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    Quote Originally Posted by matt4x4 View Post
    anna - if yours is just loose, tighten it, if it still drips, lube the o ring and/or put teflon tape on the threads of the plug - bcb1 only replaced it because it was broken.

    Well, lo! I found the leaks. It isn't the plug on the pot and it isn't a crack in the pot like we first thought. There are two leaks on the fittings of the PVC pipes, the one going into the pump and the one going out. The way the water runs from one of the leaks, it collected on the lip of the pot which is what made us think the pot itself was the problem.

    The real problem is that we're both as old as dirt and getting way down there to look at the fitting was more than our knees could take, so we didn't actually get all that close and personal to the plumbing. But they bothered me. It's like Mom said, when bubbles appear, something is wrong, and so I did crawl around there this morning. The dogs thought that was all pretty weird

    My husband can go wrap the Teflon and tighten the connections. More than likely he'll make a weekend project out of it with a long trip to the hardware store for yet more tools and jigs and pieces. Oh well. Fun is where we find it.
    Last edited by AnnaK; 06-14-2007 at 10:39 AM. Reason: Corrected a typo
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