Comments on: Leaking Above Ground Pool Repair Guide

By: Joseph

Joseph — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:59:47 +0000

Hi,

Are you still having problems with the pool?

If you got it fixed already…what was the problem you found?

Let me know if you need some help!

By: Yanuelle Castano

Yanuelle Castano — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:20:31 +0000

So i have been wondering why my pool has been leaking from the backwash valve. It has been doing that for 2 days now and my water level went down. I was trying to clean the pool with the baracuda vacume to get the sand out from the bottom of the pool but maybe im doing something wrong because it leaks and it concerns me. Its so frustrating i just want to take it down and not have a pool at all. its too much of a hasle but i need to get it fixed what should i do?

By: Wet Head

Wet Head — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:52:20 +0000

Hi Mike,

I am taking a look at the pictures now and will be responding with some ideas in a bit / later today.

Joseph

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:24:29 +0000

Changed sabd this season just before the problem started so sand is new put 150 punds in filter as recomended by label on the filter system. Pump is a Waterway Supreme Hi-Flo 1 HP. We have a standard return jet system. We contacted our salesman that sold me the multi-port 3 days ago “which should be under warrrenty” and discovered that they will no longer be our place of buisness. We were told they would NOT replace it under any circumstance and the only thing they would do is send a service man out for $75, so if any of your viewers live near Fort Smith Arkansas i would love for them to reply to this and I will let them know where not to go!! Also as my wife was trying to vacuum the pool to see what would happen the handle for the valve popped straight up out of the normal filtering position, as if the pressure had popped it up then water started “shooting” out the backwash valve as well as trying to filter. We are very upset with our salesman as we had bought the multi-port all in one piece so there was no room for error with installing it but of course they blamed us for messing it up! We deffinately appreciate any and all help you can provide us as we are on our own now it seems! I have the pictures you requested, trying to figure out how to upload them to you.

By: Wet Head

Wet Head — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:32:23 +0000

Hi Mike,

Sure there are a lot of things that could force that to happen,

Lets start with:

1) when was the last time you changed your sand?

3) What kind of pump and what horsepower is it?

3) Do you have just a standard return jet or one of those lights that are a return as well?

Please let me know the above.

Any chance you could take pictures of the system?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:02:24 +0000

that is wierd that the old one and the new one are doing the same thing. Could the amount of debris like algea or anything cause any of these issues, but that still doesn’t add up because the pressure is as far as i can tell ok when filtering maybe just i little slower. Guess what i am asking is, if the sand is clogged up can it cause enough back pressure to cause the water to beat the gaskets allowing water to exit?

By: Wet Head

Wet Head — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:27:37 +0000

Hi Mike,

I would return it and then get a new one, it sounds like you may have got a defective one,

Joseph

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:23:34 +0000

Sorry, Yes i bought a whole new mutliport all in one piece so it had never been taken apart worked for a day and then started leaking.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:21:32 +0000

Yes that is what i thought, crazy! It will run for about 30min or so then it starts dripping out of the backwash, you can either turn it off or backwash and rinse it then put it back on filter and 30 or so min. it will do the same thing. When the pool is filtering the pressure is great no issues but when you backwash the system there is not as much pressure as i have seen them or think they should have. It just runs out instead of shoots out if you know what i am trying to say. We have just now started getting the pool clearer, been dealing with this issue for a while now and thought we had it so we started putting chemicals in it and well here we are again.

By: Wet Head

Wet Head — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:50:48 +0000

Mike,

You bought a whole new multiport and it’s still leaking?

Joseph