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above ground pool sand filter problem houbs 08-07-2006
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Posted by houbs on August 7, 2006, 10:45 am
my pump keeps leaking after I backwash ,sometimes if I keep turning
back and forth I can get it to stop but tired of this and this time it
wont stop. what is the problem?


Posted by tom on August 7, 2006, 11:57 am
Are you sure it's the pump that's leaking? From your description, it
sounds like a valve. Tom
houbs wrote:
> my pump keeps leaking after I backwash ,sometimes if I keep turning
> back and forth I can get it to stop but tired of this and this time it
> wont stop. what is the problem?


Posted by Dan Espen on August 7, 2006, 12:50 pm

> my pump keeps leaking after I backwash ,sometimes if I keep turning
> back and forth I can get it to stop but tired of this and this time it
> wont stop. what is the problem?

Where is the water coming out?

How old is the valve at the top of the filter?
I just replaced mine at about 10 years due to leaks.

If the water is coming out the waste outlet, it's probably
the gasket, which I think you can replace separately,
but if the unit is old enough, go for a new valve body.

Posted by houbs on August 7, 2006, 2:32 pm
yes it is coming out of the waste outlet and I can get it to leak slow
,but still more than a drip. I put a hose on it and ran it back to the
pool.still would like to know what and how to fix.I don't know how old
it is, a friend gave it to us but he is in Iraq now.
Dan Espen wrote:
>
> > my pump keeps leaking after I backwash ,sometimes if I keep turning
> > back and forth I can get it to stop but tired of this and this time it
> > wont stop. what is the problem?
>
> Where is the water coming out?
>
> How old is the valve at the top of the filter?
> I just replaced mine at about 10 years due to leaks.
>
> If the water is coming out the waste outlet, it's probably
> the gasket, which I think you can replace separately,
> but if the unit is old enough, go for a new valve body.


Posted by Dan Espen on August 7, 2006, 3:43 pm

> yes it is coming out of the waste outlet and I can get it to leak slow
> ,but still more than a drip. I put a hose on it and ran it back to the
> pool.still would like to know what and how to fix.I don't know how old
> it is, a friend gave it to us but he is in Iraq now.

Simplest fix is new valve body.
They aren't terribly expensive.

> Dan Espen wrote:
>>
>> > my pump keeps leaking after I backwash ,sometimes if I keep turning
>> > back and forth I can get it to stop but tired of this and this time it
>> > wont stop. what is the problem?
>>
>> Where is the water coming out?
>>
>> How old is the valve at the top of the filter?
>> I just replaced mine at about 10 years due to leaks.
>>
>> If the water is coming out the waste outlet, it's probably
>> the gasket, which I think you can replace separately,
>> but if the unit is old enough, go for a new valve body.

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