A mouse has eaten a hole in my holding tank

[hawk ii]

Hi

Seems that while my coach ('73 Painted Desert) was in storage - a
field mouse decided to chew a small (about 1" by 2 ") oval hole in the
upper corner of my holding tank. The hole is on the passenger side of
the coach and is accessible from underneath the coach.

My Question is what is the best product to repair such a hole??. I not
sure if the holding tank (original) is ABS,PVC,Thermal Plastic or ???.

It's been suggested that i use a piece of flexible plastic about twice
the size of the hole and glue/seal it with black silicone sealant or
3M windshield adhesive and sealer.

Any one have experience in this area.

P.S. yes - the mouse and family are no longer residing in the holding
tank -- hope they have moved on to some SOB (hee hee)



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Tough mice in your neck 'o the woods!
I believe the tank in ABS. Thus the yellow ABS cement will work
best. If the hole is in the upper corner, the only pressure will be
slosh effect (considerate mice). Get a suitably sized piece of ABS
to use as a patch. Lottsa yellow cement. Someone once said that
by taking their time they were able to build up the 'yellow' to the
point of being able to mold it.
When you have the hole repair finished and have tapped the cap on
your 3rd can
of cement go to the local hardware store. The ABS has given the strength,
now let's deal with any pinholes. Purchase a small piece of fiberglass screening
and a tube of silicone. Spread generous quantities of silicone
over everything you have patched.Embed the screening into the
silicone and spread on another layer.
If anything leaks after that, I'll be surprised!

Brought to you by the Cobbler in Nova Scotia. Can you tell why I
haven't been offered my own TV Motorhome Repair Show

Mike Beaton.....' 77 Kingsley
NS
> Seems that while my coach ('73 Painted Desert) was in storage - a
> field mouse decided to chew a small (about 1" by 2 ") oval hole in the
> upper corner of my holding tank. The hole is on the passenger side of
> the coach and is accessible from underneath the coach.
>
> My Question is what is the best product to repair such a hole??. I not
> sure if the holding tank (original) is ABS,PVC,Thermal Plastic or ???.
>
> It's been suggested that i use a piece of flexible plastic about twice
> the size of the hole and glue/seal it with black silicone sealant or
> 3M windshield adhesive and sealer.
>
> Any one have experience in this area.
>
> P.S. yes - the mouse and family are no longer residing in the holding
> tank -- hope they have moved on to some SOB (hee hee)
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ==
> Pete Papas-Daytona Beach--land of Hard Beaches & Soft Women
> . Home Phone- (904) 672-0571
> .1973 GMC Painted Desert---She's old..but she sure is PRETTY
> .1976 Aniversary Iron Head Harley Davidson M/C
> .1979 280ZX Datsun (First Production Year - 1 of only 1000)
> .
> .Home Page> http://members.tripod.com/~mehawk_ii/index.html
> _________________________________________________________
> DO YOU YAHOO!?
> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
>