cast iron toilet cistern repair - help

[FlipFlopGriff]

I am looking to buy one to reinstate in an old property and have been offered one at a sensible price (as opposed to the horrific prices from the salvage places) but it has two holes in it. One is in the bell inside and the other on the outer casing at the front near the bottom - both holes are appox 5 or 6mm diameter. They wouldn't be under any stress just need to stop them leaking. I have had a quote from 2 large companies found on a google search whic are £150 which makes it uneconomic. Can anyone in a corridor from Worcester to Lincoln, or nearby, help please?
FFG

[Simpo Two]

£150 for two dobs of a well-known epoxy resin? I'll do it for £10!

[FlipFlopGriff]

So do you think epoxy would be a long term solution? I'd prefer a weld but i'm being told it may crack, or i've got a 50/50 chance of success.
FFG

[dave_s13]

I have known people use epoxy type stuff to stop cracked cylinder heads from leaking - for a bit anyway.

I'd have thought a cistern is under very little pressure so as long as you use the right kind of adhesive, it should be fine.

I recently repaired a crack in a bath with a plastic strip cut from a shampoo bottle and some 2 pack epoxy. It held up fine for several months before I replaced the bath.

[Simpo Two]

FlipFlopGriff said:

So do you think epoxy would be a long term solution?

Yes, it's only water. Just make sure the area is perfectly clean and dry, and whilst you can make it flsuh on the outside for appearance, I'd build it up/overlap it inside by an inch so there's plenty of glued area. Epoxy sets by chemical reaction, it can't be dissolved by water.

[The Black Flash]

FlipFlopGriff said:

So do you think epoxy would be a long term solution? I'd prefer a weld but i'm being told it may crack, or i've got a 50/50 chance of success.
FFG

It can be welded, but needs heating to red heat first, so it's a bit of a specialist job.

[FlipFlopGriff]

The Black Flash said:

FlipFlopGriff said:

So do you think epoxy would be a long term solution? I'd prefer a weld but i'm being told it may crack, or i've got a 50/50 chance of success.
FFG

It can be welded, but needs heating to red heat first, so it's a bit of a specialist job.

I'm looking at reclaimed oak flooring which I can tell you costs a kings ransome so I can't risk a leak. Any recommendations on which epoxy - i'll try it and if i'm not happy I can get it welded.
FFG

[Simpo Two]

FlipFlopGriff said:

Any recommendations on which epoxy - i'll try it and if i'm not happy I can get it welded.FFG

Ferg will kill me but as you ask, 'Ar*ld*te' - the 24 hour version is better than the fast version I think. But really, you're not fixing a periscope to a U-Boat, it's only a teensy hole - and if you're really concerned, leave a bucket underneath it for the first night

[B17NNS]

Get yourself to Halfords and buy some liquid metal.

I've used it to repair a hole in a cast iron school type radiator before.

[NorthEast]

JB Weld is also very good, look on e-bay or Amazon.

[bimsb6]

B17NNS said:

Get yourself to Halfords and buy some liquid metal.

I've used it to repair a hole in a cast iron school type radiator before.

i've seen that used to repair 2 stroke barrels before after some bodged porting .

[B17NNS]

bimsb6 said:

i've seen that used to repair 2 stroke barrels before after some bodged porting .

It really is good stuff.

Will meet the OP's requirements no problem.

[dave_s13]

B17NNS said:

bimsb6 said:

i've seen that used to repair 2 stroke barrels before after some bodged porting .

It really is good stuff.

Will meet the OP's requirements no problem.

Yes, forgot about that stuff. I once fixed a hole that I made in the carb' on a motorbike (don't ask) with that stuff. Ran for another 3k miles before I sold it on.

[ss64ii]

NorthEast said:

JB Weld is also very good, look on e-bay or Amazon.

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