Crack in Black Water Tank, How to Fix It Temporarily?

[txfulltimers]

Howdy.

There is a crack in our black water tank about 4-6 inches from the bottom. The crack in a seam of some sort. Jack wants to repair this crack until we can replace the tank. He has used silicone sealant but that didn't work. Ideas, recommendations are requested, please.

Thanks,

Liz

1993 WLWB

Hondo, TX

[Don Bradner]

My blackwater tank had a lot of cracks in the bottom. I didn't do the repair,
but it was done with fiberglass (resin and cloth) and has been fine now for 6
years.

In my case the cracks were due to the heater being left on with empty tank.

On 5/25/2012 at 3:31 PM txfulltimers wrote:

>Howdy.There is a crack in our black water tank about 4-6 inches from the
>bottom. The crack in a seam of some sort. Jack wants to repair this
>crack until we can replace the tank. He has used silicone sealant but
>that didn't work. Ideas, recommendations are requested, please. [:O]
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>Thanks,Liz1993 WLWBHondo, TX

[Markus Meyer]

Liz,

I see you already posted this on WOG and got 3 pages of comments! Nothing useful there?

Markus

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To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
From: jacklizpearce@...
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 15:31:57 +0000
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Crack in Black Water Tank, How to Fix It Temporarily?

Howdy.

There is a crack in our black water tank about 4-6 inches from the bottom. The crack in a seam of some sort. Jack wants to repair this crack until we can replace the tank. He has used silicone sealant but that didn't work. Ideas, recommendations are requested, please.

Thanks,

Liz

1993 WLWB

Hondo, TX

[Wayne Kotila]

Fiberglass resin and cloth like don suggested, or if the crack isn't very big you could use 2 part plastic epoxy available at any hardware store, home improvement store or Walmart.

Good Luck

Wayne Kotila

1996 PT42

From: txfulltimers
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 10:31 AM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Crack in Black Water Tank, How to Fix It Temporarily?

Howdy.

There is a crack in our black water tank about 4-6 inches from the bottom. The crack in a seam of some sort. Jack wants to repair this crack until we can replace the tank. He has used silicone sealant but that didn't work. Ideas, recommendations are requested, please.

Thanks,

Liz

1993 WLWB

Hondo, TX

[Don Bradner]

Also of some importance is that silicone "oils" the surface such that nothing
else will stick in most cases, so scraping-removal to expose new ABS is
critical.

On 5/25/2012 at 2:10 PM Wayne Kotila wrote:

>Fiberglass resin and cloth like don suggested, or if the crack isn't very
>big you could use 2 part plastic epoxy available at any hardware store,
>home improvement store or Walmart.
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>Good Luck
>Wayne Kotila
>1996 PT42
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>There is a crack in our black water tank about 4-6 inches from the bottom.
>The crack in a seam of some sort. Jack wants to repair this crack until we
>can replace the tank. He has used silicone sealant but that didn't work.
>Â Ideas, recommendations are requested, please. Â
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>Thanks,
>Liz
>1993 WLWB
>Hondo, TX

[txfulltimers]

Well, I actually didn't ask for repair ideas at first on WOG. Maybe I should have. We are pretty stressed out.

Thanks, Markus.

Liz
1993 BB WLWB
Hondo, TX
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[Markus Meyer]

Not worth stressing about. You have one of two choices - either pull it out and have it replaced with new, or try and have it repaired. You mentioned prior repairs and current leaks. If you don't get down to "new" resin/plastic, repairs won't hold too well. Kind of like painting metal that isn't ground down to bare again.

Are there no fiberglass repair places you can go to if you don't want to do this yourself? Bodyshops even? Fiberglass repair isn't a big deal for those that do it every day - boating industry, RV industry, car repair industry, etc.

Good luck!

Markus

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To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
From: jacklizpearce@...
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 22:52:00 +0000
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Crack in Black Water Tank, How to Fix It Temporarily?

Well, I actually didn't ask for repair ideas at first on WOG. Maybe I should have. We are pretty stressed out.

Thanks, Markus.

Liz
1993 BB WLWB
Hondo, TX
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