Plastic Water Tank

[Ophi]

We have just found a hole in the bottom of our tank.  Is there any way we can repair it?

[Ophi]

[tomatoada]

I tried with some car repair stuff from Halfords.  It was a mesh and glue/gell you put over the mesh.   I am not much good a  DIY so perhaps you may succeed.   

[gavinjconway]

It depends on the hole size... I use a silicone sealer that builders use for windows and door installations.. You can get it at the pound shops cheaper than in town.. if its small I use it direct and splodge it all around. it it is big I get other plastic and do it like a patch..  make sure its clean and dry..  Always put the patch or do the repair on the inside..

[lisaparkin]

We had a split on ours and mended it with a piece of plastic over the hole and used araldite to stick it.  Water butt is now full of water and no leaks :D

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Araldite-Rapid-Syringe-Pack/dp/B0001OZH4Y

[Ophi]

Thank you for the ideas.  Will not be able to do on the inside as OH bought the biggest tank he could find.

[Coastie]

A bit of mesh from a car repair place stuck on with car repair paste should do the trick.

[Kea]

Lisa....was the patch inside or out? I haven't tried that idea. I have a split/cut I tried some special stuff to fix holes like a plastic putty you mixed two types  and it hardens. It worked for a few months then fell off.

[gavinjconway]

It really need to be a flexible sealer like silicone to cope with expansion and contraction - from ice and heat..