Pool Heater Leaking Water From Roof

Kung fu maintenance demonstrates how to repair a water leaking swimming pool or spa heater heat exchanger.

Pool heater leaking water from roof.

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. Grab your pool chemical test strips or kit. The remedy is a larger heater or supplementing with a solar powered pool heater electric heater or heat pump pool heater. If you read about roof leaks from solar pool heaters it s probably an older system or it was just done wrong.

I get called often for leaks around the equipment area and in a lot. While stains occur on pools for a variety of reasons many are caused by the accumulation of. If it does you may have a leak. After looking around i found the pentair mastertemp 400 heater was leaking quite substantially.

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 heater is leaking water. Pool heaters help moderate the water temperature in your pool but a heater can also lead to stains. The first place to check is the plumbing pipes above the water heater.

It shouldn t have chlorine salt or stabilizer in it. The pool heater heat exchanger may be leaking because of chemical or sanitizer damage. If you find water leaking in your equipment area you may think you have a major problem. The most common leak locations on a pool heater other than this are with the draincocks or with the pressure switch inside the heater.

Check the plumbing pipes above the water heater using a stepladder if necessary. Final round 3 ko. I opened the side covers and found water pouring out of the air orifice grill. Chlorine salt and stabilizer levels be sure to note the levels.

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. Now test the water coming from the heat pump. 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. Buy the kung fu maintenance e bo.

The damage may be from winter freeze usually leaking upon spring start up and usually on the return manifold aka rear header.