PVC Leak at joint

[Pharmacyman]

I had pool repair company come out and replace a leaky Caretaker clean out basket union. As soon as they had left I found another leak lower down on one of the five Caretaker return lines. It is at the top of a type of connection sleeve each return has (red arrow). It is small but can cause about a one-half to one inch drop in pool water per day.

How do I fix this leak? Is it as simple as adding cement to the outside of the joint?

 

[pooldv]

Yes, you can use blue PVC cement in a syringe to try to fix the leak. Blue cures in the presence of water.

 

[DoyleS]

I had a leak similar to this where there was little space to work. I took a straight coupling like the one just below you leak. I sliced a 3/8" piece off of one end of the coupling and then cut the piece in half. So that it was a half circle piece only 3/8" wide. It will fit right against the top of the leaking coupling. Clean the area and then use the Blue Cement to liberally glue the small piece in place where the leak is. A very easy fix.

 

[Pharmacyman]

I applied PVC Cement Blue, but the coupling still leaks. I attached a picture of what I used and a pic of the coupling leaking again. What did I do wrong? I was told I could add outside the coupling and it would seal. So that is what I did. Still leaks though.

 

[JamesW]

It looks like the couplings were never glued properly. You might want to cut them all out and replace all 5.

Also, no one said that just adding glue would definitely work. They said that you could try it. It didn't work.

If someone recently installed the couplings, ask them to fix it.

 

[Pharmacyman]

The couplings were installed a couple years ago. Is this something I can do myself? Do we have any links you can share that would show me how to do it?