Anybody Ever Seen This?

[Mr. Muriaticacid]

I installed this IC40 in May of 2018. It still works flawlessly. The problem I have with it is the top half of the housing is starting to separate at the forward end. At higher speeds it leaks right where the gray adhesive(?) is visible. I was afraid that it would totally separate one day when I wasn’t around and cause major chaos to my equipment! It was painful to shell out $1400 but you can’t put a price on safety. I plan on keeping it,just in case, and knowing that I need to keep the pump speed down low. I was just curious if anybody has seen this or if it’s possible to fix it.
One other thing, on the old IC40 I could run the pump as low as 600 rpm but the new one triggers the flow light if I try to go that low, odd.

 

[PoolStored]

Was it left out over winter? Wonder if it could be freeze damage separation...

 

[Newdude]

I was afraid that it would totally separate one day when I wasn’t around and cause major chaos to my equipment! It was painful to shell out $1400 but you can’t put a price on safety.

I fully agree that Murphy is a jerkwad.

Here's the deconstruction thread so you can see what's going on inside.

Inside a Pentair Intellichlor IC40 - Entertainment ONLY!

Hey everyone, my SWG (installed 2015) had failed and since I have been repairing electronics as a hobby I thought I would see if I could access the inside of our Pentair IC40 as I have not seen this done anywhere before. Getting the top off was the easy part as it just pops off. Once inside I...

www.troublefreepool.com

I'm 99.6% sure its a hairline crack inside that would never cause a problem. So long as you don't leave the property for more than an hour. And sleeping is out too. But otherwise, it'll never fail.

 

[Mr. Muriaticacid]

Here's the deconstruction thread so you can see what's going on inside.

Thanks Newdude, that was interesting. It looks like that cover is epoxied in so if I took it off I would never get it back on without it leaking worse. I’ll just leave it alone and keep it in reserve.

 

[Mr. Muriaticacid]

Was it left out over winter? Wonder if it could be freeze damage separation...

I leave all my equipment out over the winter and never had a problem. Oklahoma winters aren’t too bad. I use a Cyclone blower so I’d be surprised if there was any water in it but it’s possible.

 

[Newdude]

So. And i fully avow this. Pool equipment is designed and capable of being in the elements.

That said. I would never leave $1400 to $1800 worth of *anything* I could carry to freeze and/or sit in a snow drift. Electronics covered with a thin piece of plastic ? Pfffffft. I can't even.

 

[Mr. Muriaticacid]

So. And i fully avow this. Pool equipment is designed and capable of being in the elements.

That said. I would never leave $1400 to $1800 worth of *anything* I could carry to freeze and/or sit in a snow drift. Electronics covered with a thin piece of plastic ? Pfffffft. I can't even.

I know I know, I hear ya!