Any recommendations other than buying a new filter.
Pool filter drain plug stripped.
If it s the plug try going around it 8 or 9 times with teflon tape sometimes that will hold until you can get a replacement especially suction side.
Here is how to fix any broken plastic drain plug when the plastic plug breaks off and the threads are broken off.
The drain plug or the drain hole.
Hayward sx180hg drain cap and gasket replacement for select hayward sand filter.
I have a pentair tagelus sand pool filter and water is leaking pretty badly from the cap at the bottom of the filter that is opened when the pool is winterized.
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This will work with many applications.
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If it s the drain hole i would run a tap into it.
The drain plug on a pool filter is often threaded and hard to reach due to its location so this can result in cross threading of the connection.
Get it as soon as mon aug 31.
You can get a new plug at any pool store or online retailer.
The threads on our filter drain plug are stripped.
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If this happens the drain cap can leak even once you have threaded it on correctly.
Causing the cap to not stay on or seal.