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Cheapfix
Explorer
Sep 06, 2022

Crack in black tank? Is it ABS or Polyethylene?

I'm trying to fix a crack in my black tank. I thought all black tanks that are black in color, and affixed to ABS pipes, are are made of ABS. Apparently some genius decided to make black polyethylene ...
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BrianinMichigan
Explorer
Sep 09, 2022
You can buy sheets of ABS from Amazon. A few years ago I had to repair a crack in my black tank where the drop point is on the tank. I did multiple layers of the plastic and glue. Still holding up.

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