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Post by pvr » Wed Nov 23, 2022 5:25 pm

I have quite a few containers which contains the car cleaning products, like snow foam, shampoo, wheel cleaner etc. They all come in 4 litre containers but is a bit of a pain to fill the bottles I actually use from those.

I had a look but cannot see good containers (4 / 5 litres capacity) with a tap on it so they can lay down and use to fill the bottles I use. Anything I have seen either is the container or are the taps, but not in combination and when mixing taps with different make containers I often see that they leak even if they both state a 38 mm thread.

Has anone found a good set that works?
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Post by enuff_zed » Wed Nov 23, 2022 5:26 pm

Is it worth simply paying someone young, without the shaky hands, to decant them for you. :poke: :D
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Post by Scubaregs » Wed Nov 23, 2022 5:28 pm

Buy a funnel.
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Post by enuff_zed » Wed Nov 23, 2022 5:42 pm

On a more sensible tack, I just googled a few options, but I suspect your main issue may be that the thicker products may not flow through a tap anyway?
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Post by pvr » Wed Nov 23, 2022 5:55 pm

I use a funnel at the moment but that means I have to clean it out every time and is just a pain.

The liquid is quite liquidy so I think the taps are fine to go through, just need the right combo of stackable containers - or at least those that can lay on their side fine.
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Post by sars » Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:04 pm

How about this?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Water-Containe ... 020&sr=8-9
pvr wrote: Wed Nov 23, 2022 5:55 pm The liquid is quite liquidy
I think the correct words you are looking for is low viscosity :P
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Post by pvr » Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:09 pm

sars wrote: Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:04 pm How about this?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Water-Containe ... 020&sr=8-9
That looks good but is rather expensive though, the non food grade ones seem to be around £10 for 4 bottles, and the taps seem to be around the same for 3. I have seen detailers use the taps on the bottles but reviews online for the taps so often mention leaking that I would like to get the combo from the same company rather than mix and match
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Post by pvr » Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:15 pm

sars wrote: Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:04 pm
I think the correct words you are looking for is low viscosity :P
I wanted to keep my response Pondy proof :lol:
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Post by sars » Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:40 pm

pvr wrote: Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:15 pm
sars wrote: Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:04 pm
I think the correct words you are looking for is low viscosity :P
I wanted to keep my response Pondy proof :lol:
That's easy, just use words with less than five letters, if you must use more, take letters out, like the h in weel :thumbsup:
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Post by pvr » Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:42 pm

Cruel - but correct :lol: :thumbsup:
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Post by PerryGunn » Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:59 pm

I use top-mounted pumps on the 5L containers - no worries about leaks other than the occasional drip from the end of the nozzle

e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01H1V7NOQ
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Post by pvr » Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:39 pm

Perry - do you use that to refill a shampoo bottle (500 ml) as well or only for small quantity use?
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Post by smorris_12 » Wed Nov 23, 2022 8:22 pm

Wine boxes? They're effectively free if the wine's any good!
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Post by PerryGunn » Wed Nov 23, 2022 8:30 pm

pvr wrote: Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:39 pm Perry - do you use that to refill a shampoo bottle (500 ml) as well or only for small quantity use?
For some things that need diluting e.g. snowfoam, I pump it direct into the snowfoam bottle then add water. For others, such as quick detailing spray, I pump into a smaller 400-500ml trigger spray bottle (not sure of the exact size as I bought several along with chemical-rated spray heads). They pump out 25-30ml per press so it's a fairly fast process.

If I had a 5L car shampoo, I'd probably just pump some into the bucket before adding hot water rather than bother filling up a smaller bottle and then squirting that into the bucket.
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Post by PerryGunn » Wed Nov 23, 2022 8:45 pm

sars wrote: Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:04 pm
pvr wrote: Wed Nov 23, 2022 5:55 pm The liquid is quite liquidy
I think the correct words you are looking for is low viscosity :P
Trust an engineer to over-complicate things with technical terms - a couple of good old English adjectives that even Pondy would understand are 'runny' or 'watery' :P
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