Doh! Jandy Pressure Gauge Adapter cracked

[Northern cannonball]

Hey everyone,
I'm back for another pool season and it's off to a rocky start! My jandy filter sprung a leak from the Pressure guage. Upon closer examination it appears that the Adapter has cracked over the winter. A quick amazon search turned up a replacement part https://a.co/d/2yU7BuI but it won't be here for 5 days.... so i have a couple of questions.
1. Is this Adapter a proprietary thing from jandy? Is there a pressure gauge I could use that doesn't require this crumby Adapter?
2. Since I can't circulate the water, how do i prevent the water from turning green over the next few days?
Anything else I should try?
Thanks in advance!

 

[ajw22]

What is your CYA?

You should pick up liquid chlorine, add 5 ppm daily, and stir it with your pool brush until your pump is running.

 

[Northern cannonball]

What is your CYA?

You should pick up liquid chlorine, add 5 ppm daily, and stir it with your pool brush until your pump is running.

Cya is 10. Literally happened as soon as I started it up

 

[Newdude]

Do you have a submersible pump ? It would circulate the water for as long as you needed. Even if you got a little hazy from not filtering for an extended time, you'd be sanitary but slightly dirty and way better than a swamp.

 

[ajw22]

Cya is 10. Literally happened as soon as I started it up

Add about 1/2 gallon of 10% liquid chlorine a day.

 

[generessler]

Might be worth a trip to the hardware store to look for something that can serve as a plug until the adapter arrives. It's super important to get an exact match with the threads on the adapter.

Otoh I wouldn't be surprised if Jandy uses a random non-standard thread. They do that in other areas like SWG unions.

 

[Northern cannonball]

Might be worth a trip to the hardware store to look for something that can serve as a plug until the adapter arrives. It's super important to get an exact match with the threads on the adapter.

Otoh I wouldn't be surprised if Jandy uses a random non-standard thread. They do that in other areas like SWG unions.

Thanks. I've ordered the brass version of the Adapter. Should arrive Wednesday. In the meantime I'll follow ajw22's suggestions and chlorinate. Will mix it in with the robot and sump pump.

 

[Northern cannonball]

Add about 1/2 gallon of 10% liquid chlorine a day.

Thank you

 

[ajw22]

Add about 1/2 gallon of 10% liquid chlorine a day.

I see you have a vinyl liner, maybe 10 CYA, and are up North, so add maybe 1/3 gallon per day.

I don't want to bleach your liner with very high FC.

What test kit do you use for chlorine testing?

 

[Northern cannonball]

I see you have a vinyl liner, maybe 10 CYA, and are up North, so add maybe 1/3 gallon per day.

I don't want to bleach your liner with very high CYA.

What test kit do you use for chlorine testing?

Taylor 2006. Bleach liner with high cya?

 

[ajw22]

Taylor 2006. Bleach liner with high cya?

I meant high FC.

Test your FC every day or two and keep your FC around 5 to 7.

Use my liquid chlorine amounts as a starting point.

 

[Northern cannonball]

I meant high FC.

Test your FC every day or two and keep your FC around 5 to 7.

Use my liquid chlorine amounts as a starting point.

Sounds good, thanks!

 

[Northern cannonball]

Sounds good, thanks!

New brass Adapter arrived today.
How tight should I make it when installing it? Hand tighten lightly or give it a really good turn?

 

[ajw22]

Wrap clockwise with teflon tape and hand tighten.

Tighten too much and you will crack the plastic fitting.

 

[Northern cannonball]

Thanks so hand tighten until snug. Not too loose or tight

 

[ajw22]

Thanks so hand tighten until snug. Not too loose or tight

Yup. If it is not leaking it is tight enough.

 

[Northern cannonball]

Thank you