Yes, we are able to turn off the water to the entire system. Doing so definitely stops the trickle so that would certainly be an option. But for right now, the water temp is 87 degrees or higher (naturally) and we're running the pump 10 hours (split into 3 time periods) at 50% on the SWCG, so, of course, I'm very hesitant to have the pump turned off for any period of time. Although maybe the pool could handle a 24-hour period......

Funny thing...if we do the repair now, we can be in the pool, giving us better access to the repair, but we risk the potential of some algae taking hold when we turn off the pump. But if we wait until the water is cooler, we don't risk the algae as much, but I may be too wimpy to get into the cooler water.