gray tank outlet drain leak
We noticed last weekend that the pipe where connects to the gray tank at the outlet end has a slight leak on our sunnybrook. Is there an easy repair like applying some sealant without disconnecting?
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Had both my grey water and black water tanks develop leaks at the flange. The reason was that the brackets holding the drain pipes and waste valves broke and the pipes bounced around without support until I noticed it. When filled with waste, those pipes are heavy and can really pull on those tank flanges.
So first, make sure your drain pipes are well supported.
Then I emptied the tanks and let them dry. Cleaned the area with sandpaper, trying to get in crack. One I could, the other was just a hairline.
I used a first coat of ordinary yellow ABS solvent in/on the crack, then thin sections of abs pipe glued on to reinforce the joint (that fibreglass mesh idea sounds good too), all then covered with solvent with bits of black abs pipe (file shavings) mixed in to form a thick goop that I just spread on.
So far so good. The grey repair has traveled > 10K km, the black I just did.
So first, make sure your drain pipes are well supported.
Then I emptied the tanks and let them dry. Cleaned the area with sandpaper, trying to get in crack. One I could, the other was just a hairline.
I used a first coat of ordinary yellow ABS solvent in/on the crack, then thin sections of abs pipe glued on to reinforce the joint (that fibreglass mesh idea sounds good too), all then covered with solvent with bits of black abs pipe (file shavings) mixed in to form a thick goop that I just spread on.
So far so good. The grey repair has traveled > 10K km, the black I just did.
