Concrete Water Trough Cracked

milkprofit

300 gal Concrete Water Trough Cracked with frost how can i repair :rolleyes:

aidanki

neighbour had this problem but it was cracked in a corner, he filled the corner with concrete 6inches thick or thereabouts and it worked perfectly

melly

Hi, repaired a few troughs last year with a product called tek 7. It comes in a tube similar to silicone and you can get it in most hardware stores. One tip tho wear gloves its terrible stuff to take off your skin but it does the trick even on hairline cracks up the sides. Best of luck we lost 10 troughs this time. Replaced with plastic this time!!

milkprofit

do I need to grove out crack or dry concreet did you but tek 7 on inside and out side

Thank you

reilig

The makers of tek 7 claim that it is so good it will set under water. I've used it to seal around a stainless steel chimney on my garage roof and its still there with no leaks. I'd put it on both the inside and outside of the crack - use the narrow point on the tube to put it in as far as possible.

its expensive stuff, but the best out there.

futurefarmer

can u get tek7 in any hardware shop or is it specialised ?

reilig

futurefarmer wrote: »

can u get tek7 in any hardware shop or is it specialised ?

Most hardwares will have it. Woodies have their own brand of it - can't remember the name, but it has a 7 in it. Its not as good.

futurefarmer

Thanks for that will definately get some handy thing to have around

derekgtr

i used tec-7 on a few old troughs and it worked but i got new ones of murphys with the rounded corners - they havent cracked even after last year

bob charles

hilti hit injectable mortar will also do the trick

No6

Throw it out and get a new one, the frost in the last two winters cracked loads of concrete troughs, I am a volunteer with a large GWS and spent weeks running around looking for leaking troughs after the frost so we could get water back to people instead of having it flow off down farmers fields. If you are metered and on a Co Council scheme it will be worth your while!!

20silkcut

reilig wrote: »

futurefarmer wrote: »

can u get tek7 in any hardware shop or is it specialised ?

Most hardwares will have it. Woodies have their own brand of it - can't remember the name, but it has a 7 in it. Its not as good.

am most certain that woodies stock tec 7. I gave 5 mins looking at a screen continuosly playing an ad for tec 7 and how it was used by salvage teams in the aftermath of an oil slick in Belgium .
There are a number of products in the range with the number 7 and the green and White packaging consistent across the range. For example there is a roof 7 for sticking felt and fascia and stuff. It's a very expensive brand.