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    If you do an epoxy (JB weld) my suggestion is that you somehow smear some inside so it is like an hourglass config and cannot peel off/push out ><

    Your flat washer idea with an epoxy added as described above would work too.

    Tire plug for a quick bush fix maybe too?
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    I don't think a tire plug would pass for food grade !!!!
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    Epoxy is food grade?
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    No suggestions here, but.... You can't not tell us the story!!! Wife take a shot at you and miss?

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    Leak Ender, Epoxy, Flex Seal, JB Weld....yeah, not thinking any of these are real good solutions for a food grade container.
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    I'm wondering how the odd number of holes? All ins and no outs? Got the lead out I assume?
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    stainless hardware and silicone washers sounds like the safest option for food grade
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    I'd likely go with the hardware route... unless you have a plastic welder handy...
    The tank is likely Polyethylene.. and to my knowledge nobody has come up with anything that sticks to polyethylene well...
    If it's polypropylene you will have more options..

    But.. If you can find some stainless "Elevator Bolts" ... run them from the inside out, with your gaskets behind, and you will have a really good seal.
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    I would tap them, then put clear silicone on ss bolts and screw them in. this works, I have done this before.
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    I bought a plastic welder at Harbor Freight for a couple of bucks and fixed a white plastic tank with a few holes in it. Easy to do, not much money involved and it holds sap no problem.
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