Accessories
& parts.
If you are not sure which thread you have, say so in the message field — a photograph of the outlet is faster than a measurement.
Everything that bolts onto, seals, protects, drains or carries an IBC tote. Valves and adapters in 2-inch buttress and S60x6, caps and gaskets, UV sleeves and heaters, pumps and hoses, stands and stacking frames, and cage-only lots from $35. Reclaimed where reuse is safe; new where the seat or the seal matters.
The thread problem, solved once
Almost every accessory question we get is really a thread question. IBC outlets use a 2-inch buttress thread in North America and S60x6 (DIN 61) on European bottles, and neither of them mates with NPT, BSP or garden-hose thread. They also look deceptively similar to each other: buttress is coarser with a squarer profile, S60x6 is finer and slightly smaller.
Get it wrong and the adapter will start, bind, and either leak or crack the boss. So the rule is simple: photograph the outlet with something for scale, send it, and we will name the part. The full thread reference lives on the fittings and threads page.
Reclaimed parts, and where we draw the line
When a bottle fails its air test, everything bolted to it is usually fine. We pull valves, caps, gaskets, level gauges and lids, clean them, inspect the seats and sell them at roughly a third of new. That is a genuine reuse win and it is where a lot of our parts inventory comes from.
We will not sell a reclaimed valve for potable water, food product or anything whose leak would be a reportable spill. The seat is a wear surface and a used wear surface is a gamble. In those cases we quote new and say why.
Cage-only lots
The cheapest line on the yard, and quietly one of the most useful. A bare galvanised cage is about 48 lb of tube and sheet with a pallet base, and it becomes shelving, a raised bed, a firewood crib, a trellis, a generator cage or a crash barrier. Buying one keeps good steel out of a shredder for another decade.
Fitting a new valve
- Confirm the tote is empty and the cap vented.
- Back the old valve off by hand — never with a pipe wrench on the boss.
- Inspect the boss face for scoring; a scored face will always weep.
- Fit a new EPDM gasket dry. No tape, no dope on a buttress face seal.
- Hand-tighten, then a quarter turn with a strap wrench. No more.
- Fill with 20 gallons of water and watch the joint for ten minutes.
Over-torquing a buttress boss is the single most common way people destroy an otherwise good tote.
Indicative pricing
Single-unit pricing; quantity breaks from ten. Reclaimed parts are labelled as such in every quote.
Outlets & valves
- 2" butterfly valve, buttress — new
- $22
- 2" butterfly valve — reclaimed, tested
- $8
- 2" ball valve, full port — new
- $34
- S60x6 butterfly valve — new
- $26
- 2" camlock (Type C / F) pair
- $18
- Valve seal / EPDM gasket
- $3
Adapters
- 2" buttress → 3/4" garden hose
- $9
- 2" buttress → 2" NPT male
- $11
- 2" buttress → 2" camlock
- $13
- S60x6 → 3/4" garden hose
- $10
- S60x6 → 2" NPT
- $12
- 6" fill cap, vented
- $14
Caps, lids & seals
- 6" buttress cap, solid
- $8
- 6" cap with 2" NPT bung
- $16
- Tamper-evident seal, pack of 25
- $11
- 6" lid gasket
- $4
- Valve dust cap
- $2
Protection & conditioning
- Fitted UV sleeve, 275 gal
- $38
- Fitted UV sleeve, 330 gal
- $44
- Insulating jacket, 275 gal
- $210
- Band heater, 1,000 W
- $265
- Secondary containment pan, single
- $340
Handling & structure
- Cage only, 275 gal
- $35 – $60
- Steel pallet base, reclaimed
- $28
- Composite pallet base
- $22
- Tote stand, 24 in, fabricated
- $180
- Stacking adapter frame
- $95
Transfer
- 2" diaphragm pump, reconditioned
- $420
- Drum / tote mixer, clamp-on
- $385
- 2" discharge hose, 10 ft
- $46
- Mechanical flow meter, 2 in
- $155
- Tote level gauge, external
- $29
Parts questions
What thread is on an IBC tote outlet?
Most commonly a 2-inch buttress thread — a coarse, shallow, fast-starting thread that is unique to bulk containers and looks nothing like NPT. The second most common is S60x6 (also called DIN 61 or 'coarse metric'), which is standard on European-made bottles. You cannot thread a garden hose onto either without an adapter, which is why the adapter is the single most-ordered part on this list.
Which adapter do I need for a garden hose?
