EricRobinson8
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I have a leak on the bottom of my fresh water tank, where the drain comes out. Is there a material or glue I can put on it to fix the leak? I was hoping this would be considerably cheaper than getting a new tank.
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I would recommend mighty putty. There is also a version of it at home depot that is sold in the plumbing section. Comes in a tube with a red top. Just use it liberally over the whole area of the leak. I even used this to repair a large hole in my rzr rim and it is still holding air a year later!
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Oasisbob
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What ever you use be sure it is approved for fresh water as this is your drinking water supply. Also be confident it will hold. Personally I would replace the tank. Best of luck.
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Another option is JB Weld.
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gbopp wrote:Another option is JB Weld.
X2 JB water weld it claims to be safe for drinking water.
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Click ->Turns out is is a JB product
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Is it a flat surface? Can you use Eternabond tape? I used Eternabond to patch a leak on the top of my water tank over a year ago and haven't had any trouble since then. But you have it worse with a leak on the bottom. My leak on the top wasn't so bad.
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Some plastics can be "welded." Find out from the mfgr what type of plastic, and search for plastic welding and you may luck out.
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Try plastic welding maybe?
It's pretty soft plastic, should make a good weld.
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If the tank is made of polypropylene welding is the only permanent fix, the other stuff might work, might not. You will find out which in the middle of a vacation trip.
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