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North Spore Shop: Bulk Substrate

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55 gallon SS drums for steam sterilizer: what gauge is needed? Can a closed head be converted to an open head?
    #27125821 - 01/04/21 10:50 AM (3 years, 24 days ago)

Looking to make a steam sterilizer for substrate. Using the design with a steamer pumping into a separate 55 gallon barrel that will hold the substrate. I have a couple of questions:

1. Which gauge barrel is best. I don't think the barrel will be under pressure. We want something robust enough to last a while, but we do need to drill a bunch of holes in the barrel, so I don't think it can be too thick.

2. We can find closed/tight head barrels. But the open head barrels with the lids are more expensive/rare. Can a closed-head barrel be converted to an open head and provide a comparable result? Or is it better to pay the extra for an open head barrel with a lid?

Thanks !


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