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The part that is leaking is the actual pipe that goes into the bottom side of the filter allowing the water to circulate through the filter. I am not sure if it is the "in" side or the "out" side that is affected. [attachment=0:1r9b48a1]Waterway Filter.jpg[/attachment:1r9b48a1]

I contacted leakmaster to see if any of their epoxy putties were a longterm solution to a pipe underpressure and they recommended not to use the putty, but a product called Plasti-aid.

It is a Waterway 2" top mount 50 sq. ft. filter - I can't get a picture since it is all under the cabinet and has to be emptied and turned on its side to be visible. The pipe going into one side of the filter was hard to get into location before glue set and probably is not seated more than...

I needed my top load filter replaced on my spa because the top threading broke off. I hired Morgan Spa since I wanted it done correctly. I paid $50.00 more for the part then I could have bought it online, plus $155.00 service call for an hours worth of labor. I watched the guy install it and...

This morning I applied a sealer, Rexell Acrylic Sealer, to my paving stones in my front yard. When they were installed they said to do this every 6 months so now at two years I am just now getting around to it. They look beautiful and brand new and took me only a few minutes to roll it out...

I really like my Pentair Intelliflo variable speed pump - super quiet and much more energy efficient than 2 speed motors and fully adjustable with built in timer. My pump is in a small shed, but I would worry if the digital control on the unit was not somewhat protected. I have always had a...

I just located my air leak. I was replacing pump, jandy valve and plumbing so I was hoping that would help, but no such luck. The pouring water over each fitting is a good test. Also try tying plastic grocery bags at each fitting to "seal" them. I built my own water/air pressure tester, but...

When my multivalve was making a loud crackling noise it was because of an air leak in the suction line, but I had obvious air in pump basket, filter and coming out of return lines. Fixed the underground leak and now the multivalve is quiet again.

Not knowledgeable enough to know what you are depicting in your pictures. If you removed the skimmer I am assuming that is the suction pipe to the pump. You can run a drain king also called a cobra water bladder available at lowes or home depot through the hole inside the pump (remove basket)...

Re: Pump replacement - Time to improve - Pump high above poo I just installed a pentair variable speed pump and I love it. Yes, it is overkill for my 12K pool, but I love how adjustable it is, built in timer and I just set it at a maximum of 2450 rpms since I have 1-1/2" pipes underground and...

Ok so the bad news I did have an underground suction leak, the good news it is fixed. The leak was the elbow coming out of the bottom of the skimmer. Thanks to a tip on here to use a ram bit we were able to drill the broken pvc out without having to replace the skimmer. To get to the leak we...

I am installing a new intelliflo pump - I have three wires, one red, one black, one green. I know the green is the ground. The wiring instructions state the L1 connection on the motor is a hot lead and L2 connection is a hot lead, but doesn't specify which color is connected to L1 or L2. It...

I want to add borax to about 50 ppm for the "feel" of the "softer" water. In reading in the pool school, borax raises PH - is this ongoing or just at first? I also want to add salt to about 2000 ppm - I have read where with SWGs some must routinely add acid to combat high PH - is this...

Living in the desert, there really is no need for a solar cover except to extend the swim season by a month and frankly our season is long enough. Here in El Paso, the water gets too warm and we have to take it off. One advantage of a cover is that they do slow chemical loss and water loss due...

http://www.pipeliningservice.com/tampa-pipelining.htm Jack try to give this place a call - I can see all kinds of problems trying to do it yourself - their product will reduce the inner diameter less, theirs won't collapse due to suction, theirs are glued to the pipe by applying internal...

look into something called "trenchless pipe repair" - they somehow put a liner in the pipe that can even navigate 90 degree bends - there is a website called www.pipesdownunder.com that explains the process but I haven't found where you can buy the materials, but have found companies offering...

I am having problem with an air leak that gets noticeably worse and causes loss of prime when vacuum is attached. I have built a air/water pressure tester, but can't successfully close off pump end without cutting a pipe (bad seal on jandy valve and pressure just goes down drain) so I want to...

Re: advantage to 2" plumbing on pad with 1-1/2 in. incoming Buying new pump so just replumbing the entire pad. Thinking if the suction line ever needs replacing on the 30 year old plumbing I would upgrade to 2" and it would match the newer plumbing in the pad. Also your opinion on - are...

Wondering if there would be any advantage/disadvantage to plumbing the "pad" with two inch pipes when incoming pipes are only 1.5" and the jandy valve and multiport are also only 1.5"?

I have changed and lubricated all the gaskets and even changed out the shaft seal on the motor. No water squirts when pump is turned off to point toward a leak and shaving cream around joints did not indicate anything that could be seen. Why I was thinking the motor was weak or impeller not...

Can a worn impeller and diffuser (30 years old on Pentair Challenger pump) give the same symptoms of an air leak in the suction line? The impeller is not clogged or obviously broken, but living in the desert it has seen a lot of sand through it. Without vacuum attached it pulls water ok, but...

have the same problem with the vacuum attached. could I have an underground skimmer line air leak bad enough to cause complete loss of prime and cannot recover (with vacuum attached) and 1) NOT lost any water while running and 2) maintain a primed pump while running and turned off (as long as...

I am thinking that attaching a vacuum (not sure about such a small pipe) would increase pressure and therefore make a air leak in skimmer line worse, but could you still have an underground skimmer line air leak bad enough to cause complete loss of prime and cannot recover (with vacuum attached)...

I tried to take a picture it doesn't show much. This is a 30 year old pool and it doesn't have a weir just a cutout in the pool wall that allows water to flow to circular plastic body skimmer into intake line to pump. The bottom of the skimmer has an open hole that flows to skimmer intake line...

I can't figure out what is going on - when I attached my suction line vacuum (zodiac mx-8) properly air enters system. This particular vacuum comes with a gauge to test vacuum pressure. I decided to use the gauge so first had to insert a 4 inch tube apparatus into the skimmer hole (all...