer has tie eyes on the bed itself for fitting 2 times rachet straps criss / crossed with a peace of ply on the top, locks it doen nice...

although it may have a shed on it muhahahaaaaaa...

photoman290 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 21, 2012, 11:39:18 AM »

i have that happen. UV is my bet. i had some full of water in the field holding down tarps. that had been there a while though.

Tony · « **Reply #11 on:** October 24, 2012, 11:17:12 AM »

I'm a little worried about the UV angle as I store all my Meth now in 25l drums from the carwash, outside in the sun. Some are a year old and seen a lot of daylight, though show no signs of exploding (they expand up nicely in the sun on a hot day without bursting so I think they're still strong).

I think I'll build them a little shelter to keep them out of the sun having seen this.

Incidentally I have a 25l red drum I've used for four years for Meth mixing and that is still going strong, so I don't think it's the chemicals as such, must've been the UV exposure.

greasemonkey · « **Reply #12 on:** October 24, 2012, 09:34:52 PM »

Its a strange thing, because theres 25 litre drums here that have been used for years to put red diesel in to fuel machines, and dont think ive ever seen one break. The take all sorts of abuse, being thrown around, and left in the sun, cold, whatever. Its like the diesel helps the plastic in the drum. Same with drum I always use for oil, it feels more supple now that a new one.

photoman290 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 25, 2012, 12:57:08 AM »

Quote from: Tony on October 24, 2012, 11:17:12 AM

I'm a little worried about the UV angle as I store all my Meth now in 25l drums from the carwash, outside in the sun. Some are a year old and seen a lot of daylight, though show no signs of exploding (they expand up nicely in the sun on a hot day without bursting so I think they're still strong).

I think I'll build them a little shelter to keep them out of the sun having seen this.

Incidentally I have a 25l red drum I've used for four years for Meth mixing and that is still going strong, so I don't think it's the chemicals as such, must've been the UV exposure.

i have 200 litres sitting in the middle of the field in 25 lre drums. they are covered with a tarp so hopefully should be ok. the ones that broke on me where the thin ktc cubies, not the usual 25 ltr ones. think it might be that they are translucent rather than coloured.the dye might prevent uv cracking.

julesandtash · « **Reply #14 on:** October 26, 2012, 10:08:04 AM »

Have you checked that they are still there after having a bunch of bio brewers camping in the same field ?

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