Tension break or freeze break?
- Thread starter kbenedek
- Start date
- Jun 24, 2021
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- Pool Size
- 29000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Is the pipe inside the 45 fitting also broken or just the 45?
So looks like tension break then like the end was pushed this way.
What was it attached to ? Did somebody fall into the filter and shift it ?
There is no visible glue (Blue Circle).
Try to pull it apart again.
If it will not come apart, cut at the Red Line and show looking into both pieces.
Try to pull it apart again.
If it will not come apart, cut at the Red Line and show looking into both pieces.
No, it was part of our underground line that went to the jets. The guy that repaired it said it was a tension break. The original builder said it was due to freezing.
It is not a freeze crack.
Freeze cracks will go through the pipe and be more parallel to the pipe (Red Line).
It is a Stress Crack.
Stress Cracks normally happen at the inside corner (Black Line).
However, due to a lack of glue, the stress was not transferred to the inside corner and it cracked in an unusual way.
Freeze cracks will go through the pipe and be more parallel to the pipe (Red Line).
It is a Stress Crack.
Stress Cracks normally happen at the inside corner (Black Line).
However, due to a lack of glue, the stress was not transferred to the inside corner and it cracked in an unusual way.
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I am hesitant to cut it apart just yet, you cannot pull it apart.
I was also noticing the lack of glue. Normally it squeezes out a bit when you press the fitting on. It’s a fine balance of not enough and too much glue. For underground stuff it’s better to err on the side of too much.
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