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Repairing a split in a plastic water butt...
If one finds a split in a standard modern plastic water butt, as typically
found at B&Q and every garden centre, what is the best way to repair it? I suspect the plastic is polypropelene, but I may be wrong. I wondered about using a hot soldering iron to melt the plastc together, over the split, or would it be better to use that black mastic gutter sealant stuff sold in tubes for mastic-gun application? Which would make the strongest most durable repair? TIA, Al |
Repairing a split in a plastic water butt...
"AL_n" wrote in message ... If one finds a split in a standard modern plastic water butt, as typically found at B&Q and every garden centre, what is the best way to repair it? I suspect the plastic is polypropelene, but I may be wrong. I wondered about using a hot soldering iron to melt the plastc together, over the split, or would it be better to use that black mastic gutter sealant stuff sold in tubes for mastic-gun application? Which would make the strongest most durable repair? TIA, Al I had one split right in the bottom. I gave it a good layer of mastic and stuck roofing felt on it and coated that as well. The theory being that the mastic would seal the crack, the roofing felt further protect it and the weight of water force the roofing felt down. It failed and I ditched the butt. They are so cheap it's easier to replace it. Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive. .................................... -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive. .................................... |
Repairing a split in a plastic water butt...
"AL_n" wrote in
: If one finds a split in a standard modern plastic water butt, as typically found at B&Q and every garden centre, what is the best way to repair it? I suspect the plastic is polypropelene, but I may be wrong. I wondered about using a hot soldering iron to melt the plastc together, over the split, or would it be better to use that black mastic gutter sealant stuff sold in tubes for mastic-gun application? Which would make the strongest most durable repair? TIA, Al Generally, a moulded plastic structure, intended to be watertight, cannot be repaired economically to remain so. If this was bought to retain water, and it has failed (for it's intended purpose) I would take it up with the retailer. I would always reccommend buying gardening equipment from a builders merchant. NOT Screwfix, NOT B&Q, NOT Plumbcenter but a propper builders merchant, where professional builders get their kit and supplies from. It may cost a bit more, often not, but it will last far, far, beyond anything from a D.I.Y. store. Buy cheap buy twice or thrice, as the saying goes, and today it is absolutely true. Baz |
Repairing a split in a plastic water butt...
"Baz" wrote in message ... "AL_n" wrote in : If one finds a split in a standard modern plastic water butt, as typically found at B&Q and every garden centre, what is the best way to repair it? I suspect the plastic is polypropelene, but I may be wrong. I wondered about using a hot soldering iron to melt the plastc together, over the split, or would it be better to use that black mastic gutter sealant stuff sold in tubes for mastic-gun application? Which would make the strongest most durable repair? TIA, Al Generally, a moulded plastic structure, intended to be watertight, cannot be repaired economically to remain so. If this was bought to retain water, and it has failed (for it's intended purpose) I would take it up with the retailer. I would always reccommend buying gardening equipment from a builders merchant. NOT Screwfix, NOT B&Q, NOT Plumbcenter but a propper builders merchant, where professional builders get their kit and supplies from. It may cost a bit more, often not, but it will last far, far, beyond anything from a D.I.Y. store. Buy cheap buy twice or thrice, as the saying goes, and today it is absolutely true. Baz Interesting analogy there, which of course I agree with, because the 5 water butts lined up behind the garage and shed which are all linked, are ex Fruit Juice or Syrup barrels Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive. .................................... |
Repairing a split in a plastic water butt...
"'Mike'" wrote in
: Interesting analogy there, which of course I agree with, because the 5 water butts lined up behind the garage and shed which are all linked, are ex Fruit Juice or Syrup barrels Mike Thanks to all for the input. I affected a repair using a soldering iron to melt the plastic together. I'll wager that if it splits agin, it won't be in the same place. Al |
Repairing a split in a plastic water butt...
"AL_n" wrote in message ... "'Mike'" wrote in : Interesting analogy there, which of course I agree with, because the 5 water butts lined up behind the garage and shed which are all linked, are ex Fruit Juice or Syrup barrels Mike Thanks to all for the input. I affected a repair using a soldering iron to melt the plastic together. I'll wager that if it splits agin, it won't be in the same place. Al Now that you have melted it together it might be worth reinforcing it with a hot glue gun, just to make sure. Wally |
Repairing a split in a plastic water butt...
On Aug 19, 3:01*pm, "Wally" wrote:
"AL_n" wrote in message ... "'Mike'" wrote in : Interesting analogy there, which of course I agree with, because the 5 water butts lined up behind the garage and shed which are all linked, are ex Fruit Juice or Syrup barrels Mike Thanks to all for the input. I affected a repair using a soldering iron to melt the plastic together. I'll wager that if it splits agin, it won't be in the same place. Al Now that you have melted it together it might be worth reinforcing it with a hot glue gun, just to make sure. Wally- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Just remember to make the repairs, patches on the inside. |
Repairing a split in a plastic water butt...
