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Clive Woodrow
Canada
Registrace 25. 12. 2007
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If you have a Kenmore or Samsung made dryer that is not heating up. Watch this video on how to fix it with the right parts.
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Pool Solar Panel - A How to Fix
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Easy and cheap way to fix a leak in your pool solar panel.
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Pool Leak - a how to fix.
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Steps to detect the actual leak and the products I used to seal the leak. I saved hundreds of $$$. Hope you have the same success
That simple ? .. no no ... What if a pvc is cracked under the concrete ?
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this is a far easier method than the others ive seen on here where they cut the line completely off the manifold and close off the holes with machine screws. this was great..
Holy crap! That's a nice hack! Thanks
Well done. Thanks!!
That's a much better option than using plugs, screws, etc. Well done
I got a few hundred patches.. what should I use & where to get it?
Can you stand on the collection tubes like you're doing in the video? Do you have to drain the water out in order to stand on them like that? I have a leak right in the center of my panel high up that I can't reach with a ladder or from the sides
No issues standing on the rubber mats that contain the tubes as well.
Thanks for the video. Had the same solar problem. You helped me fix it. Thanks again. Great video. JR
Oh man, I just wanted to thank you for posting this video. It saved me tons of problems.
Another product to plug the leak is butyl tape. Its actually a putty rolled up like tape. Very flexible and doesn't harden. User friendly. I bought it at West Marine. Its also sold at RV parts store
It does work for pool light leaks only if you wrap the conduit and us a flat screw driver to push the butyl tape into the leak.
Does this work for fun in the sun panels?
Top man thank you for this video that’s a brilliant pointer for me
We recently purchased solar pool heaters. We ordered 1 panel that is 2.5x10 & a set that has 2 2.5x10 panels. The double was on backorder so it shipped at a later date. The double is 2 inches shorter than the single. We have sent them back 3 times but they continue to be wrong. They informed us that it was a manufacturing issue & that we should return them for a refund. The problem is that I cannot find anymore for sale close to the same price & I really want to be able to heat my pool. Is there a way to make them work? Can they be shortened?
Absolute genius. I had a leak that was an extended crack, not a single hole, so what I wound up doing was replacing that section with standard drip 1/4" line to bypass the bad section and hooking in to the panel with connectors as shown. Way cheaper than replacing a panel.
Did the bypass work well for you? I was just thinking of doing that since the 2 cracks I have are about an inch long each.
Thank you
Great useful video, Clive. I just bought a house that has a system, but i'm not sure which type... is it FAFCO or differente? how can i tell if your solution applies? i have pics and videos of it, if it helps. i tried researching it online, to no avail. any help is appreciated. thanks
Sorry for the late reply. What worked for me was that I measured the diameter of the tubes in the rubber mats and that of the connectors. I knew that the connectors would fit snuggly. It worked well. You might have to try a couple of options to see what works best.
@@clivewoodrow thank u
An interesting discovery I use to get bubbles in my returns but the other day I was away for a few days so i filled pool up to bottom of the bull nose above the tile so pretty high up and just above the mouth of the skimmer. Noticed no bubbles in my returns or in the pumps basket unbelievable but how?
The mysteries of pool ownership.
Clive Woodrow that’s it?
@@LubaLuba1 In fairness, I have no reference points to the issue other than your description. I would want to imply a cause or a fix based on that. I wasn't trying to be flippant, but I can see how it may have come across that way. One point - make sure the skimmer is always full with water and debris free. If the skimmer is "slurping" water that will cause air to get into the system. That is not good. Hope that helps.
Clive Woodrow Sorry I thought you were pool tech guy I don’t expect you to understand something if your not familiar pools.
How do you fix the leak when it's super close to the root? And not in the middle of the pipe
That has happened to me. The rubber pipe splits at the top of the housing, so there is no way to put in a connector. What I did was cut the rubber back and seal it with a plug. In this case, I used a 1.5" brass screw. Not very elegant, but it's watertight and has been for years.
Clive Woodrow thank you.. Do you have the link?
@@TOP10ZZ Link to what? The Fix? No. I simply inserted a correct size screw into the rubber hose. That "patched" the leak.
Clive Woodrow thanks a lot. You saved me $200 🙏🏼
@@clivewoodrow Do you think it might work if I drill through the header pipe to remove the broken connector, and then put a 1/4" connector you used in your video and glued it down? That way I might be able to reconnect the collector tube back to the header pipe.
I hope you had the pool light fuse off when messing with the light!!!
Safe and Sound.
overnight my panel has incurred several holes either through vandalism or a big big or possum? First time this has occured in 14 years! It also could of been because of hail we received the night before? This may have frozen the tubes causing them to break?
