On 09/06/2014 09:19, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 09 Jun 2014 18:05:43 +1000, F Murtz
wrote:

Adrian wrote:
Walking past my water butt today, I noticed a wet patch on the ground,
and a jet of water coming from the bottom of the water butt. Closer
investigation shows that there is a crack close to, but separate from
the drain valve. Is this likely to be fixable (it is made of an unknown
type of plastic), or is it RIP water butt ?


Adrian


It can be welded using a heat gun and filler rod, You can also weld with
a soldering iron with the correct tip.

BTDT. I cut a few shavings from around the top of the butt to provide
a bit of 'welding rod'. But I would recommend extreme caution with any
heat-based process, as the plastic melts very easily and it's easy to
make things a hole (sic) lot worse!

I had this problem. In the end I bit the bullet and bought a
replacement. I found Wicke's best.