Humidifier leak, repair or replace

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Humidifier leak, repair or replace

Post by postitnote » Wed May 27, 2015 8:26 am

It's a tiny leak and looks like its from where the metal plate on the bottom of the chamber is. If I can fix it what do I use? If I can't I'll buy a new one from our host.
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Re: Humidifier leak, repair or replace

Post by grayghost4 » Wed May 27, 2015 9:34 am

If you want to try I would suggest some 5 minute epoxy glue ... for the outside

Or :
http://www.amazon.com/Bondic%C2%AE-Plas ... rds=bondic
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Re: Humidifier leak, repair or replace

Post by postitnote » Wed May 27, 2015 9:43 am

grayghost4 wrote:If you want to try I would suggest some 5 minute epoxy glue ... for the outside

Or :
http://www.amazon.com/Bondic%C2%AE-Plas ... rds=bondic
The epoxy would hold up to the heat from the plate?

That Bondic looks kind of interesting for busted kids toys!
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Re: Humidifier leak, repair or replace

Post by palerider » Wed May 27, 2015 9:53 am

postitnote wrote:
grayghost4 wrote:If you want to try I would suggest some 5 minute epoxy glue ... for the outside

Or :
http://www.amazon.com/Bondic%C2%AE-Plas ... rds=bondic
The epoxy would hold up to the heat from the plate?

That Bondic looks kind of interesting for busted kids toys!
bondic is really neat, I got some a while back, it came in fridays mail, and saturday, I was using it to fix the ice dispenser in my fridge. well, the plastic fingerclips that held the switch in place broke off... and bondic made fixing it just a couple minutes of work.

my concern with bondic, or epoxy, would be the differing expansion coefficients of the plastic and metal due to the heat changes... I'd think it'd need a bit more pliable connection to avoid the seal breaking.

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Re: Humidifier leak, repair or replace

Post by grayghost4 » Wed May 27, 2015 9:58 am

I think palerider is correct the seal is a O ring between the plastic and metal ... which is a flexible seal .
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Re: Humidifier leak, repair or replace

Post by chunkyfrog » Wed May 27, 2015 9:59 am

Food-safe silicone.

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Re: Humidifier leak, repair or replace

Post by grayghost4 » Wed May 27, 2015 10:08 am

The Frog to the rescue again
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Re: Humidifier leak, repair or replace

Post by palerider » Wed May 27, 2015 10:09 am

grayghost4 wrote:The Frog to the rescue again
I learn a lot from the frog....

aquarium silicone was also mentioned... that'd probably work too.

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Re: Humidifier leak, repair or replace

Post by TangledHose » Wed May 27, 2015 11:41 am

J-B Weld Epoxy..........for metal repairs, heat resistant, easy to use, tough as nails

Available at most good hardware stores in the epoxy section.................I use it on hot metal parts on exterior of gas engine.........good stuff

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Re: Humidifier leak, repair or replace

Post by postitnote » Wed May 27, 2015 1:29 pm

TangledHose wrote:J-B Weld Epoxy..........for metal repairs, heat resistant, easy to use, tough as nails

Available at most good hardware stores in the epoxy section.................I use it on hot metal parts on exterior of gas engine.........good stuff
I have J-B weld here so might try that. Pretty sure I have aquarium glue too. Also have clear silicone caulk in the gun size tube. I have access to a spray can of that stuff that was "seen on tv" too. The one where the guy repaired his rowboat bottom with a piece of screen he sprayed...Lol, son used it on a gutter problem and it worked!
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