If they are rubber, I doubt that hail would have damaged them. Something with sharp nails was up there. Or simple exposure to the elements. Nothing lasts forever. At 14 years you should expects some issues. Try to patch it as suggested. My are holding still years after.
Very helpful infos. I'm gonna try it. Thank you so much.
You are welcome.
Theres a good leak detection and repair kit with directionswww.poolleakacademy.com/index.html
Did your water level go below the light when you noticed the leak?
The water level always settled at the lower part of the light. It never went below. That is where I used the die and found the leak. Still holding many years later.
@@clivewoodrow the leak detection team determined my leak was behind my light. A conduit had rusted away and they applied epoxy. The pool did not leak for a month after the epoxy but it started leaking again. I just closed the pool up 2 weeks ago. I looked today and the water level is above the light but in the middle of my outtakes. Those are plugged up but that is where my water level is. It has been frustrating !
You know you can use that epoxy even under water, it will set under water.
And it is still holding 4 years later.
The panel tubes appear to be rubber. My panels have just sprung a leak but are molded plastic (SunQuest Brand). I don't want to use a plug and seal off a 20ft run so i will try this method. I'll soften the tube with hot water before inserting barbed fittings. Hope it works. if anyone else has tried on Poly type pipe i would be interested in hearing if it was successful.
If you don’t mind me asking. How long did it hold off the leak? I’m going through a similar situation with a light fixture. How long does it prevent the leak from coming back? I’ve heard multiple solutions (from fiberglassing the inside to changing the whole light and niche)
To this date, It has not leaked since. I’ll be opening the pool in a few weeks but I know, by taking a peak under the cover, that the water level is above the light already thanks to a lot of snow and a wet spring this year. Clive... (writing from my other google account)
nice video - there are also rubber plugs called Light Cord Stoppers that can be used to seal up light conduit leaks, but yes the Pool Putty is the traditional method, lol
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Thanks. Any advice on how to unclog the mats?
Sorry for the very late reply. I have not had that problem to date. Try reversing flow of the water to see if that helps. If you can take the system apart near the suspected clog. Suspect you have fixed it by now.
Clive Woodrow thanks for responding. Mats were not clogged after all. I had the valves closed! Now I purchased the exact same 1/4“ orbit connectors on amazonand inserted them. The water leaks around the connector. My mats look like yours but maybe the internal diameter or material is different. Not sure what to try now. Maybe use silicone cement around the outside of a the hose barb? Thanks again.
Try and wrap some of the white Teflon tape around them. Typically that tape is used on plumbing connections, but it might just work on your mat / connector.
Clive Woodrow ok, I’ll give it a try. Thanks
Hello Where do you buy these solar panels please
It was a small company in Ontario Canada. They have since gone out of business. :(
I know more about diy from Avasva handbooks!
Thank you so much for taking the time to post this video, it was extremely informative and helpful.
Thank you so much for taking the time to post this video, it was extremely informative and helpful.
Try some new solutions from Avasva solutions.
You should patent your idea. Your idea saves money and time - no more expensive plugs.
Go to avasva page if you want to learn how to build it yourself
This only works if you have the rubber style if it’s the harder plastic good luck
100% Correct. Plastic - cheaper - harder to fix.
Great to see that... I made it too. Using inplix handbooks :)
Thanks Clive, very informative and info I needed to fix my leaks
There a good pool leak repair kit with video instruction at PoolLeakAcademy.com
I am pretty sure you can find good solution on InpliX web :)
I wondered if these parts would work, thanks so much for the simple video! I had everything on hand from repairing our drip irrigation, to cut and replace a damaged section of solar tubing.
Hi Clive. Is there other colors except the white. It will look silly in a blue painted cement pool....or does one just paint the proxy?
I have only seen it in white. But it is paintable once it hardens.
Have I ground pool. Water drops to about one inch Above all returns and skimmer. Done Dye test and visual in pool on all tile which were installed on Gunter surface. Am retired and Can't afford $279.00 for leak detection company
Found my leak right below the skimmer inlet opening, the plastic had separated from time. My pool leaked too but stopped right under the skimmer intake inlet (sorry I dont know what its called).
This is a good method for repair. However some panels have different ID tubes. In my case, the 1/4" joiners were too small. However, 1/4" Poly tubing fits tightly inside of my larger tubing. So, I cut a piece of 1/4" tubing and coated it and the inside of the larger tube with silicone RTV and made my own joiner shoving the 1/4" tubing into the two cut ends of the panel tubing. I don't care if the flow in this single tube is reduced, I just don't want a leak. May 1, 2017 and my pool has jumped from 65F to 80F in 3 days. Sacramento area.
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How do you clean the inside of the tube mine is coming out with black residue oily like substance
UnderWater Magic works good in these types of situations too.
Now how do you fix a leak when its 40f outside :/ Good video!
It's simple. Just go to INPLIX page and make it yourself.