My 17"x8" diameter steel alcohol tank for my hellerange has a leak. It's original on my Catalina 30, 1983 and I see on the Seaward website they don't have parts for this any longer. Where can I get a tank? Please.
Alcohol tank leaks
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Alchol tank
The tank is steel. I have scraped, primed and painted before and the metal is now wafer thin.
The tank is steel. I have scraped, primed and painted before and the metal is now wafer thin.
Where is the leak
Is the leak in the tank or at one of the piping outlets? If you are just repairing the tank then the advice below is all fine. If the leak is at one of the pipe connections then you are going to want to get it brazed. Solder will hold for a while but as it works from pumping and turning the stove on and off it WILL crack and then you end up with a big leak. Let me say, this kind of thing can really wake you up when you have a cigerette in your hand. Play it safe and get her brazed!
Is the leak in the tank or at one of the piping outlets? If you are just repairing the tank then the advice below is all fine. If the leak is at one of the pipe connections then you are going to want to get it brazed. Solder will hold for a while but as it works from pumping and turning the stove on and off it WILL crack and then you end up with a big leak. Let me say, this kind of thing can really wake you up when you have a cigerette in your hand. Play it safe and get her brazed!
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