Quote Originally Posted by Poconos View Post
Hi Shari and welcome to the forum. If it was freeze damage I too would think it would show up as soon as you turned it on, not 3-4 weeks after. At this point all I have are some questions. Is it a top or side mount valve assembly and what is the filter make/model? Reason I ask about top/side is the internal plumbing is different. The way you mentioned the 'center pipe' it sounds like a top mount. Also, what kind of a break was it and was it the same both times? Describe it the best you can.
Al
It's a top mount Hayward Pro Series S180T. For the first break, (last year) the top 3 or 4 inches of the pipe broke right off, with a split going down to about 3 inches below it, and there was also a crack going up about 2 inches from the bottom. The second break (this year) the pipe almost looked as if it had been twisted--there was a split all the way down from the top to the bottom, with cracks/splits radiating down horizontally along the split.

Shari