1000 litre tank with hole in it

[JohnGalway]

Just wondering if its possible to patch the hole in the bottom of a 1000 litre IBC tank? I'll attach a photo to this post. The hole is just at the bottom end of the little black squiggle. I can turn it into something else if it's possible but it'd be useful to have another water tank seeing as I have this on farm already.

 

[Timbo]

fibre glass?

 

[Kidds]

Hot weld it. Heating a butter knife and doing it yourself is as good as anything. Fibreglass will just crack off.
I believe you can get a kiddies toy which involved hot melting plastic beads. My cousin has used them to fix such things. I think you iron them on.

 

[Kidds]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pastel-pu...astic-beads-/121747881919?hash=item1c58bd3fbf
There you go.
I would just melt what was there unless its a big hole.

 

[Mursal]

You could try roughing the clean surface and apply a soft plastic patch held in place with clear mastic? Use an old plastic can for the patch material. Surfaces must be clean and rough to give the mastic something to stick to.
But the plastic beads seem a very good solution, not sure of the colour though?

 

[Robigus]

Can't quite make out how much of the bend it is on but the old favourite is a bolt with two large washers and a couple of bits of inner tube.

 

[Zebbedee]

Just buy another ibc they are only £30-£50 about here anyway

 

[JohnGalway]

The hole is on the bend alright, possibly slightly too big for a washer.

I'll give the melty beads a go, colour wouldn't bother me, it's for practical use.

 

[renewablejohn]

Just use a hot glue stick gun.

 

[Davey]

Christ they are £25 round here.

If things are that bad I'll buy you one but you have to come fetch it!

 

[JohnGalway]

Just use a hot glue stick gun.

Better again, have one of them.

They're €60+ here, plus the hassle of either going for it or waiting on the day for delivery.

 

[Pan mixer]

Better again, have one of them.

They're €60+ here, plus the hassle of either going for it or waiting on the day for delivery.

I gave away 6 the other week

 

[Kidds]

You lost £200 then.

 

[Pan mixer]

You lost £200 then.

No one wanted them back, fish oil, pig farm.......

 

[Kidds]

Don't blame them then.
The cages sell for £18 around here as log stores.

 

[Cooper3075]

Never payed more than £15 here at sales

 

[Paddington]

I've used Araldite for water tub leaks but it needs to be done from inside. Trying to think how large the cap is, may need to suspend a small child by it's ankles to effect a repair inside.

 

[Philip Watkins]

I've used Araldite for water tub leaks but it needs to be done from inside. Trying to think how large the cap is, may need to suspend a small child by it's ankles to effect a repair inside.

The size of child you'd need to fit through an IBC lid, I think they would be too young to grasp what was required of them.

 

[JohnGalway]

Forget the small child you'd need Stretch Armstrong

I'm going to have another look at the tank and I actually may well just seal the hole with the hot glue and turn it into a little feed silo ala the other thread in this forum.

 

[roscoe erf]

Can't quite make out how much of the bend it is on but the old favourite is a bolt with two large washers and a couple of bits of inner tube.

I've done this with penny washers and silicone