- Jan 7, 2012
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- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
My IC60 suffered freeze damage and the outer shell is cracked. Is it possible to repair or is this a lost cause?
IC60 Freeze Damage -- Repairable?
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- Jul 21, 2013
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- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Someone posted this. Maybe worth a try. If it doesn't work you are getting a new cell anyway. My concern would be if the fix fails a lot of water may be dumped on your equipment pad before you discover it. And your pump may run dry and be damaged.
Proceed at your own risk.
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I have had some luck repairing cracked salt cells using the UV Light type glue. There are several brands; all come with a little UV light that triggers the glue to harden very quickly. Best to use a dremmel to first grind a small shallow groove along the crack to ensure a good bond.
Proceed at your own risk.
Texas Freeze Damage - Post #7,254
When the rolling blackouts stopped rolling, my pool had been sitting for probably about 3 hours. I thawed and opened what I could with a blow torch. I haven’t had a chance to run the system yet since the bottom half of my filter housing is still frozen (I removed the upper half, I just now found...
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I have had some luck repairing cracked salt cells using the UV Light type glue. There are several brands; all come with a little UV light that triggers the glue to harden very quickly. Best to use a dremmel to first grind a small shallow groove along the crack to ensure a good bond.
Killer95Stang
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I'd probably grind out the crack a little, then scuff the surface a little with sandpaper or maroon colored scotch bright. Follow it up with some JB weld two part epoxy. It will not look pretty, since the basic epoxy is grey, but it will probably work, as long as the crack doesn't go all the way to the threads.
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- Jan 7, 2012
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- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Fixed! I ground out the crack with a Dremel tool and applied JB Weld PlasticWeld. It's not pretty, but the epoxy is on the bottom of the cell so it's out of sight. I let it cure overnight and reconnected it this morning. No leaks and it's generating chlorine normally.
- Jan 7, 2012
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Well, the epoxy lasted for about a month. 
It leaked under pressure and peeled off since it didn't bond with the PVC.
However, I patched it again using Plast-aid. I am extremely impressed! It bonds extremely well with PVC, and it's unbelievably strong. Waterproof Plastic Repair Kits Fixes cracked ABS PVC Acrylic Wood More
It leaked under pressure and peeled off since it didn't bond with the PVC.However, I patched it again using Plast-aid. I am extremely impressed! It bonds extremely well with PVC, and it's unbelievably strong. Waterproof Plastic Repair Kits Fixes cracked ABS PVC Acrylic Wood More
- Jul 3, 2013
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Plasti Aid is EXCELLENT.. I had a pressure leak on 2 inch plumbing that I patched 8 years ago and it is still working
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