Hey all,
Firstly - thanks everyone for the amazing advice here. I regularly look for information here
Unfortunately opening this season hasn't gone smoothly...
I have a Jacuzzi MFM Sand filter (inherited from the previous owners). When I was opening the pool and screwing in the pressure gauge, the plastic housing cracked and the thread appears to be stripped (I guess this can happen with plastic over time). Unfortunately repair attempts have not worked 100% so it has now come down to 2 options:
1. Replace the part, which unfortunately on this filter is the entire upper housing which also has the handle for the multi port valve. Price range seems to be approx $100 - $150 (canadian).
2. Buy a new filter entirely. Prices locally seem to be about $400 - $500 (canadian).
Just looking for any thoughts. No idea on the age of the filter but I think it has been there a while. My worry would be going for option 1, then a different repair next year or the year after and I soon find I may as well have bought the new one. But if that's unlikely, then maybe option 1 is better. I'm also not sure if new filters perform particularly better than older ones...
Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Graham.
Firstly - thanks everyone for the amazing advice here. I regularly look for information here
Unfortunately opening this season hasn't gone smoothly...
I have a Jacuzzi MFM Sand filter (inherited from the previous owners). When I was opening the pool and screwing in the pressure gauge, the plastic housing cracked and the thread appears to be stripped (I guess this can happen with plastic over time). Unfortunately repair attempts have not worked 100% so it has now come down to 2 options:
1. Replace the part, which unfortunately on this filter is the entire upper housing which also has the handle for the multi port valve. Price range seems to be approx $100 - $150 (canadian).
2. Buy a new filter entirely. Prices locally seem to be about $400 - $500 (canadian).
Just looking for any thoughts. No idea on the age of the filter but I think it has been there a while. My worry would be going for option 1, then a different repair next year or the year after and I soon find I may as well have bought the new one. But if that's unlikely, then maybe option 1 is better. I'm also not sure if new filters perform particularly better than older ones...
Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Graham.