I developed a leak in my water tank several years ago around the outlet
fitting. You can repair these tanks with an ordinary soldering gun. Get
the
tip hot,stick it in the plastic and when it starts to get gooey, stir it
around
and feed in a little extra material to build up the repair. I didn't have
any
polyethylene welding rod., so I took advantage of the opportunity to
cut a 4 1/2" hole in the top center of the tank and installed a 4" cleanout
plug so that I could get my arm in there and scrub down the inside of the
tank. I then cut slices off the piece that I removed to use for filler rod
in the welding job. It takes a little time to make sure you have it all
fused together, but it has lasted 3 years with no problems.
That's all I know.
Gary Kosier
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Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2000 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: GMC: Water tank repair
>
>
> in
> it. >>
>
> Justin -- it probably is a polyethylene composition. As such, typical
glues
> don't stick to it. Depending on the crack he might find that an epoxy
> compound can be applied to the surface of the crack after roughening up
the
> plastic with coarse sandpaper. Camping World sells one that I had used.
I
> went a couple of years that way with no problem but then it started to
drip
> and I decided to have the tank "Plastic welded". This is a common
procedure.
> Look up plastic suppliers in the Yellow Pages. One of them can tell you
who
> does this locally. They fuse the crack by melting the plastic and
applying
> the proper filler material. If done properly it should be as good as new.
> This is not a do-it-yourself job because you need the proper tools so as
to
> not overheat and burn the plastic.
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM
fitting. You can repair these tanks with an ordinary soldering gun. Get
the
tip hot,stick it in the plastic and when it starts to get gooey, stir it
around
and feed in a little extra material to build up the repair. I didn't have
any
polyethylene welding rod., so I took advantage of the opportunity to
cut a 4 1/2" hole in the top center of the tank and installed a 4" cleanout
plug so that I could get my arm in there and scrub down the inside of the
tank. I then cut slices off the piece that I removed to use for filler rod
in the welding job. It takes a little time to make sure you have it all
fused together, but it has lasted 3 years with no problems.
That's all I know.
Gary Kosier
- ----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2000 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: GMC: Water tank repair
>
>
> in
> it. >>
>
> Justin -- it probably is a polyethylene composition. As such, typical
glues
> don't stick to it. Depending on the crack he might find that an epoxy
> compound can be applied to the surface of the crack after roughening up
the
> plastic with coarse sandpaper. Camping World sells one that I had used.
I
> went a couple of years that way with no problem but then it started to
drip
> and I decided to have the tank "Plastic welded". This is a common
procedure.
> Look up plastic suppliers in the Yellow Pages. One of them can tell you
who
> does this locally. They fuse the crack by melting the plastic and
applying
> the proper filler material. If done properly it should be as good as new.
> This is not a do-it-yourself job because you need the proper tools so as
to
> not overheat and burn the plastic.
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM
