Hayward SP2610X15XE 1 year old spraying water out the side

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Minni

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May 22, 2023
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North Tonawanda, NY
Pool Size
18500
Surface
Vinyl
Chlorine
Salt Water Generator
SWG Type
Hayward Aqua Rite Pro (T-15)
Title kinda says it I got this installed a year ago, I always suspected something was up with it since I have been getting unexplainable air intake and some issues with the basket gasket and handles. I noticed that today is is spraying water from the side kinda consistently. Anyone have a good resource to use for troubleshooting it? And any idea what caused the seemly premature failure? Lastly has anyone tried to use the Hayward warranty for anything?

Thanks everyone.
 

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JamesW said:
It looks like the bolts are just loose.

You can try tightening the bolts or open it up and replace the gasket.
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Tightening it slowed the spray but didn’t stop it so I am assuming there is some gasket or something that is shot. The side of the basket chamber where it connects to the motor looks a little off to me. Like improperly seated or mated sort of buckled. Does that look troublesome? Sorry rather new to pool stuff.
 

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Minni said:
Tightening it slowed the spray but didn’t stop it so I am assuming there is some gasket or something that is shot. The side of the basket chamber where it connects to the motor looks a little off to me. Like improperly seated or mated sort of buckled. Does that look troublesome? Sorry rather new to pool stuff.
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Gasket looks badly deteriorated. You really shouldn't be able to see any of it. Relatively easy fix. The gasket looks like a rubber band and fits into a slot on the front of the pump body. Most of the time they are a little small and need to be slightly stretched so as to remain in the slot or put in a cup of hot water so it relaxes a bit.
At the 7:30 mark it is discussed in this video:
 
Thanks everyone this is installed in such a stupid way and without unions I am going to need to either get creative and try to fix it in place or get a cable saw to cut the pvc to have a prayer of having enough to couple back later. I’ll try It prolly mid week and let you all know how it goes. At a year I didnt consider the gasket being deteriorated yet but I’ll check it out. Thanks again.
 
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