Thread Number: 66637
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Tub repair |
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Post# 892995 , Reply# 2   8/8/2016 at 07:58 (2,789 days old) by skeggy56 (skegness, Lincolnshire, England)   |   | |
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Hi Thank's triumphtoledo for your reply, I will look into getting some Epoxy mastic and then tackle the hole, Hopefully all will be well. Thank's again. Kev. |
Post# 892996 , Reply# 3   8/8/2016 at 08:00 (2,789 days old) by triumphtoledo (Shropshire/Worcestershire)   |   | |
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Don't paint until all the welding work is done :) |
Post# 893125 , Reply# 4   8/9/2016 at 08:26 (2,788 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Often not possible, for whatever reason. Here's how we tackle the problem (nearly always one particular brand in the 'States, GE Filterflo tubs, but generally applicable): 1) Clean, clean, clean the entire tub inside and out. Not only to find damage, pinholes, etc., but because any repair is better when it's not contaminated by moisture, grease, rust, dirt, etc. Silicone is your enemy. 2) Remove rusted areas all the way back to healthy metal. You may well find a trace radiating out from the damaged area which, at first, looked healthy but would have quickly failed. 3) Composites hold better than single materials. If the areas to be repaired with JB-Weld (or equivalent) are large (bigger than 2cm diameter), make it a several step repair with some fibreglass from the body shop anchored across the hole. Don't be afraid to think in three dimensions - you can built up the plug from the bottom, too. 4) Once everything is finished, one of the waterproofing PUR products (or equivalent) over the entire surface will go a long ways toward making things last. 5) Use it. Use it lots. I don't care what anybody says, appliances were made to be used. We have a saying in German: Wer rasted, der rosted. Goes for machines just as well as people. |
Post# 893221 , Reply# 5   8/9/2016 at 16:55 (2,787 days old) by skeggy56 (skegness, Lincolnshire, England)   |   | |
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If you rest you rust, How true, Thank's Keven, I was thinking of using por 15 or something like it then triumphtoledo mentioned epoxy mastic so i have been looking at that aswell, Thank's for your reply. Kev. ps I'm still working on the 9404 tripping the rcd, Only now it isn't doing it!.Grr |
Post# 893263 , Reply# 6   8/9/2016 at 21:38 (2,787 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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I'd definitely do POR15 over any repair. A good repair and proper sealing and your good to go for pretty much forever. As to the intermittent short. It will stay fixed until the day you decide to trust it. Then, it'll come back. I guarantee it. Keep us up to date - I got a lot of help with this sort of hole repair here about six years ago and the machine - used daily - has been happy ever since. |