HEATWAVE Heater leaking???

[galleymore]

Hi

I have a HEATWAVE heater and recently I have notices a constant stream of water from the top of the heat exchanger?
This happen if the heater is on or not, and as a result my pool level drops by an inch or so every few days.

It seems to be coming form a small module (about the size of a small pepper pot) on top of the exchanger. It also has a wire going into it, perhaps some kind of temp gauge?

Q: can I seal the hole with say plumbers putty? I mean its not some sort of pressure relief valve gone wrong or anything is it??

Sorry, cant seem to upload a pic of this.
Help & thanks!!

 

[Poolschoolgrad]

Aquacal Heatwave heatpump?

Take a look on page 57 of the owners manual in the link below to see if the "module" that is leaking is one of the 2 types of water flow pressure switches used on these models.

http://www.aquacal.com/images/stories/p ... manual.pdf

AQUACAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT (727-823-5642)
http://www.aquacal.com/technical-support.html

Depending on the age of your Heatpump, this part may be covered under warranty.
Aquacal offers a 5 year full warranty on parts and 2 year warranty on Labor.