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I like your solution for finding leaks! The problem is that the prior owner built a pool house around the pump filter installation. They didn't think to furnish a floor drain...but then they went cheap on the roof by omitting roofing paper! Grrrr......!

Many thanks, Duraleigh! I like the PVC solvent and cement. It sounds a bit more permanent than the plumber's tape, since it in a sense "welds" the two ends of the gap together. As far as identifying the source of the leak, how about removing the electrical tape I'd used, cleaning up the area...

I seem to have a slight leak in the suction line; while the strainer basket does slowly fill up there is sometimes a little air being pumped. The previous owner plumbed the pump so that there is VERY little space between the Jandy valve assembly and the pump assembly. I think that the leak is...

My thoughts exactly! Radiator hoses today last for.... many years, under really adverse environments. A pool house would be about the most benign environment for a radiator hose.

I went by Lowes' to check out reinforced plastic hose, they had nothing in stock with a suitable inside diameter. The radiator hose did the trick! I cut out the offending length of poly pipe with my saber saw (often called a jig saw), cleaned up the cut and smoothed the edges with my Dremel...

As a long-time shade tree mechanic, the radiator hose came first to mind. Looks like it will work!

I have to re-plumb the waste line because it leaks at an elbow fitting. 1-1/4" poly pipe. The thought just occured to me: since the waste line isn't in constant use, and when in use the pressure is low, what about using automotive radiator hose, if available in 1 1/4" interior diameter...

If the filter is leaking - apparently a hairline crack - the sand will be examined, so to speak, as it is emptied out of the leaking filter. The mpv is on circ; pressure gauge shows about 7 psi. Running on filter for a minute or two showed about 22 psi. Gauge is liquid filled, they last much...

I'm facing a filter replacement. The current filter, a Pentair 145322, has sprung a tiny leak. Since the pump/filter is in a pool house, a leak is a problem, in any case the leak would probably get worse. This is a plastic tank, the leak seems to be on a seam. Checking a local dealer for a...

The pressure gauge on our new sand filter failed in its second year of life. When the pump is off the gauge reads 20 lbs. On the advice of a friend who's really into DIY irrigation (bored 500 ft well, installed his own drip and full pressure systems) I bought a "liquid filled" gauge from...

The Intermatic timer controlling my 240 V 1 hp pump and SWG seems to have "croaked." The movement will neither turn the load on or off, and I can't see any way to fix it. I'm considering either a replacement Intermatic T 104 or perhaps the Aube by Honeywell electronic programmable with all...