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Ah ha........... a clue. I had a rubber made and at about 2 years - 
probably the high UV of the FL sun had something to do with this - it 
developed a series of small cracks and the water would seep from these 
cracks. At about two and 1/2 years a big crack developed and I had to 
replace it. I replaced it with a metal trough and had no problems. In 
fact I have a couple metal troughs that have I have been using for 
almost 10 years and they are fine. I think it is the material that could 
be your problem.

Truman

melanie.o@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Thanks Ridecampers. I got lots of good suggestions re: my disappearing 
> water and I've narrowed it down:
> It has to be a leak. But I'm damned if I can find it. I've replaced 
> the plug (it's a standard-sized Rubbermaid knock-off) and scoured the 
> bottom for holes or cracks. It is less than 2 yrs. old and has not had 
> any rough-use. Also, it developed suddenly but seems to be worsening. 
> I'm losing the entire contents in less than 6 hrs!
> The only thing I can think is that it is leaking around the metal plug 
> holder. Any one have suggestions on how to fix that? Or just I just 
> break down and buy a new tank?
> melanie


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smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong” Richard 
Feynman, Nobel Laureate in Physics


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