Pool solar heating repair

MGMT

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So I moved into a house that has solar heating for the pool installed. 1 month down the line I noticed the pool isn't heating up.

I climbed up on to the roof and saw there are 3 leaks all coming from the connections connecting the panels together. How do I repair this long term?

I could try replace the PVC join but if I cut out the join I don't think I'll have enough PVC on each side of the panel to make a good seal. I could remove 2 of the smaller irragtion piping on each side to make the join "longer" to give a better seal.

Anybody repaired leaks like this before and been successful? Would hate to replace all the panels.
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If its already leaking there check if you can loosen them by hand, just twist them around. If you succeed sand the insides of the join wit some sand paper and then apply new PVC weld and of you want you can secure some of those brackets on either side of the join.
 
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