All was working well until i fired up the filter pump yesterday and noticed the water level in the pool dropped after just a few of hours.
Pool heater leaking water from roof.
Kung fu maintenance demonstrates how to repair a water leaking swimming pool or spa heater heat exchanger.
While stains occur on pools for a variety of reasons many are caused by the accumulation of.
In the local southwest florida market frankly the whole industry including our competition is pretty good about ensuring roofs are protected but problems do occur occasionally.
The remedy is a larger heater or supplementing with a solar powered pool heater electric heater or heat pump pool heater.
Pool heaters help moderate the water temperature in your pool but a heater can also lead to stains.
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The damage may be from winter freeze usually leaking upon spring start up and usually on the return manifold aka rear header.
Grab your pool chemical test strips or kit.
The first place to check is the plumbing pipes above the water heater.
The pool heater heat exchanger may be leaking because of chemical or sanitizer damage.
There could be a gasket leaking or a loose connection to the pressure switch.
I opened the side covers and found water pouring out of the air orifice grill.
If you find water leaking in your equipment area you may think you have a major problem.
If it does you may have a leak.
Most commonly water leaking from a pool heater is an indication that the internals of the heater have failed usually due to freeze or chemical damage and the heater will need extensive service to repair.
The heater is leaking water.
Now test the water coming from the heat pump.
After looking around i found the pentair mastertemp 400 heater was leaking quite substantially.
If you read about roof leaks from solar pool heaters it s probably an older system or it was just done wrong.
The most common leak locations on a pool heater other than this are with the draincocks or with the pressure switch inside the heater.
Gas pool heater is leaking water if you notice water around the base of the heater you might be pleasantly surprised to learn that it s an easy diagnosis when it comes to gas pool heater troubleshooting.
It shouldn t have chlorine salt or stabilizer in it.
I get called often for leaks around the equipment area and in a lot.
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Test for the following items in your pool water.