My UnderCurrent is leaking and driving me nuts.

[Bobby_604]

Hey Everybody,

Just got my undercurrent all rigged up and it has a small leaking near the back; where the water returns. Looks like its from the uniseals. Any idea about what I can do?

Im running the 8XL.

The floor it's on is carpet covered with pond liner. Could this be why? Should I lay down some plywood sheets and make it all leveled out?

Also, does your epicentre air diffuser sit on the pipes and angle down?

Maybe I put the PVC pipes to far in to the epicentre?


:(

 

[Bobby_604]

Yep. Its leaking from the 2 uniseals. Not where the uniseal meets the bucket, but where the PVC meets the uniseal.

I took apart my whole UC and put it back together, and its still leaking. I'll give Daniel a call tmrw.

:mad0229:

 

[biggs]

try rubbing some grease on the joints/seals. this will help make a seal and stop any leaks. had to do the same on my flood and drain buckets. haven't had a problem since. good luck with it mate.

 

[deacon1503]

i havent had any issues with my UC, dry as a bone. Dan or Christian at UC will solve the issue, no worries!

 

[Bobby_604]

Daniel called me right when he got in to the office today.

He agreees it may be a faulty return manifold.

He's sending me 2 uniseals, a extra bucket and a new return manifold.

Customer service gets a huge A+.

 

[BavarianFarmer]

Also lube the seals just a tiny bit like biggs said. It will seal way better regardless.

 

[Lost]

Use some....

 

[Bobby_604]

Got my parts from Daniel today.

We are leak free!

Here we GO!!

 

[mikeross]

good to hear

 

[mikeross]

are you planning a journal? Love reading about these under current setups but currently set on mbps. good luck with your upcoming grow... should be sick with that uc setup.

 

[Phaivor]

Hey Everybody,

Just got my undercurrent all rigged up and it has a small leaking near the back; where the water returns. Looks like its from the uniseals. Any idea about what I can do?

Im running the 8XL.

The floor it's on is carpet covered with pond liner. Could this be why? Should I lay down some plywood sheets and make it all leveled out?

Also, does your epicentre air diffuser sit on the pipes and angle down?

Maybe I put the PVC pipes to far in to the epicentre?


:(

ok before you put the UC together you should file all the ends of the pvc pipes at the angles becouse the pvc is very sharp & could slice your uniseals

this is a nice tool every UC user should own so when you have a leek you dont have to empty your inter system

Cylindrical Bag Plug, 3" with 2' Inflation Hose

• Plug a pipe through a tee opening
• Sizes for 3" through 36" pipe
• Prevent flooding of pit when replacing a section of sewer line


Item: 24558
Weight: 0.5 lbs
Catalog Price: $101.95

 

[Bubblehaze]

All 3 Uc's from CC I bought leaked at first they all stopped within the first week. You probably only had to uninstall them parts re lube it and try again. Good luck

 

[Bubba kush]

You need to support the return manifold. The kit should come with a green piece that goes under the return manifold.

 

[desertsquirrel]

run a few gals of cal-mag for a few days. it will plug them.

 

[Phaivor]

All 3 Uc's from CC I bought leaked at first they all stopped within the first week. You probably only had to uninstall them parts re lube it and try again. Good luck

I had no leaks for the first 3 weeks and then out of the blue a leak WTF so i started to look though some forums and thats what i came up with...:mmm