Replacing water tank
My fresh water tank has a leak, so I am trying to replace it, but I can't figure out how to get the old one out. There are two side-to-side rails in the front and rear of the tank. The back one is ...
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waynefi wrote:
A plastic welder or some kind of glue is looking better all the time.
I have never heard of a glue that will permanently stick to a polyethylene plastic resin tank. Maybe someone else has?
Several years ago, I welded a crack on a polyethylene water tank using scraps from a similar tank and a big soldering iron. Used that camper for a couple of years afterward, before selling it (much of that, pounding on back country roads...). I had to remove the tank to do it; could not find a replacement the same size. :(
If you have good access to the crack, it might me worth a try at welding, before removing the tank. Are you sure that whatever caused this crack, won't cause others down the road?
