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Old 08-21-2013, 03:01 PM   #1
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Stronger Waste Tanks

Why are the waste tanks made of cheap ABS Plastic?
Accidently overfilling the Grey (Bath) water tank lead to stress crack leaks around the tank outlet and the adjoining "bottom" edge of the tank. Same thing happened later with the Black Water Tank.
So many tank failures are reported, is there really no better material for tanks that would not be exorbitantly expensive in this era of modern high strength materials that could handle the maximum water volume weight/pressure?
 
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Old 08-21-2013, 03:36 PM   #2
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I don't think it's the tanks. I don't think they brace them correctly or attach the downspouts properly either in such a way to prevent stress. They have to be kept light, inexpensive and installed correctly and many have shown or described where they were slapped in place. I think the key words here are keep it cheap.

But this is the best place to voice THAT concern. I hope any manufacturers paying attention can fix the installation problem. If that was solved I don't think we'd worry as much about what they were made of. There's so many things at my house where ABS is used and I'm not having a problem but I'm guessing they were put together correctly (so far).
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