Housing societies, schools, hotels and offices need their tanks cleaned on a schedule, and most of them forget until the water smells. A water tank cleaning service that reminds them, does the job safely and leaves a report wins the repeat contract.
Water tank cleaning service: step by step
- Inform residents and agree the time the supply will be off
- Drain the tank, keeping some water for cleaning if needed
- Remove sludge and debris
- Scrub walls, floor and roof of the tank
- Rinse and drain
- Disinfect with an approved product as per its label; allow the contact time it states
- Rinse again as directed and refill
- Clean the lid and surroundings; lock the lid
- Photograph before and after; fill the report
Safety
- Treat entry as confined-space work: ventilate, use a harness and keep one person outside
- Use safe low-voltage lighting inside the tank
- Gloves, boots and eye protection when handling chemicals
Equipment
- Sludge pump or submersible pump, buckets, scrubbers, high-pressure washer
- Ladders, harness, rope, ventilation fan
- Approved disinfectant and measuring jug
Report and next due date
The report lists each tank, its capacity, condition, sludge level, chemical used, photos and the next due date. Download the CSV below. Price by capacity, access and travel; the housekeeping quotation format works for tank cleaning lines too.
Recurring tank cleaning
Put each society on a yearly plan. In ServicePilot the plan creates the visits, the tanks are recorded on the customer's site, and reminders go to the society before the next cleaning.
