Why I Check My Pool Equipment Daily

[matt4x4]

Sounds like what you should be buying is a new piece of hose!
I keep a lot of everything around - you never know what my wife is going to run over with her riding lawnmower next! My dog quickly learned to stay out of her way.

[Poconos]

Matt, You keep a spare dog? How about a spare wife? I just get criticized for keeping a significant stock of PVC stuff in the basement. Became a necessity when Home Depot was 30 miles away. Now I got a local one down the road but I still keep a good stash of most stuff. Two wells, two generators, even a spare electric water heater.
Al

[matt4x4]

I did have a spare dog, however someone other than my wife ran him over.....
As for a spare wife - remember, she's the one on the lawnmower and the chances of her running over herself are slim to none.
As for generators - I only have one, however, I do have 3 sump pumps, a spare to kick in when a part breaks on pump 1, a battery backup one to kick in when the power goes out.

[NWMNMom]

Shut off valves at both the skimmer and at return. Saved the day for us more than once.