A 2-inch buttress to 3/4-inch GHT adapter, which screws onto the valve outlet and gives you a standard male hose thread. If your tote has an S60x6 valve you need the S60x6 version instead. Measure the outlet across the threads: buttress is about 2.4 inches outside diameter, S60x6 about 2.36 inches with a visibly finer pitch. Send us a photograph if in doubt — it is a five-dollar part and a wasted week if you guess wrong.
Do you sell cages without bottles?
Yes, and they are the cheapest thing on the yard at $35–$60. They come from units whose bottle failed an air-hold test. People buy them for shelving, raised beds, firewood cribs, trellises, equipment cages and crash barriers. Roughly 48 lb of recovered galvanised steel each.
Are your valves used or new?
Both, labelled clearly. Used valves are pulled from scrapped units, cleaned, seat-inspected and tested; they are about a third the price of new and perfectly serviceable for non-critical duty. For potable water, food product or anything you must not have drip, buy new — the seat is the one part where used genuinely carries risk.
Identify your outlet in ten seconds
Almost every parts question is really a thread question. Two threads, four millimetres apart, and mixing them cracks a moulded boss beyond repair.
| Thread | Outside diameter | Profile | Pitch | Where you find it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 in buttress | ≈2.40 in / 61 mm | Coarse, shallow, square flank — looks like a ratchet | ≈4 TPI | Most North American IBC outlets |
| S60x6 (DIN 61) | 60 mm | Conventional triangular | 6 mm pitch, ≈4.2 TPI | European-made bottles, wherever they end up |
| S70x6 / 6 in buttress | — | Varies by standard | — | The top fill cap; variants are not interchangeable |
| 2 in NPT | — | Tapered pipe thread | 11.5 TPI | Not an IBC thread — what you adapt TO |
| 3/4 in GHT | — | Garden hose | 11.5 TPI | Needs an adapter from either IBC thread |
| 2 in camlock Type C / F | — | Cam and groove, no thread | — | Quick release, for frequent connection |
| 2 in tri-clamp | — | Sanitary clamp, gasketed | — | Standard on stainless IBCs |
- Measure the outside diameter across the crest of the male threads. 2.40 in or 61 mm means buttress. 2.36 in or 60 mm means S60x6.
- Look at the flank shape. Square and shallow is buttress; triangular is S60x6. This is the better tell than pitch.
- Read the top cap. If the 6-inch fill cap is marked DIN 61 or S70x6, the bottle is European and the outlet is very likely S60x6.
- If in doubt, photograph it next to a ruler or a coin and send it. We transcribe these all day; it takes thirty seconds and a wrong adapter costs a week.
Everything we stock, priced
Single-unit pricing. Quantity breaks from ten. Reclaimed parts are labelled as such in every quote.
| Part | New | Reclaimed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 in butterfly valve, buttress | $22 | $8 |
| 2 in full-port ball valve, buttress | $34 | $12 |
| S60x6 butterfly valve | $26 | $9 |
| 2 in camlock pair, Type C and F | $18 | — |
| EPDM valve gasket | $3 | — |
| Valve dust cap | $2 | — |
| Valve handle, replacement | $6 | $2 |
| From → to | Price |
|---|---|
| 2 in buttress → 3/4 in garden hose | $9 |
| 2 in buttress → 2 in NPT male | $11 |
| 2 in buttress → 2 in camlock | $13 |
| 2 in buttress → 1 in NPT | $10 |
| S60x6 → 3/4 in garden hose | $10 |
| S60x6 → 2 in NPT | $12 |
| S60x6 → 2 in buttress | $16 |
| 6 in cap → 2 in NPT bung | $16 |
| 6 in cap → vented, with screen | $18 |
| Part | Price |
|---|---|
| 6 in buttress cap, solid | $8 |
| 6 in buttress cap, vented | $14 |
| 6 in cap with 2 in NPT bung | $16 |
| 6 in lid gasket | $4 |
| Tamper-evident seals, pack of 25 | $11 |
| Fill-cap screen insert, 1 mm mesh | $9 |
| Part | Price | What it prevents |
|---|---|---|
| Fitted UV sleeve, 275 gal | $38 | Chalking and embrittlement — roughly triples outdoor life |
| Fitted UV sleeve, 330 gal | $44 | Same |
| Insulating jacket, 275 gal | $210 | Temperature swing; worth it on a glycol reservoir |
| Band heater, 1,000 W | $265 | Freezing and viscosity problems |
| Secondary containment pan, single tote | $340 | A reportable release |
| Bunded containment frame, fabricated | $395 | Same, for multiple units |
| Part | Price |
|---|---|
| Cage only, 275 gal | $35 – $60 |
| Steel pallet base, reclaimed | $28 |
| Composite pallet base, reclaimed | $22 |
| Tote stand, 24 in, fabricated | $180 |
| Tote stand, 30 in double width | $520 |
| Stacking adapter frame | $95 |
| Forklift-pocket frame, fabricated | $240 |
| 2 in diaphragm pump, reconditioned | $420 |
| Clamp-on tote mixer | $385 |
| 2 in discharge hose, 10 ft | $46 |
| Mechanical flow meter, 2 in | $155 |
| External tote level gauge | $29 |
| External sight tube with guard | $88 |
Fitting a valve so it seals the first time
- Confirm the tote is empty and vent the 6-inch cap before touching the outlet.
