2500 Gallon Plastic Water Tank Repair
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2021
- We took a chance buying a plastic water tank with a hole in it. But after doing some research and purchasing a repair kit we were able to perform a plastic filler weld and repair the tank. Watch to see how we did it.
Since purchasing this repair kit, I have also used it to fix a leak in the windshield washer reservoir on our dump truck and am planning to attempt a repair on a leaking fuel tank on a lawnmower next. So the kit is continuing to pay dividends as well.
Wow, great info! Wish the camera had kept working for that screen part, but I think I got the gist of it. Thank you for sharing.
Thinking of purchasing another water tank when I came across this video. I used this technic to fix my tank and it worked. Great video brother. Thanks.
Did it hurt when you fell from heaven? Cuz you’re an angel
Great video. Found one on a property I’m buying and hope to repair it to use again.
It's been a few years and the repair has held up with no issues. Best wishes to you on your repair and property.
Something I didn't know, thanks for the education.
Heck yeah. Thank you
thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
good to know!
I'm pretty sure you're supposed to tack weld the screen on first, and then backfill/overlay. Hey! But if it worked...it probably worked well enough.😉👍
Still holding solid after several years.
It was hard to read which welding iron you used, the resolution on the camera made it blurred..
Thanks for watching, I used a Polyvance 5210 FiberFlex Repair Kit, the main thing I was after was the 200 watt iron. There are many to choose from
can you advise if the screen that was provided with the kit was a metal screen? it appeared so. But wanted to be sure to see if I could source an alternative where I am overseas. cheers
Yes, it is metal and comparable to window screen
the bottom of these tanks are concave inward. do you just set them on top of sand? I was thinking of putting spray foam on the bottom so the bottom was flat. that way the foam would support it.
Sand, dirt or gravel…they are pretty sturdy
Our original galvanized tank was sitting on river rock. When we replaced it with a poly tank, we filled the bed with sand. 5 years later we have a leak. Probably a rock came through. After I fix it, I plan to use rubber horse stall mats.
only concave until you fill it, the water weight pushes it out
Im thinking after finishing the out side
I would from the inside bridge the damaged area
If it were a bigger hole, I probably would have done that. But this one was 95% scrape with a small puncture. In the end the filler material bonded very well and we added screen to even strengthen that, so I predict it will hold for the life of the tank. So far it is working perfectly. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@BacktoCountry
My thinking is
Tires are patched from the inside
The work you did on the outside
Along with similar to the inside
Should make that part the strongest on the tank
Plus I always go over board the first time
Because I hate to go back after the fact
once it's been installed and in service
But that's just me
@@jimh4167 I’m right there with you, I have a habit of over engineering everything 😉
I could not work out the name of the product - can someone. please help? This looks awesome!
Thanks for watching, I used the Polyvance 5210 Fiberflex Repair Kit. The key piece is the 200 watt iron. I have since used it for other plastic repairs and it continues to work well. If you get this today it is a cyber Monday deal on Amazon at $59
@@BacktoCountry wow thanks so much! found it online. I see it also have the 200 watt iron in the kit.
MY brand new tank arrived with two bad spots, one punch hole and one tire gouge. Thinking this might be the option, how's it holding up after a few years? Is it still holding water?
We’ve had zero leaks and zero issues. It has held perfectly. Hope it works as well for you.
@@BacktoCountry thanks so much!
LINK??
This video has been out a while so price keeps going up, but here is the kit I purchased
Polyvance FiberFlex Repair Kit a.co/d/40Q6kw5
I paid $850 for the exact same size tank and fork lift tore hole in bottom. Seller said it was repaired professionally, but looks like they put some kind of caulk over it. I might remove the caulk and actually weld it. It would of cost me $1200 new and $400 for shipping so buying used saved about 50%. how much did you pay?
The seller was asking $500 each for two, but once we discovered the hole, he sold me that one for $100. At the time we had no idea how to fix it…but suspected we could figure it out.
@@BacktoCountry wow great deal! they are hard to find used, those IBC totes are everywhere though.
True, the problem with the totes is they are translucent and the light encourages algae growth so you have to paint them
Just bout a 2500 gal tank with a big gash in the bottom. How did your repair go?