We have a 20bbl fermenter that is leaking glycol. It is an external leak, with glycol leaking out one of the legs.
From searching on the forums, it seems the usual way to fix this is to locate the leak, cut off the cladding and insulation and weld the leak.
However in consulting with a local welder the suggestion has been made that we could just weld the legs up. That is weld the adjustable feet onto the legs and permanently close those off. The glycol would then just pool there and once full no more would leak out.
Can anyone see a problem with this approach?
From searching on the forums, it seems the usual way to fix this is to locate the leak, cut off the cladding and insulation and weld the leak.
However in consulting with a local welder the suggestion has been made that we could just weld the legs up. That is weld the adjustable feet onto the legs and permanently close those off. The glycol would then just pool there and once full no more would leak out.
Can anyone see a problem with this approach?
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