Leaking Pentair FNS Plus 48 Tub Assembly

Written on 8/24/2017 by Guest

I had just came back from vacation and much to my horror when I went to check on my pool I discovered a steady leak shooting out from my Pentair tub like a Roman fountain! Whatever calm and peace I had achieved on vacation was gone. The first thing I did was take the lazy way out. First I tried to seal it with Flex Seal and when that didn't work I tried Liquid Nail. Both products failed. So, I got on my computer and did some serious searching. Leslie Pools wanted to charge me $462.00 which I thought was too much so I dug deeper and came across Inyo Pools who asked for $348.00 for the same replacement part with free shipping. A no brainer. When the part arrived in came in perfect condition. The only thing I had to buy were 16 inch channel locks to loosen the caps holding the tub to the back flush assembly. Before lifting out the grids with the manifold and spider attached, I did a one minute backflush then opened up the pressure gage on top of the filter. After that I removed the clamp assembly then I loosened the caps and removed the old tub. Next, I lubricated the slip o rings inside the caps then I hand tightened the caps connecting the backflush assembly to the tub. After that, I lubricated the bulk head o ring and replaced the top filter and tightened the clamp assembly. With the pressure gage open I turned on the power to let all the air out. Once water shot out of the pressure gage I closed the gage and checked for leaks. Perfect installation. No leaks, not one drop anywhere. I quickly added DE powder and checked the pool for leaks but everything came out perfect. Bottom line, I will definitely be doing more business with INYO in the future. Very competent company who are customer friendly with a chat feature! Who else does that?

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