A Guide to Safe and Effective Tank Cleaning

Evaluate your current
tank cleaning operation
If you’re cleaning your tanks manually or using a fill and
drain method, you may be able to reduce your production
downtime and labor costs up to 90%. Some of our customers
save as much as $50,000 a year per tank by switching to
automated cleaning. Studies show that most costs are
associated with production downtime and labor. There will
be added savings from water, chemical and wastewater
disposal costs.
Estimated Automated Tank Cleaning Savings
Annual
Costs
Manual Scrub/
Washdown
Fill &
Drain
Automated
System
Production
downtime
cost *
$50,000
$25,000
$10,000
Labor cost †
$12,000
$6,250
$1,250
Total cost 1
$62,500
$31,250
$11,250
* Downtime estimated at $100/hour † Labor estimated at $25/hour
1 Based on an average of 250 washes/year of a 1500 gallon (5600 liters) tank.
Save up to 82%
with an automated tank wash system
80% less in production downtime
90% less in labor costs
Savings Calculator Check List
Tank size in diameter or gallons
Number of tanks
Production downtime per tank in hours
Cost of production downtime per tank per hour
Time for manual labor per tank in hours
Labor cost per hour
Washes per year per tank
Estimated
Annual Savings....................US $51,250
It only takes a few minutes to find out if you’re a good
candidate for automation. Simply go to our online savings
calculator at www.spray.com/cleantanks
and provide some information about your current operation.
Your potential savings will be
calculated instantly online.
When using the online savings calculator,
you will need to know this check list information.
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