I screwed up, EC-65 filter is cracked

[bobjersey]

I have been a pool owner and operator for many years, but somehow last year I forgot to drain my Hayward EC-65. When I went to turn it on this year the first sign of trouble was that the elbow joint connecting the Super Pump to the EC-65 was completely cracked at the threads. I finally got another elbow I had lying around to sort-of fit (enough to test the rest of the system) when I saw that the tank of the EC-65 was cracked and leaking.

Now I am searching for any way to repair this crack (or perhaps even more than one crack) and I am terrified that I may have also cracked the underground water lines which have a lot of concrete over them and would be hard to fix.

I am very upset about this, does anyone know if it is possible to seal those cracks? Or can you tell me what material the tank is made out of so I can get an epoxy for it?

Thanks very much!

The lesson: at least drain your filter (I am bringing mine indoors for the winter from now on!)