What's the best way to fix this leak?

[jmack549]

Pool guy is out of town for 10 days, I'd rather prevent too much water loss here. My initial thought is that I'll need to tighten this connection, but obviously I can't because the PVC is glued. So I'm guessing I cut it just behind the glued joint, screw in a new connector, and use a a coupler to put a new line of PVC in the middle portion. Is that correct or am I missing something?

I can't get the Youtube embed to work, here is a link to the setup.

 

[ajw22]

 

[ajw22]

What is this connecting?

Post a wider picture so we can see what is going on.

 

[jmack549]

What is this connecting?

Post a wider picture so we can see what is going on.

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Here you go - it used to connect to the heater, but a tree fell on that last month and killed it. They came out and temporarily re-routed the lines while a new heater is on order (it was leaking substantially), but now this leaking has become an issue.

 

[ajw22]

They came out and temporarily re-routed the lines while a new heater is on order (it was leaking substantially), but now this leaking has become an issue.

Is the glued joint leaking or where it screws into the MPV leaking?

I don't think that gap should be there. That should be screwed in more. In which case your plan in your first post is correct.

@1poolman1 @Lake Placid thought?

 

[Lake Placid]

I’d agreed it appears the male adapter isn’t fully seated. I’d prefer to see a Praher full flow union used. They seal with an o-ring. What brand/model is the MPV?