Cracked water tank

newman fulltimer wrote:
Go to harbor freight get a plastic welder and heatweld it back up

There is a Harbor freight store near me. I think welding would be the way to fix my tank. It is made from a white opaque/translucent material. Does anyone know what type of plastic these tanks are made of so I can get the proper welding sticks?

"Water weld"
Works on pipes and hard plastics
Will even setup under water, inside a tank
Once dry very hard and water proof
Do not apply to pressurized lines, spraying water will push it away before it can setup

JB Water Weld

My leak must not be where I thought it was. It leaked a lot when the tank was full, but slowed down when the tank dropped to 3/4. Also, it slows down when I turn the pump off. So not likely a crack at the bottom of the tank.

It is slow enough now that I can live with it until I get home.

If you have some Eternabond tape you could try that.

thanks for that info, going to check it out and buy a roll for temp repaors.

I once did a real quick emergency fix on a leaky tank with Blueskin.
Blueskin is a construction membrane make for waterproofing around windows, doors and such during the home building phase.

It has a 100% waterproof membrane on one side, and a VERY sticky, tar like adhesive on the other. Sticks to anything and everything, as long as it is dry and semi clean. Comes in rolls in various widths. And it is always very flexible, allowing for expansion and contraction.

I was on the road for a couple weeks when I found the leak. I happened to have a roll of the stuff with me so I did the fix right there.
It held so well, it was still there when I sold the unit.

There are a pile of different manufacturers of similar products. Bakor Blueskin is just one of them. I buy it at the local lumber yard where home construction materials can be bought. Might even find something similar at Home Depot.

Forget the duct tape, that will never hold.

Go to harbor freight get a plastic welder and heatweld it back up

should be dry ,ruff up a bit with sand paper, get a tube of J@B weld auto store and go to it. might hold for awhile ,but tanks expand an contrct so it won,t hold forever. not hard to change out.