The well tank, is comprised of epoxy coated steel. It does not have a bladder to pressurize the water. The well system is of an older design; it compresses air, to provide pressure, between pump cycles. The leak is due to rust from the inside out.
2007-09-04 04:12:41 · 3 answers · asked by Larry 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Jb weld, 5 Minuit epoxy,
2007-09-08 07:34:59 · answer #1 · answered by William B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you drain the tank of water to a level beelow the leak, you can sand off the paint coating for a good 3 inch radius beyond where the known leak is. Then using a hand held propane torch, high wuality, fresh flux, and silver solder, you can flow a heavy layer of silver solder over the area. Basically like using a rubber patch on an inner tube for a tire. You must first get the area to be patched mechanically clean, sanded well, down to bright clean metal, then chemically clean using a high quality chemical flux, and heat. then silver solder, ( not lead/tin soft solder ) will bond well to the steel and affect a good fix. It is not permanent, of course, as you still have the corrosion from within. But, if done carefully, you will buy a significant amount of time to get another tank. I imagine months, or longer. I have repaired just such a problem many times like this.
2007-09-04 11:32:02 · answer #2 · answered by 107Dan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my neighbor does this for a living and he says that there is no permanant fix except to replace the tank
2007-09-10 19:56:03 · answer #3 · answered by country boy # 24 &48 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