# PSA: don’t use air pressure in your drums of bleach! **URL:** \ **Category:** Supplies & Equipment\ **Created:** [May 21, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701 "2021-05-21T13:52:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/infinity/32/30829_2.png) [@Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Infinity)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/1 "2021-05-21T13:52:23Z")
Had one burst this morning. It’s not worth the risk, guys. Those of you who use a similar system as I do, I recommend strongly that you stop using, ASAP!!! ---
**Author:** ![Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/infinity/32/30829_2.png) [@Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Infinity)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/2 "2021-05-21T13:53:23Z")
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**Author:** ![Innocentbystander](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/innocentbystander/32/36516_2.png) [@Innocentbystander](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Innocentbystander)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/3 "2021-05-21T14:45:51Z")
Yea, that’s no good. ---
**Author:** ![MagicMan](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/magicman/32/34869_2.png) [@MagicMan](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/MagicMan)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/4 "2021-05-21T15:02:11Z")
Dang sorry to hear that - hope everything is ok. ---
**Author:** ![qons](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/qons/32/27810_2.png) [@qons](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/qons)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/5 "2021-05-21T15:05:31Z")
Hope you are ok. ---
**Author:** ![Hotshot](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/hotshot/32/35093_2.png) [@Hotshot](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Hotshot)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/6 "2021-05-21T15:43:37Z")
I hope you and everyone is all right, I tried to warn ya’ll way back when. ---
**Author:** ![Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/infinity/32/30829_2.png) [@Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Infinity)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/7 "2021-05-21T16:48:54Z")
Yes, yes you did. And you weren’t the only one. A humbling experience, for sure. Hopefully someone else can learn from my foolhardiness. I think I’ll be ok. I wish I had had something better than an N-95 for the cleanup process. I’ve got a bit of a cough and am feeling a little short of breath. ---
**Author:** ![SurfaceTherapy](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/surfacetherapy/32/13463_2.png) [@SurfaceTherapy](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/SurfaceTherapy)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/8 "2021-05-21T17:08:55Z")
I try and wear a p100 when staining. I need to do better. But…I bet a local hardware store would have one ---
**Author:** ![Innocentbystander](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/innocentbystander/32/36516_2.png) [@Innocentbystander](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Innocentbystander)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/9 "2021-05-21T17:19:21Z")
> [@Infinity](#): > > I’ve got a bit of a cough and am feeling a little short of breath. You been looking at my Facebook pic of me again aren’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/infinity/32/30829_2.png) [@Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Infinity)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/10 "2021-05-21T17:42:31Z")
Lolz. Your current photo looks a bit like me. Now I know what I can look forward to when I’m (50? I forget how old you are). I’m not complaining 😂 ---
**Author:** ![MuscleMyHustle](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/musclemyhustle/32/25298_2.png) [@MuscleMyHustle](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/MuscleMyHustle)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/11 "2021-05-21T18:13:55Z")
It was just a matter of time Alex. hope you haven’t lost your tan lol. ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Blue](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/clean_blue/32/8971_2.png) [@Clean\_Blue](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Clean_Blue)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/12 "2021-05-21T18:30:04Z")
How full was the drum? Did you make a mistake, let to much pressure into the drum or was it purely a freak accident? ---
**Author:** ![Hotshot](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/hotshot/32/35093_2.png) [@Hotshot](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Hotshot)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/13 "2021-05-21T18:30:10Z")
Your alright is the most important part man. I’m glad you’re alright dude. You say you’re prayers tonight a little louder so he hears you. ---
**Author:** ![Innocentbystander](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/innocentbystander/32/36516_2.png) [@Innocentbystander](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Innocentbystander)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/14 "2021-05-21T19:02:16Z")
Lol, that pic is from 1998. I’ve had some years put on me since then ---
**Author:** ![Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/infinity/32/30829_2.png) [@Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Infinity)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/15 "2021-05-21T19:10:05Z")
Yeah, that’s what I’m getting at. You were around my age or a little younger when that pic was taken, and I found an uncanny resemblance. So looking at your more recent profile pics, I have an idea of what I can look forward to, maybe. Though I think I might try and stay away from the cheerwine and moonpies if I can help it… 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/infinity/32/30829_2.png) [@Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Infinity)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/16 "2021-05-21T19:14:08Z")
> [@Hotshot](#): > > Your alright is the most important part man. I’m glad you’re alright dude. You say you’re prayers tonight a little louder so he hears you. Thanks buddy. I have definitely been saying my prayers today. ---
**Author:** ![Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/infinity/32/30829_2.png) [@Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Infinity)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/17 "2021-05-21T19:17:55Z")
I was right around 20psi. Though they aren’t technically rated for pressure, a good drum should hold to at least 60psi or so. I think the drum had been worn down around the edges from rough handling. They like to roll these things on edge a lot. It was nearly full. I had just started pumping out of it, got maybe 7 or 8 gallons out before it blew. ---
**Author:** ![Dirtyboy](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/919ad9/32.png) [@Dirtyboy](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Dirtyboy)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/18 "2021-05-21T21:10:03Z")
glad to hear you are ok, marinegrunt had one pop on him too. I wouldn’t use that system, but it looked interesting, maybe with a larger hose using an adapter the size of the full bung to help alleviate pressure buildup. ---
**Author:** ![Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/infinity/32/30829_2.png) [@Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Infinity)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/19 "2021-05-21T22:06:40Z")
Only way I would be comfortable ever using air pressure for transfer again is if I had a way to store the drum up in a loft or elevated somehow above my truck, and I could deliver exactly 5 psi to get it to start a gravity flow. But if you have the ability to gravity flow, there are probably better methods of getting it going. Like some type of siphon pump. ---
**Author:** ![Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/user_avatar/pressurewashingresource.com/infinity/32/30829_2.png) [@Infinity](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/u/Infinity)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701/20 "2021-05-21T22:12:32Z")
Yeah, check out this wear. Unacceptable that they were still using this for delivery, IMO. ![image](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/uploads/default/original/3X/c/1/c1a7694ae319061db9a5e5b48a167ae39a0ed36c.jpeg) ![image](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/uploads/default/original/3X/5/5/5538bb6afebc05bfc8cbad107526944b32eb83eb.jpeg) [Next page](https://pressurewashingresource.com/community/t/psa-don-t-use-air-pressure-in-your-drums-of-bleach/30701.md?page=2)