I’ve got a problem with water leaking out of the top of my Hayward Vari-Flo multiport valve. As you can see, the water is leaking from the area right around the handle.
I took the whole thing apart, lubed it up, and re-assembled it. That helped a bit, but the leaking persists.
I also recently replaced the spider gasket and o-ring (and generously lubed both).
Do I need to replace the spring?
Hi DaveinMass,
Normally the issue is a bad spider gasket. The SP711 valve’s spider gasket is glued into the diverter and can only be purchased as such. Did you replace the diverter with the glued in gasket or did you purchase a spider gasket by itself? My concern if you purchased the spider gasket by itself is that it may have been a spider gasket for a different valve that does not have the exact same dimensions (slightly off). If this was the case then I would purchase the Diverter with Spider Gasket Glued In and do that replacement. Below you can see how the diverter with gasket glued in looks.
Another option is this Complete Top Handle Assembly W/ Spider Gasket Glued In I have also shown a picture of this item below.
Thank You
Patrick
I replaced it with a gasket the guy at the pool store said fit my model. I did not glue it in. I applied some o ring lube to seal it in place. I just opened it back up to check, and the spider gasket is snuggly in place.
In any case, it sounds like it’s supposed to be glued in. Can you point me to the correct product to use for that?
Thanks!
Hi Dave,
We have these Instructions on How to Glue in a Valve Seat Gasket which you may find helpful. I would suggest our Spider Gasket Adhesive to use as the adhesive, or Loctite 401 or Loctite 416.
Thank You
Patrick
Hi Dave,
We’re you able to glue in the Spider Gasket? Did it resolve the leak?
Thanks
Patrick
Hi Patrick
I haven’t had a chance to apply the glue yet, as it will require I take the filter offline for a bit. I’ll let you know as soon as I do.
