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Crit21 · 04/25/2006, 06:37 PM

I got a food grade plastic barrel from the Pepsi bottling plant for $5. I'm guessing it holds about 50 gallons. All I had to do was cut half of the top off with a jigsaw to make a hinged lid, then pressure wash out any residue from the syrup (mine smelled like Mountain Dew) with plain water. I added a $15 swamp cooler float valve from Home Depot for the RO/DI unit to give the unit an auto shutoff capability. I've been using it for a year now with no issues.

04/25/2006, 06:37 PM	#7
Crit21 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 1,429	I got a food grade plastic barrel from the Pepsi bottling plant for $5. I'm guessing it holds about 50 gallons. All I had to do was cut half of the top off with a jigsaw to make a hinged lid, then pressure wash out any residue from the syrup (mine smelled like Mountain Dew) with plain water. I added a $15 swamp cooler float valve from Home Depot for the RO/DI unit to give the unit an auto shutoff capability. I've been using it for a year now with no issues.