Water Tank Cleaning & Disinfection Service

Emerald Qatar provides commercial water tank cleaning to buildings of all demands such as factories, offices, leisure centres and managed properties. In buildings with people likely to be at higher risk of legionnaires disease such as care homes, it is even more vital to have regular water tanks checked and cleaning.

The expertise that Emerald Qatar have gained as a specialist in the hygienic control for building services plant ensures that the water systems will comply with the latest Health and Safety Guidelines and will avoid any violation of current regulations. Our experience and knowledge ensures our commercial tank cleaning is thorough and that cleaning and disinfection is done thoroughly and safely to prevent contamination.

Registered with the Legionella Control Association, Emerald Qatar use the very latest methods of disinfection techniques and modern disinfection chemicals for our commercial tank cleaning services to ensure a superior level of hygiene, stripping of layers of bio-film known to harbour the legionella bacteria, whilst being safer, environmentally-friendly and better value for money. On completion of every contract a certificate of completion is issued for your monitoring records and to provide for inspection.

L8 the Approved Code of Practice & Guidance for the Control of Legionella bacteria in water systems and requires water storage tanks to be inspected annually. It is written and published by the Health and Safety Executive and outlines the responsibilities of duty holders and the frequency and level of monitoring that needs to be carried out to prevent legionella. Find out more about Legionella control.

Once a water storage system has received a Emerald Qatar refurbishment the tanks should be examined annually to comply with regulations, then where necessary cleaned and disinfected. It is a much more cost effective operation to service a tank that has already been brought to pristine condition. On completion of every contract a certificate of completion will be issued.

The time it takes to complete domestic or commercial tank cleaning depends on the size of the tank as well as how dirty it is and easy it is to access. The average time it will usually take is around three to five hours, but we can provide you with a better estimate upon water tank inspection and are happy to talk you through our process for the water tank cleaning approach we feel is best and most effective for the kind of sediment that has built up within the water tank.

The frequency at which a water tank should be cleaned will depend on the findings of the annual water tank inspection, which we can provide for you as part of our services. This will allow us to assess how clean the water tank is and if it needs cleaning now or in the next twelve months.

For most water tanks, cleaning is required every two to three years at least depending on sediment build up; it is recommended that water tanks that provide potable water services should be cleaned and disinfected annually to maintain the level of hygienic cleanliness required. Factors such a faulty insect/vermin screen on the overflow and or damaged thermal insulation can contribute to sediment build up. You may also be more susceptible to stagnant water if your water tank is too big for the use in the building.