{"product_id":"pentair-8-5-sta-rite®-aluminum-lever-handle-bronze-slide-valve","title":"Pentair 8.5\" Sta-Rite® Aluminum Lever Handle Bronze Slide Valve","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Pentair 8.5\" Sta-Rite® Aluminum Lever Handle for Bronze Slide Valves (Product #: 14821-0005) is a factory-original OEM replacement control lever engineered to provide smooth manual operation and high torsional leverage over classic pool and spa backwash loops. Specifically designed to interface directly with the central piston shaft of legacy Sta-Rite® heavy-duty 1.5-inch and 2-inch side-mounted brass and bronze two-position push-pull slide valves (such as the WC212-135D, 14821-0000, and 14826-0000 series), this specialized 8.5-inch handle serves as the external mechanical catalyst for water diversion. Cast from a premium, high-tensile structural aluminum alloy, the handle features an integrated link pin socket that anchors securely to the valve housing guide rods, translating physical pulling or pushing force smoothly to shifting internal chambers. This design allows operators to transition water channels instantly between standard filtration and high-velocity backwash modes under system operating line pressures up to 50 PSI without bending or shearing under mechanical loads. The rugged, corrosion-resistant metallic composition ensures absolute structural integrity under continuous exposure to concentrated pump room humidity, severe seasonal thermal cycling, and incidental splashes of aggressive pool chemistry or salt-chlorine generation. The physical dry weight of this single Pentair 8.5\" Sta-Rite Aluminum Lever Handle is approximately \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"1466\"\u003e0.35 pounds\u003c\/b\u003e (roughly 5.60 ounces, with a nominal packaged shipping weight of 0.50 pounds), providing pool service professionals and DIY homeowners with an exceptionally durable, non-binding metallic hardware standard to maintain flawless filter pad maintenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Commercial Pool and Spa Supplies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53180377661551,"sku":"14821-0005","price":120.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/3785\/3807\/files\/51WlEVLxuGL.jpg?v=1780415759","url":"https:\/\/commercialpoolandspasupplies.com\/products\/pentair-8-5-sta-rite%c2%ae-aluminum-lever-handle-bronze-slide-valve","provider":"Commercial Pool and Spa Supplies ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}