Finding solutions for water tanks with concrete waterproofing

solutions

Case in point for water tanks

This case/solution is valid for drinking and non-drinking water tanks

either with new or old concrete. In both case, a waterproofing system
needs to be applied to protect the concrete and prevent ant leakage of
the contained liquid.

SOLUTION

Substrate preparation.

The cement base products are ideal for this application especially for
drinking-water tanks and in case of positive or negative pressures; the
following steps are to be considered:

Surface preparation

Surface preparation
Remove dust, oil and any remainders by using grinders and fresh water
only; all substrate must be sound and clean.

Joints treatment

All joints between vertical walls and ground must be treated by creating a
groove of 2 cm deep and 2 cm wide; the groove is to be cleaned and
damped with fresh water then filled with weber.dry 150 BLC. In order to
protect the filled joint, weber.rep 331 TX is to be applied on the 90°
corner in a round shape and in an appropriate thickness.

Honeycombing 
In some new built water tanks, honeycombing may be found occurred by
concrete pouring or pumping. Honeycombing areas must be cleaned by
removing all damaged concrete and existing laitance and the damp the
concerned areas with water and use weber.rep 350 NSG for filling the
cracks.

Big holes and damaged concrete

In the case of big holes or damaged concrete in old or new water tanks,
all damaged areas must be chiseled, cleaned and damped with fresh
water. Weber.rep 331 TX is to be applied in one or two layers depending
to depth of holes.

Presence of holes

Mostly in new built water tanks, holes will appear caused by molding or
else; such holes must be clean and damped. Use weber.dry 150 BLC –
the plugging mortar and keep it moist for a period of 15 min. If any
cracks are present, they can be treated the same way.

PRODUCT SOLUTION

WATERPROOFING

After assuring that all the above steps have been maintained, the water
tank is ready to receive the final product in the cement waterproofing
system, weber.dry 110FX – the flexible high performance product is to be
used in 3 layers:

 1stlayer with sufficient thickness 1kg/m²:

– Use a brush or a roller
– Fix 20 cm width of fiber mesh on all corners, joints and cracks
while the concrete waterproofing layer is still wet.
  When dry, apply the 2nd and 3rdlayer in proportions of 0.5-1
kg/m².

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