Plumbing and sanitary
Ramadan Drain CleaningWater tank cleaning in Bidaa
Tank cleaning in Bidaa matters because every drop you use passes through the tank first. Bidaa is a residential area near the Salmiya seafront, with mostly high and mid-rise buildings whose overhead tanks sit exposed on open rooftops to sun and air.
Tank symptoms
When a tank needscleaning.
A tank does not complain out loud. It complains through the water leaving it.
01
The taste or smell changed
If the taste or the smell changes at every tap at once, the source is shared, and the first place to look is the tank rather than a tap or the filter fitted to it.
02
Grit in the tap aerator
Unscrew a tap aerator and find fine grit in it, and sediment is moving off the tank floor. It lifts whenever the level drops and the draw on the tank gets stronger.
03
The lid is broken or missing
An open or broken lid lets Kuwaiti dust straight into the tank, and daylight in with it. Between them they spoil the water inside a tank that is otherwise perfectly sound.
04
Green on the inside wall
Green growth needs light. Seeing it inside a tank means light is getting in through a translucent lid, a crack or an open vent, and cleaning alone will not stop it returning.
This area
What setsthis area apart
Bidaa sits close to the sea, so tanks face high humidity and salt in the air, which speeds rust and corrosion. High-rise buildings have larger tanks set higher up, so we climb and work from open rooftops ourselves. Tanks exposed to direct sun grow algae much faster, especially if the cover is old or has gaps. Cleaning in Bidaa needs careful drainage of old water before fresh water starts.
Bidaa is a residential area in Hawalli governorate near Salmiya seafront, with mostly high-rise buildings whose overhead tanks are exposed to air and salt moisture.
Bidaa's high-rise tanks need more frequent cleaning because of sea salt, moisture from the coast, and algae growth is faster in direct sun.
In short
The tank work.
Service
Water tank cleaning and washing
Tank types
Roof and ground tanks, polyethylene, fibreglass and concrete
The work includes
Draining, lifting sediment, wiping walls, rinsing, checking the lid
Where it applies
Houses, blocks, complexes and chalets
Hours
Daily, 6:00 in the morning to 12:00 midnight
How it is done
From empty backto full.
A tank is cleaned empty. It cannot be cleaned with water in it.
We close the inlet and drain
The filling line is closed and the tank is drained through its drain valve or with a small pump, until only the layer on the floor is left.
We lift the sediment out
The layer on the floor is lifted out whole rather than stirred, because stirring it with water spreads it back across the walls and into the outlet.
We wipe walls and roof
The inner walls and the underside of the roof are wiped, because the film that clings above the water line is what comes back down with the first refill.
We rinse and check the lid
A final rinse leaves through the drain valve, then the lid, the openings and the float are checked, and we tell you if anything needs changing before it fills.
Common questions
Questions about Water tank cleaning in Bidaa
Yes, rust means metals are flaking into the water, which clouds it and changes taste. We remove surface rust by scrubbing and pressure rinsing, but if it is deep we advise a tank replacement.
We ask you to help access the roof before cleaning day or we work from safe ladders inside the building. A tank in a hard-to-reach spot may need you to hire a professional to assist us.
Other services
Other services in Bidaa
Other work we do in the same area.