Hello
I discovered that the center wall in my tank is crumbling in a very unusual way and wonder if it can be repaired. I will try to explain what is happening. From the cross over pipe(from primary to secondary side) Imagine a line in the concrete going both ways, down towards bottom of tank. the crumbling lines go from the the center pipe down on angles away from center line of tank. It looks like a big V under the crossover pipe. For some reason the concrete is all eaten away beginning from the pipe. The water still runs through the pipe and falls straight down into the tank, so the water is not leaking through around the pipe. The lines in the concrete look quite deep at this point and i suspect the center wall will cave in at some point. The wall or baffle as some people call it, goes all the way up to ceiling of tank. The tank is for sure older and in such a location that changing it out in that location is nearly impossible. I am in Northern Alberta Canada and the tank is buried very deep here for frost reasons, 5' of cover dirt.
What do you guys think about concrete repairs of some type and why is this strange V shaped corrosion taking place. The concrete directly under the crossover pipe is fine with no corrosion.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.Wish i had a pic to send but dont
Thanks
I discovered that the center wall in my tank is crumbling in a very unusual way and wonder if it can be repaired. I will try to explain what is happening. From the cross over pipe(from primary to secondary side) Imagine a line in the concrete going both ways, down towards bottom of tank. the crumbling lines go from the the center pipe down on angles away from center line of tank. It looks like a big V under the crossover pipe. For some reason the concrete is all eaten away beginning from the pipe. The water still runs through the pipe and falls straight down into the tank, so the water is not leaking through around the pipe. The lines in the concrete look quite deep at this point and i suspect the center wall will cave in at some point. The wall or baffle as some people call it, goes all the way up to ceiling of tank. The tank is for sure older and in such a location that changing it out in that location is nearly impossible. I am in Northern Alberta Canada and the tank is buried very deep here for frost reasons, 5' of cover dirt.
What do you guys think about concrete repairs of some type and why is this strange V shaped corrosion taking place. The concrete directly under the crossover pipe is fine with no corrosion.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.Wish i had a pic to send but dont
Thanks
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