Flex hose leaking, need assistance

[Pool_Mike]

Notice today that the flex hose from the sand filter to the swg cell is leaking.

It is NOT leaking from the fitting, but from the hose that connects to the fitting. Looks like there is some type of glue/adhesive that is cracked and it is leaking from there.

Anyone know what kind of adhesive I need to fill in the area that the adhesive part is leaking from??

Here are some pics:\

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/hifi_homeboy/GLUE.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/hifi_homeboy/P1000204.jpg

Thanks 4 any help to get this leak to stop.

[CarlD]

The easiest and best solution is buy a new fitting, cut the old one off and re-glue it. If the TigerFlex won't be long enough, then you can extend it with a double female fitting (only use Schedule 40 or Schedule 80 fittings), add either more TigerFlex or even standard PVC pipe to get the length you need. T/F is a little hard to work with than rigid, but not much. I like to very use the cleaner very carefully, then use the more flexible glue (it's blue).

Trying to seal a compromised seal is a waste of time and money, IMHO.

In the picture below you can see the TigerFlex mated to rigid PVC with a double-female fitting. That seal has been sound now for 4 years. If it were to fail, I'd simply slice the fitting off the T/F, saw it off the rigid PVC, and glue in a new one. 10-15 minutes, tops.

http://home.earthlink.net/~dashmanc/pool/return.jpg

[cleancloths]

There is a product called Plumbers Goop that might work for you.