Wheeled Trash Containers For Water Storage?

[Kengar]

Assuming the plastic material is suitable, have any of you had any problems using the squarish, wheeled trash/recycling containers to store water? My concern is that the walls of the bins might be thin or prone to holes/rupture/leaking in the areas where things are molded into the containers, e.g., the pass-through holes for wheel axles or the the grab-handle usually located about mid-way down the side.

Thanks for info.

Ken

 

[ReefsandGeeks]

I've used squareish containers for water storage before and personally wouldn't do it again. I never had a rupture, but the flat edges tend to bow out significantly which at best, makes me question the structural integrity of the container. As for the wheels, that's an interesting idea. I haven't tried myself, but would be interested if someone else has had luck.

 

[scooter31707]

Never used them, but I use the Brute trash containers from Home Depot/Lowes. Very durable and tough.

 

[Kengar]

. I never had a rupture, but the flat edges tend to bow out significantly which at best, makes me question the structural integrity of the container.

Yeah, I can see that being a problem. It's a plate bending problem. You're applying pressure across a flat plate, making it want to bow. Round containers, on the other hand, develop hoop stress -- think of a balloon wanting to expand as you fill it with air -- so the load gets carried as tension through the walls of the container.

Nix this idea......

 

[Kengar]

Re Brute, I'm using a 44 currently but want larger. But the larger ones available at Home Depot don't have the vent panels along the sides like the 44, which would give me a flat surface along the sides to mount bulkhead fittings to. (Wall curvature is otherwise too great.) Hence the consideration of the squared containers.

 

[twon8]

I tried with a 96 gallon wheeled square can and it leaked almost immediately


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[twon8]

Re Brute, I'm using a 44 currently but want larger. But the larger ones available at Home Depot don't have the vent panels along the sides like the 44, which would give me a flat surface along the sides to mount bulkhead fittings to. (Wall curvature is otherwise too great.) Hence the consideration of the squared containers.

Uniseals work well on curved containers such as brute trashcans


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[Kengar]

Uniseals?? Googling that now. How do those work? I.e., how are they applied/installed? How is pipe connected to them. (I'm looking to hook together two of the 55 Brutes to increase salt storage capacity).

Have googled it. Cut hole. Insert into hole. Coat pipe with dish soap and push into the Uniseal. Voila! (Clean thoroughly . . . . . .)

Appreciate the suggestion!

 

[anbosu]

Uniseals?? Googling that now. How do those work? I.e., how are they applied/installed? How is pipe connected to them. (I'm looking to hook together two of the 55 Brutes to increase salt storage capacity).

Have googled it. Cut hole. Insert into hole. Coat pipe with dish soap and push into the Uniseal. Voila! (Clean thoroughly . . . . . .)

Appreciate the suggestion!

Yeah they are remarkably simple. I have one installed in the bottom of a 55 gallon water change barrel and it's held up well.

 

[Bdial]

Got one with wheels one time cause it was like half price. The rod for the wheels goes through the plastic. Will not hold water. At all.

 

[SeattleReefer]

i tried, it leaked.

 

[twon8]

Uniseals?? Googling that now. How do those work? I.e., how are they applied/installed? How is pipe connected to them. (I'm looking to hook together two of the 55 Brutes to increase salt storage capacity).

Have googled it. Cut hole. Insert into hole. Coat pipe with dish soap and push into the Uniseal. Voila! (Clean thoroughly . . . . . .)

Appreciate the suggestion!

I've used them for years with no leaks. I wouldn't use dishsoap, food grade silicone is what I used. Uniseals are cheap and effective, a rare thing in this hobby


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[Reef Ruler]

Tried it, it leaked after a few months.

 

[motocrf450176]

you can get the wheels to add to a brute can. they are usually on the shelf next to the cans at home depot/ lowes. they work great compared to the square wheeled cans.

 

[Kengar]

i wasn't looking for wheels, per se. Rather, it was just large container with flat sides, to allow me to attach bulkheads to the container. (I wasn't clear in my original post.) Uniseal seems to be a good suggestion.