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Store Finished Brine and Additives Outdoors

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the BIG brine set up by VSI 4K

What happens here

After production, the brine is transferred to large outdoor storage tanks. For a large-scale operation, a common setup includes three 5000-gallon tanks: two for finished salt brine and one for a brine additive. These tanks are designed for outdoor storage because eutectic salt brine (mixed at 23.3%) has a freeze point of -6°F, making it resilient to cold temperatures common in de-icing climates. Storing brine outside frees up valuable heated indoor shop space and ensures a ready supply for snow events.

Goal: Optimize storage of brine and additives while conserving indoor space

Tools and materials

  • 5000-gallon Storage Tanks — Storing finished salt brine and brine additives outdoors
  • Brine Additive — Enhancing brine performance (e.g., lower freeze point, increased adherence)
  • Finished Salt Brine — De-icing roads and surfaces

What they say

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at once the brine is made you do not have to store it inside right so right here we have our three 5,000g storage tanks Tim hold this phone hold that okay go ahead keep going so here we have our three 5,000g storage tanks this is going to be the most typical recommended setup with a legacy brine maker the way we recommend setting this up is that two of your tanks are going to be for your finished salt brine and one of your tanks is going to be for your brine additive assuming you're in a market where you want to use brine additive at vsi by boss will always recommend using an additive because it will give you better results and more consistent results um that being said the reason we use a 5,000g tank for additive is because we take deliveries in 4,400 gallon tanker loads that's the only way we can take a full load delivery so so wait a minute we're outside hey Siri what's the tempo let's see if I can get my phone to to do this is this called Siri hey Siri hey Siri yes Dan what's the tempo it's like one Dee out Jordan's ears are freezing off all right so it's freaking cold what I'm trying to get at maybe your phone went off mine won't cuz it's an Apple iPhone 15 you know the latest stuff but I guess the point I'm trying to get across is this is good down to what temperature stored outside yeah honestly for storage outside I mean tic salt brine is is good to -6 but when you have it stored in bulk like you know picture the lakes in Minnesota they don't freeze the first day it hits 32° same way for bulk uh Brian in in in bulk when it's stored outside you know we've had some polar vortexes in Minnesota over the last 10 years using brine where it's been - 2030 for 3 4 5 days straight we've never had our brine freeze and that's because it takes a long time for the entire tank a liquid to actually hit that -6 so we've stored our brine outside for the last 10 plus years never had anything freeze so you're not going to have a problem in this climate or really any climate in the US unless maybe you get to Northern Alaska or something like that so now Tim you had a

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