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I was able to chip one out with a screwdriver and hammer. But the new one isn't quite big enough to stay in. So now I'm not sure what to do. I thought the purpose of eyeballs was to improve circulation and decrease dead spots in the pool. I was also gonna try a solarpill, which says jets need to be pointed away from the surface, hence my fiddling.

No part number or mfr is indicated on the old eyeball. It looks very similar to this www.allpoolsolutions.com.au/Pool-Accessories... There are no slits to speak of and I'm pretty sure it's just a insider slip version. The whole section that sticks out -- ring, eyeball, threads -- snapped off. The "slip" part is left in the wall (I can feel the end of it with my fingers). I got a hayward SP1421E to replace one: http://www.1800poolparts.com/Hayward~Directional~Flow~Insider~Inlet~Fitting~1~Opening_152_11375~product.html which would push in the pipe just fine if I could get the remains of the old one out. Maybe there's a PVC pipe tool for such a thing when smaller pipes are snapped off into bigger ones? And there's nothing left on the outside to grab hold of? I know I have a smaller tool for that happens to my sprinkler system, just wondering if pool professionals have something for this kind of situation in the pools. I can't be the first!

Both of my eyeball returns have broken off. They are the push in type, but only the outer threads & ring have snapped off. The neck is suck inside the wall. They're pretty brittle (I was just trying to adjust one when it snapped off), but I can't figure out how to get the remains out so I can put the new ones in. It's as if they've glued together. Help?