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Rust in old bladder tank

Luka | Posted in General Discussion on July 24, 2008 05:39am

I have an old pressure, (bladder), tank that I am about to put into use.

It has sat around empty for about ten years. It has rusted.

It doesn’t seem like the bladder is any good any more. That doesn’t matter. It’ll be useful, anyway.

It is an old Clayton Mark CM52.

I have filled it a few times and rinsed it out, and there is very little rust left. First couple of times, though, it was thick !

Is there some way to treat this thing, that would leave it safe for household water supply ?

-Without- using a water softener, fancy filters, etc.

I can live with a little rust, just would like to get rid of as much as possible, if it is indeed, possible.

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  1. dude | Jul 24, 2008 11:02am | #1

    any that i have ever seen had a rubber blader so if you have rust the bladder must be ruptured = junk

  2. Steinmetz | Jul 24, 2008 01:19pm | #2

    You are only as old as your bladder.
    As you age, your bladder paces itself a little slower than when you were younger. Depending on your age,(And liquids consumption,) you'll be in one of four stages:
    A.. Birth to 15: SEEPER (commonly called 'a little squirt')

    B.. 16 to 25: TORRENT (think Clydesdale horses)

    C.. 26 to 59: SPURT (Mad dash to the porcelain palace)

    D.. 60 to ???? DRIBBLER (Scamper to the Pampers)



    Edited 7/24/2008 6:20 am ET by Steinmetz

  3. DanH | Jul 24, 2008 01:34pm | #3

    Note that the rust may simply be sediment from the water, not rust from the tank itself. Around here we have iron-rich water and rust sediment develops everywhere.

    It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way. --Rollo May
    1. dude | Jul 25, 2008 11:06am | #4

      pressurise the tank with water then bleed the air valve if any water comes out the bladder is ruptured !

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        Luka | Jul 25, 2008 05:02pm | #5

        Tank is kaput.Rusted right through in several places.Just took a bit of pressure for the water to push the surface paint off, and start leaking all over the place.Oh well.


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        1. peteshlagor | Jul 25, 2008 05:07pm | #6

          Duct tape will fix that.

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            Luka | Jul 25, 2008 05:25pm | #7

            Hey !! Maybe gorilla tape !;o)


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          2. joeh | Jul 25, 2008 06:07pm | #8

            Around here they are junked when the bladder goes away. Lots of them sitting where they died or landfilled. You buds with the landfill?

            Joe H

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            Luka | Jul 25, 2008 07:23pm | #9

            Not going to landfill it, in any case.If I can't find a use for it, I'll scrap it. Gotta be at least a couple bucks there.I have been thinking, though. (Ut OH)We had pressure tanks before they had bladders in them. Just had to drain them and 'recharge' them once in a while.Wondering if I could patch this thing somehow, and go ahead and use it.


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          4. brownbagg | Jul 25, 2008 08:53pm | #10

            battery charger, some washing soda. couple days it be clean

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            Luka | Jul 25, 2008 09:09pm | #11

            GENIUS !!!!Ok, I'm going to have to think about this for a while, to figure out exactly how I can use the process to do the inside of the tank... But it is a genius idea !!!If I can get the inside of the tank refurbished this way, the rest of it should be a snap.Still has a bad bladder, but as I said before, we had pressure tanks before they had bladders...


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          6. peteshlagor | Jul 25, 2008 10:08pm | #12

            Wrap the outside with your gorilla tape and mix up some 'poxy.  Pour it into the tank and rotate - thoroughly.

             

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            Luka | Jul 25, 2008 10:56pm | #13

            That would cost so much that I might as well buy another pressure tank.=0)


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