The new pool return valve has this thing on it that introduces air. It can't be shut down as far as I can tell. I needed to aerate a little so I let it go for the past week but now my pH is where I want it and I want to stop the air. Ideally I'd like to keep it for future aeration purposes so I'm reticent to put sticky tape on it. I've got it covered and wrapped up with plumbers tape, but it's not good enough. Some air is getting through. When I put my thumb over the hole it threads into, I can get zero air bubbles so it's clearly still leaking. If I take it out entirely, there's a threaded hole I'd also rather not gum up with adhesive. I found some old threads about this air jet valve, but no one specifically said what they did to plug it up.
Additionally, I have to wonder exactly why Intex introduced this thing if you can't control whether or not it aerates. I like Intex usually, but this doohickey as it's designed currently makes zero sense to me. Also interesting is that Intex is actually out of stock for this particular item. People clearly are losing and using them.
Additionally, I have to wonder exactly why Intex introduced this thing if you can't control whether or not it aerates. I like Intex usually, but this doohickey as it's designed currently makes zero sense to me. Also interesting is that Intex is actually out of stock for this particular item. People clearly are losing and using them.