need to replace return eye

[NEPApoolguy]

rnjng.......sounds like the return fitting your talking about is on an aboveground pool.....not an inground. Since one of the parts is cracked......all you need to do is go to you local pool store and purchase a complete return fitting. They are not expensive.....so you may as well buy the complete return.....not just the part that is cracked. Lower the water in the pool to make it easier to install. You may need some clear silicone and teflon tape to complete the install......hope this helps.

[rnjng]

Thanks for the replys!!!! Any kind of clear silicon? I have the pool drained just under return. So I'm ready to replace it. The old setup has silicon on the inside and out. A full bead and I was questioning if i needed it this time. The guy at the pool store said no, i wouldn't need silicon. But i'm feeling i need it. not alot, jut enough to make a seal on both sides. I bought the whole setup. it came with 3 gaskets. 2 white rubber gaskets and 1 cork??? I was told the cork went on the outside, and 1 rubber gasket went between liner and pool wall, and the last went between liner and the return. Hopeflly I get it right.

[NEPApoolguy]

The guy at the pool store is correct with the placement of the gaskets. The only place you need teflon and silicone is on the fitting where it screws into the threads of the return assembly. Do not put any silicone on the gaskets as it will make them squeeze out of place when you tighten the jam nut on the return against the wall. Do not put any silicone on the threads of the jam nut itself either. Hope this helps.

[rnjng]

Pool is up and running as of last night, no leaks. Tks for all the help!!!!

[waste]

NEPA, nice to see you posting! Thanks for catching the obvious point that it was an A/G pool - if the drips could be seen rnjng either has an A/G or X-Ray vision

Rnjng - glad someone here figured out the real problem and was able to help! (though if you ever get an IG pool and have a 'sticky' eyeball seat - the advice I gave holds