Reconditioning is what
makes "used" an upgrade.

Two ways to engage.

1. Buy our reconditioned stock

Our reconditioned 275 and 330 gallon inventory ships in 3–7 business days. Every unit carries a grade card and (for UN-requalified grades) full lot documentation per 49 CFR § 178.801. See the product page for the full grade table.

2. Send us your fleet

High-volume generators often run their own fleet of branded tanks. We will receive, recondition, requalify, and return your units on a scheduled basis. Typical cycle:

• Inbound consolidated freight to Dublin, Ohio.
• Triage and grading on intake.
• Full reconditioning cycle (see process).
• UN requalification stamping (where applicable).
• Return shipment on your specified cadence (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly).
• Monthly throughput report with per-tank grade, requalification date, and dispositions.

What it costs

Per-tank reconditioning pricing depends on contents, volume, and round-trip freight. Most return-to-service customers see total landed cost (recondition + freight both ways) at roughly 40% of new-unit replacement — with the carbon footprint at roughly 15% of replacement. We'll quote based on your fleet profile.

The wash chemistry, by prior-contents class

A wash recipe is not one-size-fits-all. Different residual chemistries require different temperatures, dwell times, and chemistry concentrations. Our four standard recipes:

• Recipe A — Surfactants and detergent residues. Cooler caustic (1–2%), extended dwell, mechanical agitation, long rinse. Used for cleaning chemistry intake.
• Recipe B — Glycols and polyols. Hot caustic (4–5%), single pass, conductivity check on rinse effluent. Used for glycol and PG intake.
• Recipe C — Mild acids (citric, phosphoric, dilute HCl). Alkaline pre-flush to bring pH to 6–7 before main caustic wash. Prevents reactions.
• Recipe D — Oils and lubricants. Hot caustic with surfactant aid, extended dwell, multi-stage rinse. Used for lubricant and oil-based product intake.

Tanks routed to the food-grade reconditioning line get an additional rinse cycle and food-grade gasket replacement, with post-wash swab verification.

Pressure and leak testing — what we actually do

For UN-requalified output, every tank goes through a pressure-test sequence that satisfies the requirements of 49 CFR § 178.801. The full protocol:

1. Top fill opening sealed; bottom valve seated.
2. Tank pressurized through fill opening to the rated pressure for its UN packing group.
3. Pressure held for the specified dwell period.
4. Pressure measured at end of dwell; any deviation beyond tolerance flags the tank for re-test or grade downgrade.
5. Valve seat tested separately by external pressure check.
6. Results logged into the lot record with timestamp, inspector, and pass/fail call.

Per-tank documentation we maintain

• Intake lot number and intake date.
• Prior-contents class (declared at intake).
• Wash recipe applied and post-wash verification data.
• Pressure-test data (pressure, dwell, deviation, inspector ID).
• Valve service notes (parts replaced, gasket material).
• Cage repair notes (if any).
• Outgoing grade card details, photographed.
• Customer assignment when shipped.

Return-to-service program structure

For customers running their own branded or unbranded fleets through us on a contract-recondition basis, the typical program structure looks like this:

• Cadence. Weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly batches by mutual agreement.
• Batch sizing. 20–200 tanks per batch is typical; we can absorb larger batches with prior coordination.
• Inbound freight. Customer-arranged or routed through our carrier network; consolidated when possible.
• Reconditioning turn. 5–8 business days per batch from intake to ready-to-ship.
• Outbound freight. Routed to the destination(s) on the schedule the customer specifies.
• Reporting. Monthly throughput report with per-tank disposition (recondition pass, downgrade, end-of-life).

Frequently asked questions about reconditioning

What is the difference between "reconditioning" and "refurbishing"? Reconditioning carries a specific regulatory weight — UN requalification, pressure testing, lot documentation. "Refurbishing" is industry vernacular that may or may not include those things, depending on the operator.

What is your throughput capacity? Roughly 5,000 tanks per month at current capacity. We can scale further with notice.

Can I send a single tank for reconditioning? Yes, but the economics rarely make sense below 10–20 tank batches due to freight.

What happens if a tank fails reconditioning? It gets downgraded to the highest grade it can support (e.g., Reconditioned → Wash, or Wash → Bottle Tight), or routed to end-of-life if the bottle is unrecoverable. Customer receives a per-tank disposition report.

Do you recondition tanks from other manufacturers? Yes — we recondition virtually every major manufacturer's 275 and 330 gallon HDPE bottle, with parts compatibility for legacy and current designs.

Reconditioning your own fleet — economics walk-through.

For a customer running 1,000 tanks per month through their own production line, the economic comparison between buying new every time and running their own fleet through us looks like this:

Buy-new scenario: 1,000 tanks × $230/tank × 12 months = $2.76M annual packaging spend. No empty pickup; tanks scrapped at downstream points; no recovery of value or carbon.

Closed-loop reconditioning scenario: pool of 2,800 tanks built over 6 months; ongoing reconditioning at $45/tank × 1,000/month × 12 = $540K annual reconditioning spend. Plus inbound and outbound freight (consolidated): ~$200K annual. Plus initial pool investment, amortized: ~$300K annual over 5 years.

Net annual cost in the reconditioning scenario: roughly $1.04M, against $2.76M in the buy-new scenario. Savings: ~$1.7M annually. Carbon impact: roughly 290 metric tons CO₂e avoided per year against the buy-new baseline.