Aluminum Water Tank Repair

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Aluminum water tank repair. Last week i was showing off my one year old boat to a friend and he noticed something i had not ever thought about before. An 85 gallon one amidships and a 65 gallon one forward. Soon you will be able to use it to purchase parts online. Step 4 wipe the 50 50 mixture from the surface of the aluminum part and allow the part to air dry.

At long last user registration is being tested and optimized. We manufacture standard custom aluminum semi truck diesel fuel tanks for peterbilt kenworth freightliner ford sterling mack volvo gmc and more. However replacing that tank would be a huge undertaking requiring the removal read. Aluminum boat tank leaking best way to repair temporarily the big problem with repairing a tank is for every leak you find fix there will be at least 6 more.

Some really bad tanks can be pulled apart at the seams to enable panel beating them back into shape however i have repaired a lot of tanks recently with my keyhole surgery technique. Both as one should expect had some corrosion. My forward tank had been leaking very slightly so i knew that needed replacement. Chlorine and aluminum are poor partners.

Potable water is best carried in stainless steel or fda approved food grade plastic tanks rather than in aluminum. Hammer a 1 1 2 inch threaded roofing nail with a rubber washer through the pinhole leak from the inside of the tank. Jun 10 2004 3 268 s2 9 2a winthrop ma may 25 2009 1. By cutting a small hole in the underneath side of the tank i can then access the dents through a series of specially formed.

Spray the degreased cracked aluminum part with the 50 50 mixture to remove the degreaser residue from the surface of the part. Leaky aluminum water tank repair. The photo here is of the labeling on the. Salt has a way of putting a lot of pinholes in the tank and something that might not be leaking today will tomorrow.

Repeat the process if there is a lot of residue on the aluminum part. Forums for all owners. Using a clean stainl. User name email.

How to repair fix holes or cracks in aluminum sheets plates tanks and pots using a quality aluminum brazing rod like alumite brand. Start date may 25 2009. We have repaired many aluminium fuel tanks over the years now. I have two aluminum water tanks.

Major deconstruction of the entire guest bed and drawers plus removal of the door and. Drive the nail into the block of wood until the rubber washer on the nail is tightly seated against the metal of the tank plugging the leak.