Cheap and easy keg/carboy washer

For those that are tired of scubbing out carboys and kegs by hand here is a fairly cheap solution. I cleaned 9 kegs in 45 minutes and only 2 needed a little elbow grease because they sat too long with yeast in them. I used 170 degree water and it was still hot when I was finished.

There is roughly $65 worth of parts in building this. If you have 5 gallon carboys you may want to replace the spray arm with copper to make it narrower to fit the neck.

Here is the parts list:

1- 1/6hp sump pump $50.00 delivered from Harbor Frieght (with 20% online coupon)

http://www.harborfreight.com/16-horsepower-submersible-utility-pump-68422.html

1- Bucket w/lid  $4.00

1- 1/2" X 2' PVC Pipe $1.00

1- 1" to 1/2" Slip connector $0.55

1- 1" thread to 1" slip coupling $0.90

1- 1/2" Cross connector $0.80

2- 1/2" Slip to 1/2" thread elbow $0.65

2- 1/2" X 3/8"  brass barb $6.00

I can't seem to post pictures here so...

Here is the complete assembly...

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g309/BelgianBrewer/Snapbucket/18C876EF...

Close up of connections...

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g309/BelgianBrewer/Snapbucket/B4727438...

Spray head hole pattern...

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g309/BelgianBrewer/Snapbucket/AC272B1E...

With carboy stand...

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g309/BelgianBrewer/Snapbucket/E37D07EE...

Cleaning a keg...

http://s59.photobucket.com/albums/g309/BelgianBrewer/Snapbucket/?action=...