Small pump leak

Jschway · Aug 1, 2023

Pump is leaking where the green circle is. The zoomed in picture with the yellow circle I believe it's coming from that area.

Is that something I can just tighten down?

wireform · Aug 1, 2023

That's a pump union and it has an internal gasket. You may be able to tighten it BY HAND a little or replace the gasket. You may wantt o open it and use gasket lube to give it achance to seal better. Using a wrench to snug it my crack the collar and cause bigger problems for you.

1poolman1 · Aug 1, 2023

Jschway said:
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Pump is leaking where the green circle is. The zoomed in picture with the yellow circle I believe it's coming from that area.

Is that something I can just tighten down?

You are going to have to cut the plumbing. That is a 1.5" FPT X 2" MPT reducer with a 1.5" male adapter glued to the pipe, not a union.
Best to get a 2" High-Temp pump union and then put a 1.5" reducer bushing in it to attach the rest of the pipe. Will probably need to change most of the plumbing after the pump up to the valve.

wireform · Aug 1, 2023

Took a better look now I see it wasn't a union, got it thank you @1poolman1

setsailsoon · Aug 1, 2023

Looks to me @1poolman1 is right. Also looks like this has been repaired before. You can see the extra coupling right after the 90 deg fitting on the pipe. You might have room to do the repair Poolman recommends if you cut the pipe right next to that coupling. Do it right with a proper high-temp union and you won't need sealant plus it will be removable in the future with no cutting.

I hope this helps.

Chris

Jschway · Aug 2, 2023

Super helpful as always!

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