Pool Heater Leaking Water From Roof

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Pool heater leaking water from roof.

If you find water leaking in your equipment area you may think you have a major problem. Kung fu maintenance demonstrates how to repair a water leaking swimming pool or spa heater heat exchanger. Sometimes water leaks behind walls and leaches straight into your hardwood floors or floor underlayment and causes damage there as well. During a hard rain you might also see.

Water leaking behind your gutters. Buy the kung fu maintenance e bo. Solar pool heaters from major brands including the iswim brand we offer are warranted for 12 years to the original owner. Proving it s not a chemical imbalance short of documenting water tests everytime.

There are not many ways that pool heaters will leak that can be repaired easily by a pool owner. So i have an 800 repair bill for a two year old 1500 heater. I get called often for leaks around the equipment area and in a lot. Check the plumbing pipes above the water heater using a stepladder if necessary.

Refer to your pool heater owner s manual. Once dry keep the heater off and turn all of your other pool equipment back on. If you read about roof leaks from solar pool heaters it s probably an older system or it was just done wrong. A drip from above can easily leak down on top of the water heater and even work its way down the insulation and make it look like the leak is coming from the tank itself.

The first place to check is the plumbing pipes above the water heater. Slow roof leaks sometimes show up in the strangest places too like water leaking from wall outlets or light fixtures. Whether you have a fafco heliocol or aquatherm brand solar pool heater there will come a come when you need a repair and eventually it will come time to replace the system but how do you determine whether it is time to repair or replace it. Turn off the heat pump and all the other pool equipment.

Let the area dry out so everything is completely dry. This method will help source leaks from all of your pool equipment. 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. Make sure that the heater gas valve is in the on position and if lp propane is being used check the gauge on the tank.

The heater is leaking water. 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.