Is it possible to put a ball valve on the 1 1/2" clean out of my DE filter? I would love to be able to connect the drain hose without wrestling against the water rushing out at the same time!
Yes it is, in fact I rarely see a filter like that without one. Although I would recommend a gate valve since ball valves and slide valves seem to get quickly jammed up with de and get hard to operate. Gate valves look like what you would find on a spigot to turn on your garden hose. These are the only valves I've seen not get jammed up with earth
Yeah just goto lowes etc. and put some parts together just keep in mind some metal fittings have different thread types. I highly recommend gates valves since they won't get hard to turn
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