armando
Veteran Member
Trawler family all:
I had change one of my stainless steel 316 tank of water, 125 gallons, after 22 years because of some leaks in the weld border. We install it last April. I see that it is loosing water. I dismount it and it has 4 points of leaks - all in the weld points. The water is rust red brown color.The manufacturer has used stainless steel 316 and he says that it is due to electrolytic corrosion due to the lack of sacrificial anode.The old one do not had also any anode of Zn and resist 22 year with little leaks 7 years ago.
Thank you very much for your comments about it.
I decided to put 2 news tank of polyethylene high density. No more stainless steel
I had change one of my stainless steel 316 tank of water, 125 gallons, after 22 years because of some leaks in the weld border. We install it last April. I see that it is loosing water. I dismount it and it has 4 points of leaks - all in the weld points. The water is rust red brown color.The manufacturer has used stainless steel 316 and he says that it is due to electrolytic corrosion due to the lack of sacrificial anode.The old one do not had also any anode of Zn and resist 22 year with little leaks 7 years ago.
Thank you very much for your comments about it.
I decided to put 2 news tank of polyethylene high density. No more stainless steel