Small hole /leak in colorbond water tank

[firsthomebuyer]

Hi all
Just wondering the best product to use on a leak on a painted colorbond slim-line tank. Leak is on the join before the round end at the bottom. Just discovered yesterday. Join is on the corrugated but flat side of tank. Will call Bluescope monday but need a contingency plan if they are not going to come to the party with a warranty claim.

Cheers for any suggestions.

[Rossluck]

Not good. You have to drain the tank and fix that from the inside.

It shouldn't happen, though, and I'd be screaming at the manufacturer to sort it if it happened to me.

Good luck with it.

[Vernonv]

AquaKneadIt works well, although you may need to remove the paint from the affected area. I've used it to fix numerous leaks in one of our tanks and got another 8 years out of it (it was already 25-30 years old when we got here).

How old is the tank?

[firsthomebuyer]

Less than one year about ten months Not Happy

[weisyboy]

here is a way to fix it wihtout draining the tank.

get a peice of corigated iron or bettter yet a peice of corigated iron watter tank.

drill 4 holes in the corners (more if needed) and 4 matching holes in the tank cover teh back of teh iron with selastic and rivet it in place.

[lpg_falcon]

In old days you would stir up the water a little and throw a handful of cement in there.
The cement will head for the leak and set in the hole.
Unused cement will fall to the bottom of the tank.

So you cannot drink it until it has settled.

lpg_falcon.

[artme]

In old days you would stir up the water a little and throw a handful of cement in there.
The cement will head for the leak and set in the hole.
Unused cement will fall to the bottom of the tank.

So you cannot drink it until it has settled.

lpg_falcon.

I've seen this done but wouldn't the cement corrode the gal and the iron over time?

[Calm]

I would try to force silastic/gutter seal through the hole and allow it to set .

The is some of these that can be used on wet roofs so i cant see why it wouldnt work.

If it was a round hole you could put a Tek screw covered in silastic in it.

If it is a spit seam then it must be replaced as it will only keep cracking further all the time.

Cheers

[Dix_Fix]

10 months old I would be assuming the manufacturer will happily come to the party & in doing so give you another tank & warranty, I would also ask if the water in said tank is covered as well, as this is the purpose of the water tank & should be covered by warranty.

As a fix for now i would try silastic straight on the split/hole or wood putty or plastasine (not play dough) There is also a plethera of products at your local hardware store for just this sort of thing.