JBJ Artica Chiller Cracked

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Anyone know a method or solution to sealing a cracked chiller? I asked the company and they don't offer warranty to second hand buyers. It was also purchased in 2015. They recommended marine epoxy but it leaked through that. I tried plastic welding it. The tiny amount of water in the chiller has made the effort difficult. I'm trying silicone now. I am open to other ideas if the silicone doesn't work.
 

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hi, where is crack ? material? pics?
no silicone !!!
 
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The white part of the machine. According to the manual, the white part is called chiller. Its cracked on the edge of the side. I currently don't have confirmation of the material of the chiller. The customer support guy thinks it is polyethylene. I tried polyethylene with a regular soldering needle. It didn't work well with a small amount of water leaking.

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try this, 1 coat,let dry,heavy 2nd coat.
if does not work,will peel right off.
clean ,but no primer.
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try this, 1 coat,let dry,heavy 2nd coat.
if does not work,will peel right off.
clean ,but no primer.
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I'll try it. Is it any cement or that specific blue pvc cement? Should I remove the silicone I put on? Would it be fine to use the cement if there is water dripping?
 
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specific wet/dry ,normally blue.
yes must remove silicone completely. alcohol wipe clean.
best with any leak ,try to remove water from chiller tank.dump,blow out,vac out, etc...
 
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I'll look into it. I'll have to remove the silicone and the plastic I welded on. Then remove / drain the water in the chiller compartment. Any reason not to use the primer? It seems primer and cement are always used together.
 
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as far as primer, i have just found that the "blue glue" works best without.. ;)
have used for decades.
 
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