Re: Metal/Galvanized Water Holding Tank leaks



In article <cA9if.4016$aA2.1042@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
<maxh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> HI,
> can anyone please advise me, how best to repair small holes in a metal water
> tank, besides welding?
> I seem to have a very small leak somewhere at the bottom of my 1500
> gln.metal (galvanized) water holding tank.
> It would be a pain in the neck, to remove the tank, in order to weld it.
> I don't mind draining it, but balk at having to move it.
> Some neighbor suggested instead of welding, to poor a layer of say 1" or 2"
> quick cement onto the bottom of the tank.
> Another neigbor suggested, to put a used waterbed liner on the bottom, using
> "Cold Henry" for sealing and adhesing it.
> Does anyone have another or even better suggestion?
> Appreciate any advice.

You might try plumber's putty. It should be available at a good
hardware/farm store. The putty is an epoxy.

Dean

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