Hydrostatic relief valve

[PoolDoc]

Glad you were able to take care of it! Welcome to the forum.

[OOsever]

Got a side question to this. Since I have it out and I read somewhere these things should be replaced every few years, I thought I might take this opportunity while the pool isn't full of water. The old one was brass and looked very aged. Is there an advantage to buying a brass one versus a PVC? They seem to cost about five times as much so I thought I would check before making the purchase.

[TheGoose]

Please don't paint your pool. You're going to spend at least $500-600 on materials and you'll have to have it re-done within two seasons unless you really know what you're doing and buy the correct stuff. If the plaster is in even halfway decent shape just leave the surface alone.

I speak from experience. I spent $500-600 painting my pool and 2 days of labor and it was peeling by the end of the first seaon and we barely made it through season 2. I then had it professionally replastered for a cost of $2500 and the result has been much better.

[OOsever]

Too late, that was last weekends project. Since replastering only lasts 5-10 years cost would be a wash even if I only get 2-3 years out of it. The previous owners had already painted and it was chopping up in spots so we sanded it down and recoated. Considering the paint was in decent shape even after several years of neglect, I gotta imagine with proper care it should do as well. Back to my topic though, does anyone have any input on hydrostatic valve?

[TheGoose]

My original plaster lasted 20 years. I hope this set lasts at least 15. I hope you have better luck than I did.

I would get a new drain plug. I can see benefits to either PVC or brass. What does it screw into? If it screws into plastic I might choose PVC. Either way I don't think there is a wrong answer.