Leaking fresh water tank
Has anyone replaced their under trailer frame mounted 40 gallon fresh water tank? I bought my 08 25 ft Salem used and first time I used it I noticed a drip near the drain plug but it stopped and didn'...
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I weld, both metal and plastic.
There are two problems with welding plastic.
1.matching the rod material to the item being welded on. There are a ton of different plastics out there. The best match will be a matching donor item. Anything else is problematic.
2.Age of the tank. Plastic degrades over time. At the 14-15 years of this tank, it is a tossup as to whether it will work or not.
If it were mine, I would give it a shot. If it was a job for a paying customer, I would pass.. Too much risk of it not working , and having to refund the money. I don't work for others for free.
Other than that it is still probably a somewhat difficult repair as it would likely be an overhead repair. Doable, but not easy, especially if the rod material is not perfect
There are two problems with welding plastic.
1.matching the rod material to the item being welded on. There are a ton of different plastics out there. The best match will be a matching donor item. Anything else is problematic.
2.Age of the tank. Plastic degrades over time. At the 14-15 years of this tank, it is a tossup as to whether it will work or not.
If it were mine, I would give it a shot. If it was a job for a paying customer, I would pass.. Too much risk of it not working , and having to refund the money. I don't work for others for free.
Other than that it is still probably a somewhat difficult repair as it would likely be an overhead repair. Doable, but not easy, especially if the rod material is not perfect
