Concrete Water Trough Repair

Anybody know how to repair these.

Concrete water trough repair.

Concquest steel 8 190 views. 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. Once the outside cracks were located the trough was emptied and the cracks on the inside surface were located. I recently picked up a lease on some property with some concrete water troughs.

There are at least four that leak. 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. The water is slowly seeping through a hairline crack between two separate pours. 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 ensure the repair material would bond properly the cracks were widened to approximately 1 8 inch using a router. Concrete water trough repair posted in cattle discussion. 150 gallon 650ltrs cattle water trough precast duration. It s not a straight line just the seam left when they were mixing another wheelbarrow of concrete.

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. Maybe some kind of rubberish paint. Concrete water tank repair from outside.

The rest have small cracks no noticeable gap.