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mikeexpress

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I have a tank that has a hair line crack in the threaded portion on the tank and am wondering if any one have had this problem and what they might have used to fix it short of replacing unit.
 
I've had cracks twice; one tank I put a fiberglass patch on, that worked. Once I had to replace a tank.
But if the crack is in the threaded part, I dont know, I'm thinking you'll have to replace it.
 
Are you certain it's the tank that's cracked? Sometimes there's a threaded plastic adapter in it that can crack from stress or excess pressure.
 
mikeexpress said:
I have a tank that has a hair line crack in the threaded portion on the tank and am wondering if any one have had this problem and what they might have used to fix it short of replacing unit.
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MikeExpress,

We once took our plastic brine tank to an RV place & they had a plastic welder & it lasted many years until we rerouted all our car wash water so it went through the laundromat's water softener.

We have found it is not wise to store anything more than a few pounds even temporarily on top of the the plastic tank's cover to prevent stress towards the bottom where the leak would be the most problematic.

mike walsh king koin youtube person
 
Had a similar problem. What caused the problem was long term expansion and contraction of the tank when the IBA would draw water via a 1" pipe (caused the water pressure to from form 80psi to 45psi and so the tank would expand and contract). A pressure regulator fixed the cause. The tanks needed to be replaced after many different types of fixes were attemped. I purchased the tanks, sand and the resin online, had it shipped, poured in the sand & resin and screwed in the tanks. Saved about 50% from having Culligan come in and do it. very simple to do if you do need to change them.
 
mikeexpress said:
I have a tank that has a hair line crack in the threaded portion on the tank and am wondering if any one have had this problem and what they might have used to fix it short of replacing unit.
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MikeExpress,

I see ... it is in your fiberglass tank where the resin is not the brine tank. I should have read more carefully on this specific post. We had a problem a few years ago with a fiberglass portion where there was a pinhole. A boat repair person used a fiberglass patch. We thought it would contain the city water pressure of 60 PSI but we were wrong. It only lasted for about a day. If an experienced boat repair person was willing to look at your specific crack ... he might know if a repair will work or not. I am with Paul ... that you probably are better off focusing on a whole new unit. There are some good deals out there on Fleck softeners ... not sure on just the tank cost though.

mike
 
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mjwalsh said:
A boat repair person used a fiberglass patch.
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The fiberglass exterior of a tank is just for strength. The plastic inner portion is what contains the water. Patching a hole in the fiberglass exterior will just force the water to leak out somewhere else.
 
sounds like it is time to replace tank. might as well replace resin in both tanks if they are 10 years old or older.
 
bigleo48 said:
You can't save the media and sand anyway.
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You can if you're careful - I've done it when an adaptor fitting cracked a few months after replacing the resin. You can siphon the resin right off the top of the gravel bed, then pour the gravel out. You'll have to replace the gravel if it has a coarser type at the bottom. But as waright said, if it's ten years old it's time to replace it.
 
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