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?
above ground pool sand filter problem
Aug 07, 2006
6 Replies
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.
Simplest fix is new valve body. They aren't terribly expensive.
If this is that 6 way drum valve there is a spider gasket in there you can replace. Any pool store has them hanging on the rack with the other stuff that goes bad a lot. The pool guy can tell you how to get it out on your particular valve.
Had this same problem 2-3 times over the last 30+ years my pool has been in use....... Honestly replacing the gasket is not at all hard nor complicated... and not expensive...
Bob G.
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