Small hole in hot warer cylinder

[Stephen Howard]

I glued a cracked Land Rover engine with JB Weld - I'm sure it'll do for your cyclinder.

Regards,

[Dave Fawthrop]

I have a small hole in my Hot Water Cylinder which is to be removed shortly. It is at the junction with the water inlet pipe, but in the cylinder itself. I can feel the water spraying out. The bucket is getting full rather too fast.

My first idea is epoxy putty, which I have in stock.

Any ideas for other bodges.

[Brian Reay]

Drain the tank, at least until only 1/2 full. A good clean with wire wool and solder it- plenty of flux and heat.

I did this once and it was so successful I forget about it. It must have lasted 8 years at least!

Brian

[Codswallop]

If the area needs to be dry then if you drain the tank epoxy putty may well tide you over. Tide?

[Alan]

In message , Brian Reay wrote

Or solder something over the top of the hole - I've used a low value coin of the realm as a patch. for something similar in the past.

[Newshound]

The "plumbers" stuff will even work if it is wet. If the hole is small enough you won't need to drain. Won't do mains pressure but will seal over a few feet static head (might need a plate wedged over while it sets).

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[Lobster]

Isn't that treasonable or something, punishable by hanging...?

David

[Andrew Gabriel]

Just beware the area around the hole might all be very thin and delicate -- if you touch it, you might end up with a much bigger hole.

[Roger Mills]

Get a match stick and use a sharp knife to make a long tapered point at one end. Shove the point firmly in the hole.

As a kid about 50 years ago, I mended a metal water butt like this after I had accidentally thrown a dart through the side - and the match stick was still firmly in place when we scrapped the butt many years later!

[TheOldFellow]

Model shops sell very low temperature solder for use on white metal. It might just work with a big iron onto clean copper. Use a foreign coin, but not one of those oriental ones with a hole in the middle!

R.

[Andy Hall]

Hmm... I'm not sure that Danes would describe themselves as Oriental....

[Derek ^]

Pretty good idea that, presumably the wood swells up and creates a better seal.

DG

[Roger Mills]

Yes.

[Andy Burns]

Pick an old "copper", recent ones are steel that's been electroplated.