The water is slowly seeping through a hairline crack between two separate pours.
Concrete water trough repair.
There are at least four that leak.
It is better if the tank or trough can be emptied before you fill the hole so you can do both sides but it does work where there is a leak without emptying the tank.
To ensure the repair material would bond properly the cracks were widened to approximately 1 8 inch using a router.
Maybe some kind of rubberish paint.
Concrete water tank repair from outside.
Concrete water trough repair posted in cattle discussion.
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There is a product made especially to fix cracks in concrete that is two products that are mixed together to force into the crack before it sets.
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Anybody know how to repair these.
I recently picked up a lease on some property with some concrete water troughs.
Not only will a leak drain away the water contained in the tank it may also allow bacteria to build in the crack making the water unsafe for use.
To prepare for the repair the area was cleaned and thoroughly dried.
Obviously it s causing a big mess all around the trough and this winter it will be slicker than owl sh t when it freezes.
Once the outside cracks were located the trough was emptied and the cracks on the inside surface were located.
One may be beyond repair.
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