Plumbing fitting question

[Jeff S.]

To me it looks like if one of the threaded unions to the SWCG is busted , you have to replace the plumbing back to the heater in that direction, or even worse in the downstream direction. It looks like in the downstream direction you'd have to cut out the pressure lines after the valves and hope to glue everything back together (with couplings). Also, if a valve in either of the photos needed to be replaced, you'd have to replace all the valves in that photo. Is this correct? I can't bust loose the SWCG coupling on the heater side. The other came loose. Thank you.

 

[Jeff S.]

2nd picture is mislabeled. It is the suction side before the pump.

 

[Jimrahbe]

Jeff,

I have a rent house where the union nut cracked.. I temporarily glued the nut back together and ordered a new union fitting..

That was about 3 years ago and the new union is just sitting in a cabinet..

Something to try anyway.. I glued the nut with the cell removed, just to make sure I did not clue the cell in place.

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[Lake Placid]

A split nut may also be an option if one were to break. I know they are readily available for Pentair and Hayward cells. With a bit of searching you could probably find one for a Jandy cell.

 

[JamesW]

There are several manufacturers of split nuts for unions.

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Help with union repair

Hello, A couple of months ago, I noticed a hairline crack on a union nut as I was removing my salt cell for cleaning. Although It wasn't leaking (yet), I wrapped some leak tape around it as a precaution when I reinstalled the cell. Most recently I had noticed a small drip, so yesterday I...

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[Jeff S.]

Jeff,

I have a rent house where the union nut cracked.. I temporarily glued the nut back together and ordered a new union fitting..

That was about 3 years ago and the new union is just sitting in a cabinet..

Something to try anyway.. I glued the nut with the cell removed, just to make sure I did not clue the cell in place.

Thanks,

Jim

 

[Jeff S.]

Thanks for the advice on the split nut couplers. It doesn't look like any have the Jandy threads though. I haven't broken the coupler yet. It's so tight I can't get it off, so I've given up for today. But in general, if you want to replace a component in the two pictures I posted, you have to work back to either the heater (for one end of the SWCG) or all the way back to piping coming out of the ground. If you had to replace any of the Jandy valves in my second photo, it looks like you'd have to replace them all due to the single coupling between them. Is this just how it is with pool plumbing? I'm new to this. My plumbing is tidy and compact and professional looking, but component replacement looks to be difficult and expensive. There are hokey ways to separate glued fittings that I'm aware of, but I don't know that I'd want to rely on one of those methods. Plus, it's very difficult to remove the fitting from around the pipe, and effectively that's how the valves are coupled together. The valve tailpieces are the pipe in this case. The couplers fit over them. Any thoughts on if this is typical, or is that just the way it is. Thank you.

 

[Jimrahbe]

My plumbing is tidy and compact and professional looking,

Jeff,

That works well for some things.. Not so much pool plumbing, where eventually you are going to need to do a repair or upgrade..

Thanks,

Jim R.