Cracked Pool Pump Repair

From Amazon, I purchased and used an ATOLS plastic welder repair kit($28) and Permatex H2 Hold marine epoxy($7) to repair the crack. Do not buy this pump from "best-homepro" on eBay expecting them to stand behind their lifetime warranty. There is not one.
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[@JoshuaPchelka]

Just my opinion but maybe separate the pump housing from the motor and make the repair on the inside. Etch the crack lightly with a Dremel tool, clean with alcohol really good and then apply your aopoxy or something of your choice

[@HammerWrench]

Those are great suggestions. Not sure if the leak area is accessible without a complete tear down tho.

[@trolojolo6178]

​@@HammerWrenchhow is your pump going? Still sealed and working?

[@HammerWrench]

As far as I know. We sold the house last summer so I don’t know its status. I wouldn’t hesitate to make that repair again. It’s much cheaper than dropping another $150 on another pump with a “lifetime warranty” that isn’t honored. It ran leak free for about a month before we sold the house. And I would leave it running nonstop.

[@trolojolo6178]

@@HammerWrench thanks for the quick reply. I'm having here a pool heater which runs on a an external pump with up to 72 psi. I'm not sure if the cracked housing of the heater will be able to handle that much pressure with this method. A new heat exchanger costs about 700$. And it's not possible to just switch the casing, it's one whole unit. Damn the French people for building weird products.

[@HammerWrench]

@trolojolo6178 I appreciate you watching and don’t mind helping others. As far as the repair you have, I mean it’s already not working correctly so it’s worth trying it out. Can it really be more broke than it already is? If it works, it costs you about $30. If it doesn’t then we know how much the replacement is. Take a shot. Let me know how it goes. 🛠️