Leaking KPM sea strainers ?
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Leaking KPM sea strainers ?
my kpm sea strainers are leaking from one of the windows
in the cover . Has this happened to anyone? Can it just be
resealed better with silicone or is their a better fix , or does it need replacing ? purchased them thru trick marine
Thanks Howard
in the cover . Has this happened to anyone? Can it just be
resealed better with silicone or is their a better fix , or does it need replacing ? purchased them thru trick marine
Thanks Howard
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Are they new? Leaked from day 1 ? Or older ? The salt gets into the cracks and crevises the seperates the seals a bit. Mine leaked dont know what brand it was off hand. I took mine out and totaly apart. Cleaned everything. Reasembled with some grease on the rubber O rings and now she no leak. I even put wing nuts on to open if it get filled. They had nuts on the top. So evn hand tight it dont leak. Hope this helps.
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What size of strainer do you have? if you send a photo of the offending article I am sure that we can get this sorted out for you.
Re-sealing will not be possible as the lexan is bonded to the aluminium with an epoxy and is devised to work up to 200 psi.
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Re Leaking Strainer
Hi Nauti, if you measure the diameter of the strainer itself and email it to me, I will be able to get it sorted.
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Pete
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