My husband is deployed to Iraq and our pool has given me more problems then ever this year. I thought I had it all fixed until I walked out this morning and water was pouring out between the dial valve and the filter. It had leaked slightly when I first put it together so I replaced the ring and vaselined it before putting it together. Everything was fine. I live around Minneapolis/St Paul and parts are non-existent. Could someone please advise? I am ready to put a hole in the pool and be done with it! Thank you!
Husband Deployed Need help with my Jacuzzi sand filter
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Hey river_boat_fun,
We are neighbors, Lino Lakes here. Yeah parts are a little harder to come by here than down south (i think). What is your filter pressure (should be a gauge around the top) and have you backwashed lately? What is the model of the filter. If you need too, post a pic and we can help identify stuff.
We are neighbors, Lino Lakes here. Yeah parts are a little harder to come by here than down south (i think). What is your filter pressure (should be a gauge around the top) and have you backwashed lately? What is the model of the filter. If you need too, post a pic and we can help identify stuff.
Hey there. It is a 190L, I backwash frequently and noticed if I lift up a little on the dial with one of the hoses water pours out.
That is a filter I am well versed in! There are six bolts that hold the multiport valve down onto the filter tank flange. Are these bolts tight? Where exactly is the leak? What pressure is your gauge showing?
30 psi and between the bolts. Yes they are tight. I am pretty mechanically inclined so any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks
That pressure is really high. When you turn off the pump, what pressure does it read? What pump do you have (brand, model, hp)?river_boat_fun said:
So it is possible you either have an absolute gauge, or your zero might have shifted. Either way, it seems likely that your pressure is about 15 psi, which is pretty typical (though no guarantee that the gauge is correct either). Have you had a chance to look at where the leak is coming from yet?river_boat_fun said:
The multiport valve has a "spider" gasket inside that is a pretty common source of failure. It seems like that would be the first place to look. Disassembling the multiport is pretty straightforward.
YOu need to replace the gauge as well. A pool pump gauge should read ZERO when the pump is off
YOu need to replace the gauge as well. A pool pump gauge should read ZERO when the pump is off
The bolts that you are referring too, are they down at the tank flange or up on the top of the valve?river_boat_fun said:
Yes you unscrew the phillips head bolts on the top and the upper valve assembly comes off with the spider gasket on it. However, I have not had luck finding a replacement spider gasket online yet...I may have to look more. There are two other gaskets, one is for the seal described above with the phillips head bolts, the other is the gasket that is sealed with the hex bolts to the filter housing (the lower seal). Any chance either of the o-rings are missing or not seated in their seats?duraleigh said:
The filter has been running for less than 3 weeks so I would hope its not the lower one as I put it on brand new.
river_boat_fun said:
It sounds like it it either this joint, or a cracked filter body (hopefully not this). If it is the joint, either the bolts are not tight enough, the flange has not been pulled down evenly, you got the wrong gasket, the gasket is not in its "trench", or the gasket is damaged. If you can look more closely at the leak, does it appear to come out right at the joint between the valve and the filter housing (the crack where your gasket is), or does it look like it is coming out lower?river_boat_fun said:
Okay, that should be a good thing since it probably means it the seal. Did you check the things I listed above?river_boat_fun said:
I went and looked at the my spare filter (it is a 190L) and it looks like you tighten the flange down until the top flange bottoms out on the bottom flange. The gasket (o-ring) is approximately square in cross-section, with dimensions of ~3/16 inch by ~3/16 inch. Does that sound like the replacement you used? If you used an o-ring with a round cross-section, I am not sure it would seal correctly.
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