... nice to know. I have been doing mine every couple years, when I did it this summer, I thought to myself this seems like a waste of time, but for $50 and and hour of time, I didn't care.

Yes, Joker annually, and yes, annually I take the pump housing off and skirt in a healthy dose of SL. Interestingly I had a new Joker last year last about a week. I replaced it gain and fine for the rest of the year.

Thanks again, cheers, John