Tom.B
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Hey everyone!
I need some ideas on fixing this hole in our water tank. It is on the TOP of the tank under the mater bed. This is a hole from a non-functional water gauge that started leaking. I hoped for a fairly easy fix, but when I removed the sensor and scraped away all the "goo", I found a mangled mess of metal. Not the level surface I had hoped to find.
So... TBH, I would rather not pay for a portable welder to come out and patch it. I don't think trying to bodge a new sensor into the old will work either, besides, I prefer the sight tube. I tried to do a little metal manipulation with a hammer and whatever I could find to use as a dolly, but I wasn't very successful.
What I tried yesterday was to just use 3M adhesive and a rubber patch, but the unevenness of the surface just made it look like water would eventually make it fail. I just didn't see a way to make it work.
If there is a good side to it, I am able to reach thru the access panel to the underside of the hole. What I am thinking is fabricate a West Systems epoxy and fiberglass patch.
Any other ideas? Any tips on making a fiberglass patch?
I need some ideas on fixing this hole in our water tank. It is on the TOP of the tank under the mater bed. This is a hole from a non-functional water gauge that started leaking. I hoped for a fairly easy fix, but when I removed the sensor and scraped away all the "goo", I found a mangled mess of metal. Not the level surface I had hoped to find.
So... TBH, I would rather not pay for a portable welder to come out and patch it. I don't think trying to bodge a new sensor into the old will work either, besides, I prefer the sight tube. I tried to do a little metal manipulation with a hammer and whatever I could find to use as a dolly, but I wasn't very successful.
What I tried yesterday was to just use 3M adhesive and a rubber patch, but the unevenness of the surface just made it look like water would eventually make it fail. I just didn't see a way to make it work.
If there is a good side to it, I am able to reach thru the access panel to the underside of the hole. What I am thinking is fabricate a West Systems epoxy and fiberglass patch.
Any other ideas? Any tips on making a fiberglass patch?