[Rhodes22-list] Water tank repair

[Lou Rosenberg]

  Andrew
  much thanks.  I see your point.  The hole is in the corner and a 
patch of any material would be tenuous at best .  I saw a few sites 
that offered new tanks online in one of my sailing mags.
all the best,
  Lou

>Lou - While I haven't repaired a tank on a boat, my experience has been that
>if you do not have enough flat surface to install flanges with gaskets
>connecting to a new nipple on the exterior, the tank is not repairable. The
>connections on these tanks tend to be near corners or edges on square tanks,
>thus not offering the opportunity for a mechanical repair. I assume the
>material is food grade PP. You might get through a season using a full
>bodied adhesive such as an epoxy or polyurethane, but over time it will lose
>the chemical bond, but you could re-do it periodically. Chemical or heat
>welding is going to be tough.
>My answer is based on work on tanks used in plumbing installations in the
>construction industry, restaurants, etc. Flanges and gaskets would come from
>the tank manufacturer or platic piping manufacturer, and to my knowledge are
>not retail items and need to be ordered through parts/plumbing supply house.
>
>Good luck!
>
>Andrew Collins
>
>
>On 5/9/06, Lou Rosenberg <lsr3 at mail.nyu.edu> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>   Bob.
>>Thanks but what I really need to know is can a tank be patched? and
>>if so what is the best material to do so?  Has anyone patched a tank?
>>I guess I could just go online and find another tank, but I am
>>trying to save dollars..
>>Lou
>>
>>
>>
>>>Lou, Welcome to my world.  Same problem this year.  I replaced the
>>>pump with one from WM.  I think I gave about 70 bucks for it but it
>>>fit right in the threaded hole and the hose connections fit also.
>>>If you need the model number I will try to get that for you.  Bob
>>>Weber
>>>
>>>>From: Lou Rosenberg <lsr3 at MAIL.nyu.edu>
>>>>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list]   Water tank repair
>>>>Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 10:57:50 -0400
>>>>
>>>>I need some advice about what to do with a damaged water tank.  The
>>>>outlet nipple that went to the pump broke off when I pulled out the
>>>>tank.  I want to know if its adviseable to use epoxy or
>>>>polyurethane glue attach a patch with a new hose nipple  ?
>>>>Ideally I would like the water to be drinkable and don't know if
>>>>any residue of chemicals might pollute the water if I used epoxy or
>>>>a good glue.
>>>>Lou
>>>>
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