Dave Hill wrote in
: On Aug 19, 3:01*pm, "Wally" wrote: "AL_n" wrote in message ... "'Mike'" wrote in : Interesting analogy there, which of course I agree with, because the 5 water butts lined up behind the garage and shed which are all linked, are ex Fruit Juice or Syrup barrels Mike Thanks to all for the input. I affected a repair using a soldering iron to melt the plastic together. I'll wager that if it splits agin, it won't be in the same place. Al Now that you have melted it together it might be worth reinforcing it with a hot glue gun, just to make sure. Wally- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Just remember to make the repairs, patches on the inside. You are all going to die of ignorance! Make a moulded tank watertight! Just see. Baz |
Repairing a split in a plastic water butt...
On 19 Aug 2011 10:00:23 GMT, AL_n wrote:
If one finds a split in a standard modern plastic water butt, Grrr,, don't multipost, crosspost. You now have two seperate threads all with variations of answers instead just one single thread with all contributions. -- Cheers Dave. |
Repairing a split in a plastic water butt...
-- "Dave Liquorice" wrote in message ll.co.uk... On 19 Aug 2011 10:00:23 GMT, AL_n wrote: If one finds a split in a standard modern plastic water butt, Grrr,, don't multipost, crosspost. You now have two seperate threads all with variations of answers instead just one single thread with all contributions. -- Cheers Dave. ??????????????????????????????? What you on about? I have one thread and no crossposts Mike .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive. .................................... |
Repairing a split in a plastic water butt...
On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:45:26 +0100, Mike wrote:
Grrr,, don't multipost, crosspost. You now have two seperate threads all with variations of answers instead just one single thread with all contributions. ??????????????????????????????? What you on about? I have one thread and no crossposts You aren't in uk.d-i-y then... The same orginal post (may even be verbatim) appeared in there. Hence there are now two seperate threads, in different newsgroups, answering the same question. -- Cheers Dave. |
Repairing a split in a plastic water butt...
"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message ll.co.uk... On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:45:26 +0100, Mike wrote: Grrr,, don't multipost, crosspost. You now have two seperate threads all with variations of answers instead just one single thread with all contributions. ??????????????????????????????? What you on about? I have one thread and no crossposts You aren't in uk.d-i-y then... The same orginal post (may even be verbatim) appeared in there. Hence there are now two seperate threads, in different newsgroups, answering the same question. -- Cheers Dave. urg only diy doesn't appear Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive. .................................... |
Repairing a split in a plastic water butt...
On 19/08/2011 12:46, 'Mike' wrote:
wrote in message ... wrote in : If one finds a split in a standard modern plastic water butt, as typically found at B&Q and every garden centre, what is the best way to repair it? I suspect the plastic is polypropelene, but I may be wrong. I wondered about using a hot soldering iron to melt the plastc together, over the split, or would it be better to use that black mastic gutter sealant stuff sold in tubes for mastic-gun application? Which would make the strongest most durable repair? TIA, Al Generally, a moulded plastic structure, intended to be watertight, cannot be repaired economically to remain so. If this was bought to retain water, and it has failed (for it's intended purpose) I would take it up with the retailer. I would always reccommend buying gardening equipment from a builders merchant. NOT Screwfix, NOT B&Q, NOT Plumbcenter but a propper builders merchant, where professional builders get their kit and supplies from. It may cost a bit more, often not, but it will last far, far, beyond anything from a D.I.Y. store. Buy cheap buy twice or thrice, as the saying goes, and today it is absolutely true. Baz Interesting analogy there, which of course I agree with, because the 5 water butts lined up behind the garage and shed which are all linked, are ex Fruit Juice or Syrup barrels I have mended dodgy bins to store water that were smashed around by builders at a neighbours and then rescued from their skip. The ones with major chunks missing are fit only for composting leaf mould, but minor cracks can be sealed using butyl pond liner offcuts and a suitable adhesive applied on the inside. They will fail eventually. Roughen the surface to get a good key and make sure everything is perfectly dry. I suspect that the least bad cheap and easy option is Bostik clear although there are better adhesives which will soften polypropelene and cause the crack to heal. Leave for at least a week to cure. You want a thin layer a couple of inches of material in every direction around the crack and no air bubbles. Like mending an oversize bike tyre. The problem here is more that the right adhesives with exotic solvents (sold in bulk) could cost more than the replacement water butt. Regards, Martin Brown |
Repairing a split in a plastic water butt...
"'Mike'" wrote in message ... "Dave Liquorice" wrote in message ll.co.uk... On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:45:26 +0100, Mike wrote: Grrr,, don't multipost, crosspost. You now have two seperate threads all with variations of answers instead just one single thread with all contributions. ??????????????????????????????? What you on about? I have one thread and no crossposts You aren't in uk.d-i-y then... The same orginal post (may even be verbatim) appeared in there. Hence there are now two seperate threads, in different newsgroups, answering the same question. -- Cheers Dave. urg only diy doesn't appear Mike -- ................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive. Same here! Bill |
Repairing a split in a plastic water butt...
"Dave Liquorice" wrote in
ll.co.uk: If one finds a split in a standard modern plastic water butt, Grrr,, don't multipost, crosspost. You now have two seperate threads all with variations of answers instead just one single thread with all contributions. Quit moaning - there were different solutions and suggestions in each thread (as I anticipated) due to the different set of people replying. Al |
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