After having the chlorine feeder break winter before last because of freezing (I didn't know to disassemble the pump, etc. then. It was before finding Pool Forum.) I decided that I'd do it the "right" way last fall and take things apart and store them in the garage.

Some of the tubing was on the ports pretty tightly and I couldn't get them off. I tugged pretty hard and I think I dislodged something. I now see that the tube going from the filter (sand) to the pump is leaking down at the pump inlet. It's not the tube loose against the inlet, it's coming from the connection between the inlet and the pump body. There appears to be a weld or hardened caulk or something there. Does anyone know which it is?

Can I caulk it and expect that it will hold or have I broken the darn thing with my exuberance?

It seems that there's always something new for me to learn and mess up.

CoffeeBean