Hi guys, my pool has been running fine for the past few years and I'm a relatively new pool owner.
A few mornings ago the hoses going from my heater to the sand filter started leaking. One of them had previously had a very small drip, but it seemed to resolve itself and I figured maybe the clamps just needed tightening. But the other day it was just spewing water. I turned the hose to see if it would correct, but it would probably have filled a large pail with water from the leak in about an hour or less, so it was leaking pretty badly.
My wife ran it this morning for about 10 minutes with a bucket under the hose to heat the built in spa. I went in with the hope of trying some vaseline and to re-tighten all the clamps, but when I did I found the hoses completely twisted (see attached photos).
Is this from excess heat or not enough water flowing through?? I've never seen this problem before. The hoses on the equipment are probably pretty old, but I would think they are just rubber hoses so they would last a long time and I wouldn't expect them to twist so badly.
Wondering if anyone has advice on how to fix this, where I can purchase new hoses and how to avoid this in the future?
Of course we have a birthday/pool party coming up next weekend and now I can't run the pump. Any help is greatly appreciated!
A few mornings ago the hoses going from my heater to the sand filter started leaking. One of them had previously had a very small drip, but it seemed to resolve itself and I figured maybe the clamps just needed tightening. But the other day it was just spewing water. I turned the hose to see if it would correct, but it would probably have filled a large pail with water from the leak in about an hour or less, so it was leaking pretty badly.
My wife ran it this morning for about 10 minutes with a bucket under the hose to heat the built in spa. I went in with the hope of trying some vaseline and to re-tighten all the clamps, but when I did I found the hoses completely twisted (see attached photos).
Is this from excess heat or not enough water flowing through?? I've never seen this problem before. The hoses on the equipment are probably pretty old, but I would think they are just rubber hoses so they would last a long time and I wouldn't expect them to twist so badly.
Wondering if anyone has advice on how to fix this, where I can purchase new hoses and how to avoid this in the future?
Of course we have a birthday/pool party coming up next weekend and now I can't run the pump. Any help is greatly appreciated!
