Buckets

  • Posted by oldestschool on October 14, 2024 at 2:11 pm

    Lowes 5 gallon buckets

    vs 5 gallon food grade Amazon buckets?

    We consume so much plastic now a days, I’m wondering is it that much of a big deal to use Lowes brand non-food grade buckets as 2nd bucket on my diy sip buckets. Plants will be in food grade buckets but they white. So I have 2 dozen black Lowes 5 gallon buckets from my dwc in the past.

    Question is, should I just the black Lowes buckets reservoir bucket on my system or use the food grade ones?

    oldestschool replied 2 months, 1 week ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • guppygirl

    Member
    October 14, 2024 at 2:25 pm
    DGC Producer

    If they are made of the same plastic, yes. I forget the name, but it’s the bucket with the 4 in the center of the recycling symbol ♻️.

    I used them for brewing for years and years with no ill effects. The only difference would be that mine are green and come from Menards.

    👍💪🔥

  • oldestschool

    Member
    October 14, 2024 at 2:42 pm
    Free Membership

    The Lowes ones are not food grade

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