Crack In Pool Filter Housing
Dec 11, 2012 I'm in escrow and about to purchase a house with a pool. However, we've found that the housing/cover for the filter is cracked. The housing on a pool filter is the plastic cover that is on the outside of the filter. Many times with age the plastic can form cracks and leak. If the filter.
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About two years ago my pool filter got a hairline crack in it, and water began squirting out. As a desperate attempt at a quick fix, I just mixed up a glob of epoxy and Surprisingly, the fix lasted for two years. As I was getting the pool ready this year I noticed that the patch was, so I would have to reapply something before I could open the pool again. Does anyone have any suggestions for something that I could use that might work a little better than epoxy?
The last time it was a rush job but this time I don't have water squirting all over the place, so I can be a little more deliberate about it. Grind the crack to a V shape with a dremel or similar, but not all the way through, I'd stop half way.
Get some plastic repair epoxy (there is different formulations of epoxy available for different purposes) and fill the crack. If you can, slightly and carefully stretch open the crack so the epoxy can properly penetrate. Make sure it is completely dry before applying the epoxy first and clean the area first with some sort of electrical cleaner spray (the type without lubricant) or alcohol to make sure it sticks. Then leave it for a few days to fully harden, oriented so the crack is underneath the epoxy (so gravity can make it settle into the crack).
If you can knock off the patch that you applied, put a hole right through both ends of the crack to stop the crack from spreading, which is probably why you have a new leak. Open the existing crack part way through with a dremel so that you will expose fresh clean plastic for the new epoxy to bond to.
J-B makes good quality epoxy. I have not yet used the formulation you showed. 900 psi is not high strength epoxy, but it may be adequate for your job. You might be able to reinforce the housing with some soft steel wire wrapped around the housing and twisted together tightly at the right side of your pic.
I am not sure if you can thread the wire through.
Crack In Pool Filter
How to Use Epoxy Putty Remove all jewelry before you start and wear vinyl or latex gloves. Mix together equal parts of the two puttys, kneading it until the color indicates that it is evenly mixed. Once the putty is mixed, you have about 20 minutes to work with it before it starts to harden. It will cure completely within 24 hours. For a leak at the male threaded adapter, roll the putty into a thin snake and press it into the fitting before threading the parts back together. Repair cracks in the pump housing by pressing putty into the crack a little at a time, building up several layers. Allow a small amount of putty to overflow the cracked area.