Calcium Reactor Leak

Beerman · Feb 5, 2022

My Geo Reactor is pretty old. I'm guessing 15+ years. I don't know if I just need to replace but I'm getting a lot of issues with leaking. At first it was the uniseal which I replaced but now it appears to be more of the black elbow that goes into the uniseal. It's a very loose fit. Is this something that can be replaced or anything I can do? The uniseal actually doesn't fit well either. I'm not sure if there is supposed to be a gasket or anything. Please advise.

zzl630 · Feb 5, 2022

Happened to me last month. Replaced uniseal fixed the problem

geo · Feb 6, 2022

Beerman said:
My Geo Reactor is pretty old. I'm guessing 15+ years. I don't know if I just need to replace but I'm getting a lot of issues with leaking. At first it was the uniseal which I replaced but now it appears to be more of the black elbow that goes into the uniseal. It's a very loose fit. Is this something that can be replaced or anything I can do? The uniseal actually doesn't fit well either. I'm not sure if there is supposed to be a gasket or anything. Please advise.

It is hard to tell but it looks like you are using a 3/4" uni-seal (for 3/4" pipe) instead of a 1/2" uni-seal (for 1/2" pipe)? First verify the size of pipe that is fitting into the uni-seal. On the white pvc fitting there should be a label identifying the size. The fit into the uni-seal should be tight and not loose.
GEO

Beerman · Feb 6, 2022

geo said:
It is hard to tell but it looks like you are using a 3/4" uni-seal (for 3/4" pipe) instead of a 1/2" uni-seal (for 1/2" pipe)? First verify the size of pipe that is fitting into the uni-seal. On the white pvc fitting there should be a label identifying the size. The fit into the uni-seal should be tight and not loose.
GEO

Thanks Geo you are correct that's my problem. The white elbow says 1/2". The inside portion of the uniseal measures about 3/4".