Sump leaking

[tanks_kid1]

I went outside for 5 minutes and come back inside to a puddle of water from my sump my inside stand was soaked and floor was too. Just want to know i have stuff to patch but any tips to finding leaks? Pm me please


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[s_kelley]

Dry up as much as possible and try to locate a general area where the water is coming from, then narrow it down from there. Good luck, for what its worth, i hear that patch stuff is hit or miss,might just want to swap out the sump

 

[tanks_kid1]

Thanks i got the sump out am looking for a leak now hoping its def the sump!! And do u know annyone who has a sump if you do text me
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[JohnK]

Was this sump just set up, or has it been running for a while?

First I'd go over everything down there and look for a leaking bulkhead, something that came loose or something that might be causing water to splash out.

If the sump is leaking, it's probably pretty hard to fix without disassembling everything. Is it glass or acrylic?

 

[JohnK]

Thanks i got the sump out am looking for a leak now hoping its def the sump!! And do u know annyone who has a sump if you do text me
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A lot of the time a cheap rubbermaid tub will work great as a temp sump.

 

[tanks_kid1]

Was this sump just set up, or has it been running for a while?

First I'd go over everything down there and look for a leaking bulkhead, something that came loose or something that might be causing water to splash out.

If the sump is leaking, it's probably pretty hard to fix without disassembling everything. Is it glass or acrylic?

It is acrtlic its a cpr and i have the sump out and i went under the tank and it isnt leaking

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[tanks_kid1]

The bulkhead

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[JohnK]

Check the gasket on the bulkhead, is it against the flange or against the nut? It needs to be against the flange.

If the gasket is in the right place, check the bulkhead to be sure it isn't cracked.

 

[tanks_kid1]

The bulk head is fine i was correcting what i put the bulkhead is good but not seeing a leak in the sump or tank

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[JohnK]

Oops, I misunderstood.

Any idea what is leaking yet?

 

[tanks_kid1]

Turnsout filter sock clogged and cause to everflow all good now thanks for your input though.
Please close

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[JohnK]

Good outcome. Best bet, get several of those filter socks so you can rotate them out for cleaning every day or so.