iamdub
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yeah I didn't really expect to clean all that, just unscrew the bottom and dump it from time to time. I just wasn't sure where to put the steel pad if I was to use it lol.
That's a different design than the more common ones. Those have a ~2.5" plate with holes all in it (the baffle) that's suspended about 1" below the top piece. The scrub pad would go in that 1" gap, basically resting on the baffle like a shelf. There's usually some polymer sponge material, like the green or rust-colored scrub pads packed in that smaller area behind the baffle. My catchcans.com one has this as well as the scrub pad that I added. There's no reason to disassemble and clean it. Just drain it. If the material is thick enough, I'd drill and tap a hole in the bottom to screw in a drain valve. Or, if it's too thin, drill it and TIG a nut to the bottom to screw in a drain valve. Trim the threads of the valve to not protrude higher than the floor of the reservoir so it drains fully.