Pentair plug popped off, help!

[smoses]

Luckily I was home and heard the water gushing! It appears the drain plug for my filter popped off. At least I think it was that. The pool builder just opened it for me on Monday. I’ve since put the plug back on (see photo) but my questions are:

How tight does it need to be? It keeps turning, should I keep going.

I’ve shut off all the valves and pump but lost a lot of water, not below skimmer. Do I need to just prime the pump and start it back up?

 

[Jimrahbe]

Moses... quite the flood you've got there.... I guess that was your buddy Noah wasn't it.

Sounds like it is stripped to me... it should stop turning..

Sounds like your pool builder stripped it when opening. I'd let him know and see if he will make it right...

Could try a few layers of Teflon tape, but I'd be worried that it pop off when I was not at home...

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[JamesW]

It looks like it’s sitting crooked. Probably cross threaded. If the plug is stripped, that an easy fix. If the hole is stripped, that’s a bigger deal.
You might be able to tap it with a 1.5” NPT tap, but that’s only going to work if the threads aren’t too bad.

 

[smoses]

It’s fixed! I got my builder on the phone and told them what happened. They admitted their guy must not have tightened it when they opened the pool.

Thanks for the help!

 

[JamesW]

Did it stop turning?

 

[smoses]

It did, eventually. It’s in a really terrible spot and I felt like it was turning forever.