I opened my pool up today, and all went find except for a small leak at the PVC junction where the pipe leaves the heat pump. I'm thinking that the ground settled, and there's minimal piping before it goes into the ground which leaves not much to flex and account for any movement. I loosened the collar and could see that there's a gap at the bottom where the two pipes mate up where the gasket is. If it tilt the heat pump back ever so slightly then the leak stops. I could shim the heat pump up with a few small stones, but then I worry about the weight of the heat pump being concentrated to one small point where the pebble is. Any suggestions how to correctly fix this?
Opened pool, leak from heat pump exit - maybe due to settling?
- Thread starter BlueWRXPride
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,127
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Does the heat pump have adjustable legs to level it?
I would not shim the HP with a pebble but I would use a thin piece of slate as a shim.
Have you looked at exactly how the bottom of the HP sits on the ground and where you would need to shim it?
I would not shim the HP with a pebble but I would use a thin piece of slate as a shim.
Have you looked at exactly how the bottom of the HP sits on the ground and where you would need to shim it?
Composite shims
when the heater dies you can use them for something else.
I think it was always off and is now just a hair loose or too tight. Its also possible the o-ring deteriorated or got pinched. Anywho If the pad or heater shifted, both pipes would be off. The plumbing likely didnt move either.
when the heater dies you can use them for something else.
I think it was always off and is now just a hair loose or too tight. Its also possible the o-ring deteriorated or got pinched. Anywho If the pad or heater shifted, both pipes would be off. The plumbing likely didnt move either.