Hi, please look at this video and the photos. This is an unusual location for a leak isnt it? There is clearly a seam on both ports, but I am not sure how it could produce a leak. Is this a matter of needing o-rings, or tightening something? I do I need to get some marine epoxy and seal that seam up? any thoughts or experience with a plumbing leak at this location on a mastertemp heater? video of drip
leak at the mastertemp heater port/manifold junction?
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That part unscrews and it has an O-ring.
Undo the union and unscrew the part and check the O-ring and lubricate the O-ring and reinstall the part.
Replace the O-ring if it is bad.
Undo the union and unscrew the part and check the O-ring and lubricate the O-ring and reinstall the part.
Replace the O-ring if it is bad.
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Well here’s a comical example for ya.
Can’t get that part off because I have no room to unthread it.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,767
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,767
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Disconnect the upper water pipe and maybe the gas line to move the heater to get access to the header connector.
Maybe undo the top union so that you can slide the heater back or sideways enough to get the part out as long as you don't stress the gas line.
The gas line should have a union that can be undone if you feel comfortable doing that.
The gas line should have a union that can be undone if you feel comfortable doing that.
Ya so taking the top one off allowed me to wiggle things enough to get it apart. Cleaned and lubed it all and re-assembled. Seems ok but the area still wet so need to give it a day. I also wondered if the castle might not have been tight enough and it was leaking down and looking like the outflow port. We shall see.
Dang still a drip. Will have to try again tomorrow. It’s either still the output port or the castle. Can’t make things much tighter… not sure what the issue is. Seems like the leak is on the seam between the manifold and the small extender piece.
it looked fine, and I lubed it and shoved it back in the extension before screwing it back on. but it shouldnt be too hard to find a new 2" ring and replace it. will try that.