{"product_id":"skimmer-gasket-for-float-valve","title":"Waterway Skimmer Gasket for Float Valve, 711-6400","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Waterway 711-6400 is the skimmer gasket for the float valve. It is the genuine Waterway part and appears in the Renegade gunite skimmer parts diagram.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat the float valve is for\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePool water level drops with evaporation, splash out and backwashing. If it falls below the skimmer mouth, the skimmer starts pulling air instead of water and the pump loses prime. The float valve is the mechanical answer to that: it drops with the water and closes the skimmer port before air can get through. The gasket is what makes that closure an actual seal rather than a plastic part resting on another plastic part.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen to change it\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGaskets seal by compressing. Once the material has hardened, taken a permanent set or gone brittle from chlorine and sun, it stops compressing and the valve leaks past even though nothing is visibly broken. If the skimmer is open for any reason and the float valve is out, this is a small part worth renewing while you are there.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Waterway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48634970276052,"sku":"WWP-251-6400","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/9568\/2516\/files\/default_2e497e03-bf57-45e9-9164-519a101ad81e.jpg?v=1788839201","url":"https:\/\/www.activepoolsupply.com\/products\/skimmer-gasket-for-float-valve","provider":"Active Pool Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}