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Forum: General Discussion Forum 04-20-2022, 01:00 PM
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Posted By booster
If you can still get a new tank, I would do that...

If you can still get a new tank, I would do that in a heartbeat if it were me. Repairs like this are always difficult and hard to predict success. As Dick said, having the tank out and upside down...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 04-20-2022, 12:09 AM
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Posted By booster
The normal way of crack repair in many kinds of...

The normal way of crack repair in many kinds of materials is that you have to get rid of crack entirely or it will repropagate. In a relatively thick thing like a plastic tank that would mean...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 04-19-2022, 09:52 PM
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Posted By booster
A couple of points. You have to melt the...

A couple of points.


You have to melt the tank material or the new material will not meld to it and just fall off.


You need to open the crack up and weld to the bottom or it, or very close...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 04-19-2022, 12:41 PM
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Posted By booster
There was another discussion on this a while ago...

There was another discussion on this a while ago on this forum and IIRC there are a couple of different styles of polyethylene and one is much harder to even weld than the other. There was a link to...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 04-18-2022, 10:21 PM
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Posted By booster
Yes, polyethylene does not glue well, especially...

Yes, polyethylene does not glue well, especially in areas that move like the tank bottom. As George said, welding is best, but it will be tough at home unless you really know how to do it.


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