Galvanized Water Tank Leak Repair

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Galvanized water tank leak repair.

Leaking galvanized water tank post by kelly thu feb 01 2007 11 50 pm i have a leak in the bottom seam of one of my galvanized water tanks that i need to fix. It is goey and water can t get by it if you stick it on a crack. One has corosion around the tap and this one i have emptied. The anode rod reduces corrosion of the water tank by taking on the corrosion keeping the rest of the tank relatively safe from rust.

The other is my main tank it is full and has a couple of rust holes about 1 metre high. The tanks are covered in a coating of zinc which protects the underlying metal from rust and corrosion. He said that always works. Then fix the tank with epoxy glues as mentioned above next time it is dry when you clean it out.

Corrosion is the main reason water tanks fail. I didn t ask him and he didn t say anything more about his leaky tank. Over time though galvanized tanks can still develop leaks. He took a 5 gallon bucket of feed and dumped it right in the water in the tank where he thought the leak was.

It was still leaking and the water was yucky from that feed being dumped in the tank. Thought it was around the seems but still leaked after addressing that. How to fix a hole in a galvanized steel water tank. Galvanized water tanks are relatively sturdy and cheap making them useful for such applications as watering livestock and storing large amounts of water.

Use a disposable glove to apply it. In a pinch for galvanized tanks we use the black tar cement they sell to repair roofs. To reduce the chances of rust eating a hole through your tank in the future check the tank s anode rod annually and replace it if necessary. After a couple of years the bottom of several tanks devolved pin holes in them.

I stopped by a week later and took a look at his fix. Personally i have found the galvanized tanks i can get around here to be of poor quality. Water tanks are primary water sources in many rural areas as well as secondary water sources on residential properties.