slow drip

danrobberg · 10/31/2009, 07:11 PM

i just replaced the plumbing from my return line. i had been using flexi hose and wanted to upgrade to pvc. well what a pain that was. i finished and let it sit a while before plugging my pump in and it all seemed fine. well i just came home after about two hours and it has a slow leak from one of the couplings. so i put some puddy around it and it still has a slow leak. just a slow drip. ive heard that the salt can seal any small leaks in plumbing, anyone else hear that. if thats not the case any suggestions. its in a cramped part under the tank thats hard to get to and redoing it is not really an option

Raggamuffin · 10/31/2009, 07:42 PM

if it is an option could you turn the water off for an hour or 2? you need to give it a chance to dry out and the 2 part epoxy/putty stuff (green and grey that you kneed together) would seal that up NO problem.

danrobberg · 10/31/2009, 08:14 PM

sounds good ill try that. thanks

superman100 · 11/01/2009, 12:33 PM

how did the leak turn out?

Playa-1 · 11/01/2009, 01:12 PM

its in a cramped part under the tank that's hard to get to and redoing it is not really an option If it's a slow drip into the sump then salt creep will likely solve the problem for you and I would just keep and eye on it. If it's dripping somewhere else then you need to fix it regardless of how difficult it is. Think water damaged stand and/or house. It doesn't take much water to comprimise the structural integrity of the stand.

superman100 · 11/01/2009, 01:15 PM

This is scary. I alway use lots of primer, cement and let sit for 1 hour but applying pressure. I rarely have leaks this way.

10/31/2009, 07:11 PM	#1
danrobberg Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 962	slow drip i just replaced the plumbing from my return line. i had been using flexi hose and wanted to upgrade to pvc. well what a pain that was. i finished and let it sit a while before plugging my pump in and it all seemed fine. well i just came home after about two hours and it has a slow leak from one of the couplings. so i put some puddy around it and it still has a slow leak. just a slow drip. ive heard that the salt can seal any small leaks in plumbing, anyone else hear that. if thats not the case any suggestions. its in a cramped part under the tank thats hard to get to and redoing it is not really an option

10/31/2009, 07:42 PM	#2
Raggamuffin Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brandon SD. Posts: 541	if it is an option could you turn the water off for an hour or 2? you need to give it a chance to dry out and the 2 part epoxy/putty stuff (green and grey that you kneed together) would seal that up NO problem.

10/31/2009, 08:14 PM	#3
danrobberg Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 962	sounds good ill try that. thanks

11/01/2009, 12:33 PM	#4
superman100 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 50	how did the leak turn out?

11/01/2009, 01:12 PM	#5
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	its in a cramped part under the tank that's hard to get to and redoing it is not really an option If it's a slow drip into the sump then salt creep will likely solve the problem for you and I would just keep and eye on it. If it's dripping somewhere else then you need to fix it regardless of how difficult it is. Think water damaged stand and/or house. It doesn't take much water to comprimise the structural integrity of the stand.

11/01/2009, 01:15 PM	#6
superman100 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 50	This is scary. I alway use lots of primer, cement and let sit for 1 hour but applying pressure. I rarely have leaks this way.