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Leaking expansion vessel

Hedgecutter · 2014-06-08 13:02:26

I have a maxivarem expansion vessel in my garage for my submersible well, I noticed it leaking from the bottom this morning. I drained it and found a small hole in the flange on the bottom. I soldered the hole but what id like to know is, would it be a big job to replace the flange myself, I have an image that if I took…

08-06-2014 1:02pm

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Hedgecutter

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I have a maxivarem expansion vessel in my garage for my submersible well, I noticed it leaking from the bottom this morning.

I drained it and found a small hole in the flange on the bottom.

I soldered the hole but what id like to know is, would it be a big job to replace the flange myself, I have an image that if I took the flange off I could open a can of worms.

Is it a straight forward as take it of replace with new?

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#2 08-06-2014 1:23pm

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Just replace the vessel. Some parts are not supposed to be repaired & will / may not function properly. An expansion vessel is not expensive at all

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#3 08-06-2014 1:28pm

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Insides are probably in tatters.

replace. Thats the only thing that saves your pump. Its alot cheaper than a pump.

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#4 08-06-2014 2:25pm

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Any idea how much a new one is?

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#5 08-06-2014 7:35pm

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Hedgecutter wrote: »

Any idea how much a new one is?

We'd need a pic of the old one first

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