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Any idea how long the center pipe should be? Do I cut it to the longest length that will still allow the top to fit on? The old one seems to have been pretty short, not going very far up into the bottom of the valve...

I was able to take the crushed pieces to the store and buy a replacement. It is too long and we will have to cut the pvc pipe to fit. Still a work on progress, but at least there is progress! Thanks for your suggestion!

I inherited a pool when we purchased our home in 2011. We are still very much newbies in the pool care category. As such, due to poor communication and early cold weather we forgot to drain the water from the sand filter. Of course the inevitable happened and the center pipe was crushed by the...