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Timarpur’s older houses often keep a small, ageing Sintex tank tucked on a cramped roof, and out of sight it quietly turns green. KaamGenie cleans it gently, hygienically and with photos. From ₹699.
Timarpur runs along the ridge side of North Delhi as an older mixed stretch of government quarters, modest independent houses and small builder-floor plots, most on DJB piped supply that arrives only at set hours. Many of these buildings are decades old, and so is their plumbing, so the intermittent municipal fills carry rust and settled sediment into whatever tank sits on the roof. Where that tank is a Sintex or plastic one, a second problem stacks on top: light passes through the translucent wall and warms the water, and the algae film that follows takes hold on the rusty sediment already there. The tanks here tend to be small and jammed onto tight rooftops, so owners forget them for long stretches. Standing water in a sun-warmed plastic tank between the intermittent fills is ideal for biofilm. By the time it shows as a smell or a tint at the tap, the inside of the tank is well coated.
The plastic-safe clean suits these small older tanks: we open and check the tank and lid, drain the standing water, hand-scoop the slimy and rusty sediment, wet-vacuum the rest, jet-wash at a pressure that will not harm ageing plastic and scrub the film with soft pads, then an anti-bacterial disinfectant wash and photos before and after. For a Timarpur house that also has an old sump needing attention, our full water tank cleaning in Timarpur takes that on. This page is about Sintex and plastic tanks.
Start with the plastic itself. A Sintex tank on a Timarpur roof takes the sun through its translucent wall, and the light and warmth inside feed algae that a dark concrete tank would resist. Because these tanks are small, they warm through completely and film over faster than a big tank ever would. That is the plastic half of the problem, and it applies here just as it does on any exposed rooftop.
The ageing side is what makes Timarpur distinct. Decades-old plumbing feeds rust and grit into the tank with each intermittent DJB fill, laying down a sediment that gives the algae a rough surface to cling to. The tanks sit tucked and forgotten on cramped roofs, so nobody disturbs that build-up between fills. Silt, rust and green film accumulate together and stay put until the water starts to smell or discolour, which is usually the first hint the owner gets.
No travel charge anywhere in Timarpur. The final price is confirmed on the call before we come — it depends only on tank size and access.
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We reach every pocket of Timarpur — and there’s no travel charge to any of them:
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“Our plumbing is old and the water looks a bit rusty, will cleaning the tank help?” It will clear what has settled in the tank, which is often most of what you see. Old pipes carry rust and grit into the tank, where it sinks and mixes with the algae film. We scoop and vacuum that layer out and jet-wash the walls, so the standing water in the tank stops adding to the tint even if the pipes themselves are old.
“The tank is small and hard to reach on our roof, is that a problem?” No, small and awkward tanks are routine in Timarpur. Our crew works on cramped rooftops regularly and the plastic-safe method needs only room to open the tank, drain and reach inside. A small Sintex up to 500 litres is our lowest tier at ₹699, so a tight little rooftop tank is straightforward and affordable to do.
“We only get water at certain hours, how do you work around that?” We plan the visit around your DJB timing so the tank drains and refills on your supply cycle and is not left empty when you need it. Tell us your fill hours when you book and we slot the clean so the tank is ready again by the time the next supply comes through.
“How often should an old rooftop Sintex like ours be cleaned?” Twice a year suits most Timarpur tanks, and a little more often if the plumbing is very old and rust-prone. Because these tanks are small and forgotten, the first clean after a long gap usually lifts a lot of built-up sediment, after which a regular schedule keeps it from returning.
“Will the disinfectant deal with the smell in the water?” Yes. The earthy or musty smell comes from the algae film and sediment, and once we scoop, vacuum and jet-wash those out and follow with the anti-bacterial disinfectant wash, the source of the smell is gone. We rinse thoroughly before closing the tank, so the refilled water is clean and odour-free for normal use.
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