- Back the old valve off by hand. If it will not move by hand, use a strap wrench and nothing else.
- Inspect the boss sealing face with a torch. Scoring or gouging means it will always weep and cannot be fixed with torque — stop and tell your supplier.
- Fit a clean, dry EPDM gasket. No tape, no pipe dope: a buttress connection is a face seal on a flat gasket, not a thread seal, and tape prevents full seating.
- Hand-tighten, then a quarter turn with a strap wrench. Then stop.
- Fill with twenty gallons of water and watch the joint for ten minutes before you trust it.
That sequence takes four minutes and prevents most of the valve complaints we see. The step people skip is the third, and it is the only one that tells you whether the problem is a $3 gasket or a dead bottle.
Where we draw the line on reclaimed parts
When a bottle fails its air test, everything bolted to it is usually fine. We pull valves, caps, gaskets, level gauges and lids, clean them, inspect the seats and sell them at roughly a third of new. That absorbs about 15% of the valves we recover and is a genuine reuse win.
We will not sell a reclaimed valve for potable water, food product, or anything whose leak would be a reportable spill. The seat is a wear surface and a used wear surface is a gamble. In those cases we quote new and say why.
Detailed questions
Can you tell me my thread from a photograph?
Yes, routinely. Photograph the outlet with something for scale — a ruler, a coin, a tape measure — and attach it to your enquiry reply. We identify these all day and it is far faster than a measurement over email.
Why is a 2-inch buttress valve not 2 inches across?
Because the 2-inch refers to the nominal bore, not the thread diameter. The thread measures about 2.40 inches across the crests. This is a common source of confusion when people try to match a part by caliper against a nominal size.
Will a camlock fit directly onto a tote?
Not directly — you need a buttress-to-camlock or S60x6-to-camlock adapter at $13, which then presents a camlock face. The $18 camlock pair plus the $13 adapter is the standard kit for anything connected and disconnected daily, and it pays for itself in saved thread wear alone.
Do you sell cages without bottles?
Yes, $35 to $60, and they are the cheapest line on the yard. They come from units whose bottle failed an air test, so the frame is untouched galvanised steel — about 48 lb of tube and sheet plus a pallet base. Ask for 'bent' stock if the geometry does not matter: cheaper, and we have more of it.
Can you fit parts before shipping?
Yes, and it is usually worth it. Valve replacement, adapter fitting, cap changes, UV sleeve fitting and level-gauge installation are all done on the pad before despatch at no labour charge on quantities of ten or more, and a small charge below that. It saves you a job and means the unit is water-tested as configured.
What should I keep as spares?
For a fleet of twenty totes: four EPDM gaskets, two valves, two caps, one adapter of whatever thread you run, and a strap wrench. That is about $70 of parts and covers the overwhelming majority of in-service problems. Gaskets are the single most-used item.
Are the pumps and mixers also reclaimed?
Reconditioned rather than reclaimed — they come in as working equipment, get stripped, resealed, tested and warranted for ninety days. A $420 reconditioned 2-inch diaphragm pump against roughly $900 new is the usual comparison, and for intermittent transfer duty it is a straightforward decision.
Do you ship parts on their own, without totes?
Yes, by parcel carrier for anything under about 20 lb, which covers all the adapters, gaskets, caps and valves. Sleeves, jackets, stands, pumps and containment pans go freight. Parts-only orders have no minimum.
Photograph the outlet and send it
Thirty seconds of phone camera beats a week of waiting for the wrong adapter.