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Posted by John‰] on May 16, 2006, 12:57 pm
> > Is there a way to fix a small leak in a swamp cooler pan? The swamp cooler
> > over 14 years old. The pan is rusting and there is a hole about the size
> > that a 16d nail might cause. I'm hoping to be able to patch the hole and
> > not have to replace the swamp cooler quite
> yet.
>
> Go to a dive store and get some neoprene glue and some scraps of their wet
> suit material. Clean the metal as best you can without making new holes.
> Put glue on both areas and let it sit for ten minutes. When you touch it
> together, it will stick, so get it right. You might have to put a patch on
> both sides. It might buy you a couple or three more seasons.
>
> Go buy an anode for your cooler. It will help lengthen the life of it by
> giving the electrolysis something to chew on besides the metal in your
> cooler.
>
> Steve
I've also had good luck with spray-on automotive undercoating. The pan
has to be completely dry for it to stick. Wire brush the loose crud
and wipe or vacuum it out. Wire the pump up high so you don't get any
goop on it.
The stuff sprays on like tar but dries hard and waterproof. I have
gotten another two or three years out of rust-bucket swamp coolers with
this stuff.
John
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