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I found the screw... after I cut the PVC and removed the whole chlorinator. If it's any consolation, I couldn't remove the chlorinator from the pipe even after removing the lockscrew. I installed a short straight pipe with 2 couplers to bridge the gap. My local big box store sells the coupler...

So here is the pipe that I'm looking at doing a partial cut/patch/replace. Here is the pipe, with overlay in red. It seems excessively complex. the simplest thing would be to cut here and here (see red lines) and do a straight 2-coupling fix, but is there a benefit to getting a few 135...

ok so the PVC pipes are bending more than i'm comfortable with. I was able to get it another half-turn. I think I need to move forward with cut and patch.

Ok so I was able to get it 180 degrees (1/2 turn) and now it's frozen. Won't go either direction. My channel lock isn't big enough to get around it. I guess it's time for a trip to big box store to get bigger channel lock!

YES! I'm going to see if I can unscrew it. This is why I love TFP- thank you!

Do you mean method 3 depicted here, or some other kind of patch? Thanks. https://www.wikihow.com/Repair-PVC

I cleaned it off, and it's a "Lifeguard 320 Chlorinator" by "Rainbow Products". Here is what it looks like underneath: I can clean off the bottom/device more if it helps. Thanks. -Jonathan

Hey everyone, when it rains it pours... I recently opened my DE filter and am in the process of replacing the grids. Since the pump is off for the time being until the new DE filter grids arrived, I decided now was a good time to replace my spider valve gasket, which was also leaking somewhat...

My numbers are fine. The chlorine (I use "big jug o' chlorine" from local pool store) lasts longer in the winter and shorter in the summer. My FAS-DPD testing shows 0 combined chloramines, sometimes faint pink with a single drop (0.5 combined chloramines). But a strict, formal overnight test...

Also my dishwashing detergent does not have TSP as an ingredient. No phosphorus at all as far as I can tell. From "The Spruce" TSP has long been the go-to cleaning product for most home improvement-related projects. However, dishwasher detergents containing phosphates are banned in all 50...

we have large trees which are nearby, but not directly over the pool. The pool itself is in a screened enclosure. And upon reading the DE filter cleaning guide, I think I need to do at least the TSP soak since my grids are still greenish. And inspect for tears so I might as well take the...

thank you it's off now.

Hey y'all, it's been a minute. I finally got around to doing a deep clean of my DE filter. I've been watching the pressure gauge, and doing a standard backwash as recommended based on level. This means that I haven't been doing much backwashing nor adding a whole lot of DE since the pool is...