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03-06-2015, 03:28 AM
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Montana Master
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replace black tank
If the snow every melts away i will be installing a new black tank. I need to cut the inlet and vent hole in the tank, then install the two fittings to the tank. So, anybody who has installed fittings or fixed a tank with glue your the guys i'm leaning on. I did do some reading and it seem acetone bonds ABS plastic, has anybody ever tried acetone? I also checked out the rubber fittings similar to a furnco type connector, but also read they don't work so good.
Thanks for your time
kevin
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03-06-2015, 05:52 AM
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Montana Fan
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If you shave some ABS you can melt it with acetone to make a past that works great as a glue... Good luck with your repair.
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03-06-2015, 07:06 AM
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Montana Master
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Save yourself the hassle and just go to the hardware store and buy ABS glue that is used for ABS plumbing fittings.
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03-06-2015, 10:03 AM
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Montana Master
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I've used furnco connectors for years in about every application other than an RV. First time I have ever heard "they don't work so good". I'll continue to trust them until someone shows a specific failed situation. Jim
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03-06-2015, 04:03 PM
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Montana Master
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by jimcol
I've used furnco connectors for years in about every application other than an RV. First time I have ever heard "they don't work so good". I'll continue to trust them until someone shows a specific failed situation. Jim
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Let me try again Furnco's are good! the connector from the inlet pipe to the tank is similar to a furnco fitting. it gets kind of plugged into the tank no mechanical fastener. was told by a couple people the didn't work very well.
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03-06-2015, 04:56 PM
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Montana Fan
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Do you really want to reinvent the wheel with a black tank installation? A failure will be a huge mess and another big pile of work [////] to fix it. Save the headaches. The ABS pipe cement sold at the plumbing supply works, has worked for many years. It is NOT just a solvent.
And simply acetone will likely do a lousy job. One of the reasons the CEMENT is thick is to slow down the evaporation of the solvent so it has time to dissolve some of the pipe and fitting walls and to fill any possible gaps, small as they may be. You mildly twist the fitting onto the pipe so the whole dissolved mass blends so not to leave any tiny escape passage which can happen if the parts are simply shoved together.
Do not be chintzy with the cement as a dry joint WILL FAIL. You don't need it running all over the place but the pipe end and the fitting interior should be WET with cement.
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03-07-2015, 03:54 AM
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Montana Master
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Location: North Ridgeville
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When we had our first tank failure on our 06 3400 we actually called the tank vendor and asked them what to use to repair their tank. It was a long time ago and I do not remember the fix but it worked. We had later failures on other tanks and replaced all of them.
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03-07-2015, 04:49 AM
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Montana Master
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thanks everyone, looks like i'll be off to Lowes for some ABS cement.
kevin
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