Caulk or adhesive to seal/affix replacement SPA gun body inside gunite hole
I need to replace two leaking, damaged straight PBC jets bodies (venturi guns), specifically Pentair 46540100 I have chipped concrete and cut rebar to gain access to the back of the guns and their water/air plumbing.
How shall I fill gaps and seal the replacement PVC jet body to the pool-wall gunite?
What caulk or adhesive do you recommend and why?
Here are the options I have located online:
Nitrile rubber Permaseal brand:
http://www.kelleytech.com/olympic/ol...view.asp?ID=29
Polyurethane adhesives:
Sikaflex, 3-M 5200
Hydraulic cement Waterplug brand:
http://www.thoroproducts.com/pdf_app..._waterplug.pdf
Silicone:
E-Z Patch 22 Neutral Cure 100% Silicone Rubber
Epoxy:
Loctite Fixmaster www.henkelna.com/concrete-repair-6137.htm
Leakmaster Quick Set Pool Epoxy Putty
Simpson Strong-Tie SET http://www.strongtie.com/products/an...SET/index.html
Others:
www.repairproducts.co.uk/page66.htm
Re: Caulk or adhesive to seal/affix replacement SPA gun body inside gunite hole
You've already ID'd some of the higher quality products out there. But my experience is with operating large commercial pools, and with pool chemistry, not with concrete re-construction. I've done some of that successfully, but not enough to make recommendations.
And, there are only a few pool guys here, because I've always had such a strict 'No Sales, No Promotion' policy here.
You might want to post on poolspaforum.com -- a lot of pool guys hang out on that forum.