tedinelkgrove Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 I cleaned my Jandy filter cartridges yesterday. There were 4 all together, very dirty. I made sure to put everything back just as I had taken them off. It went pretty easy. Only issue is the tank has a slow leak where the ring clamp goes around. I removed everything and made sure the BIG o-ring is not kinked or has anything on it. All looked fine. I also made sure to tighten the clamp so as not to exceed 1/16th of an inch gap where the ends meet. This is note on the ring clamp. Any suggestions? Do I need to lubricate the o-ring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Clown Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 You probably need a new oring. It may not look like it. Just to be sure, Your not exceeding Less than 1/16 inch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedinelkgrove Posted June 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 You probably need a new oring. It may not look like it. Just to be sure, Your not exceeding Less than 1/16 inch? That is the question, what do they mean by the gap should not exceed 1/16"? The wording they use makes it seem like the gap should be less than 1/16". Do you think they actually mean the gap should be greater than 1/16"? Where can I get a Jandy o-ring locally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Clown Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 When you are tightening the clamp, the gap is decreasing. Do not decrease the gap past 1/16 inch. In other words, don't tighten so much that you make the two half's touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedinelkgrove Posted June 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 When you are tightening the clamp, the gap is decreasing. Do not decrease the gap past 1/16 inch. In other words, don't tighten so much that you make the two half's touch. That fixed it. Thanks for clarifying the gap issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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