Ortega valve repair

[PoolDoc]

I'm not entirely clear on what your question is -- it seems to be, "Can I fix this myself?".

If so, the answer is "Probably, and if worse comes to worst, with plumbing experience you can always replace the Ortega valve with 1 or 2 ball valves."

You also seem to be asking if a leak on the pump discharge side will leak water, rather than suck air. If so, then the answer is, "Yes, you are correct.".

. . . membership updated.

[rsaritzky]

My question reaaly was if I can open the Ortega valve (thereby letting some air in) and close it back up without any adverse effects.

Ron

[PoolDoc]

There's always the possibility that you're the victim of some totally weird piping that would result in problems if you open the valve . . . but NORMALLY it should be not be a problem.