blew my cartridge top... Is it no good anymore?
The plastic flew out of the pressure gauge. Is it still usable?
The plastic flew out of the pressure gauge. Is it still usable?
Blown Cartridge pump!
- Thread starter Natesroom
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I don't see why not. A little duct tape here and there and you should be good to go. 
It's fine, go to the store and get a screw in gauge that has it's own plastic cover - $15 and your good to go
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bobodaclown said:
The Vac Wasnt workin as far as i know so i turned two of the open/close valves in the wrong direction and pop went the weasel... sent that top about 6 feet in the air...
Did the top housing blow off the filter or was it just parts blew off the pressure gauge?
If the top housing blew off there may be a big problem with it. Even hitting the ground after blowing off could have damaged it. Back off a little and take a pic of the whole filter and both mating surfaces. We'll be more help once we see that.
P.S. You shouldn't have been able to blow the top off the filter. If you did something else was wrong to start with.
If the top housing blew off there may be a big problem with it. Even hitting the ground after blowing off could have damaged it. Back off a little and take a pic of the whole filter and both mating surfaces. We'll be more help once we see that.
P.S. You shouldn't have been able to blow the top off the filter. If you did something else was wrong to start with.
well i had the pool store service guy stop by and look at it (NO Charge since he was in the area) Said i "deadheaded it" and he tested it out and said it was okay.
Thanks for helping out here, i will take some pictures of it this evening and post just so you guys can see. I think i might not have seated it properly and even though the clamp was closed it might not have been tight enough.
Thanks for helping out here, i will take some pictures of it this evening and post just so you guys can see. I think i might not have seated it properly and even though the clamp was closed it might not have been tight enough.
It should stand 50 psi and your pump even deadheaded shouldn't produce that much pressure.
If the band wasn't on right or tight enough, that would have done it.
If the band wasn't on right or tight enough, that would have done it.
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