One Forward, Two Back

After myriad delays, our erstwhile plumbing associate came by and did a bunch of work on the plumbing. Basically, everything is hooked up plumbing-wise. The water comes out of the tank, through the UV system (which needs a bulb), through the water filter (like in a hot tub), and then into the pump and back into the tank.

So, today it was time to check the system for leaks -- the work was done 5 days ago, and the silicone has had time to dry/cure/whatever. With an attitude of "it probably won't work anyway", I filled the tank. It took about 45 minutes to get the water level high enough to cover the jets inside the tank. The old leak spot, down at the very bottom, seems to be solid. Hurray!

Unfortunately, the water filter unit leaks. And "leaks" doesn't quite cover it. The plastic itself is cracked, so the whole filter unit will have to be replaced. The issue is that it will require more plumbing work to be done. I suspect I'll have to get my feet wet - as it were - with this stuff to put it in a new one.

I'm also increasingly concerned about the control unit. I powered it up to see what would happen, and all I got was " E E E " on the readout. It doesn't take an engineering genius to guess that means "error". Hard to say why though - with no documentation I'm not sure how I'd figure out what is up with the unit. It's becoming increasingly clear that a whole new control head is going to be needed. I was hoping I could start with this unit and upgrade, but such may simply not be the case.


I've left the water in the tank to sit, so I can see if anything has a very slow leak; I turned the valves to cut the tank off from the plumbing so I can see if there are any very slow leaks further back in the system, without having 250 gallons slowly drip out through cracks in the filter.

Tomorrow or Monday I'll sump it out, and then try to find a replacement filter unit... Also will ensure I can find a bulb for the UV system; since I may have to rework part, I need to determine if I can keep using that device or not.

Thanks for reading...