[alberg30] Re: Drinking water

[Richard Wagner]

--- In alberg30 at egroups.com, finnus505 at a... wrote:
> Hey Gang,
> I've been following this thread about the deteriorating water tanks 
in our 30 
> year old boats, and the accompanying problems with leaks, etc. Some 
of the 
> solutions that have been suggested, such as painting the inside of 
the tanks 
> with epoxy, using 5200 as a sealant, etc. make me nervous as you 
expose your 
> drinking water to these organic chemicals.
> 
> Having a new tank made up of Monel or other materials that do not 
leach out 
> possibly toxic residues may be expensive initialy, but they will 
increase the 
> chance that you will have a long healthy life to amortize the 
expense over!
> 
> Regards,
> Lee
> Stargazer, #255


Lee,

For what its worth, I had to add another outlet to my water tank. I 
called the Todd company, manufacturer of my water tank to find out 
what can safely be used to install a new fitting to the tank. They 
told me that they use 3M 5200 on all their water tanks. They are 
advertised in BoatUS as FDA approved tanks.

Good Luck,

Dick



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