A combined strainer and valve release structure formed as a unitary part of polyethylene with the strainer having a perforated wall and the valve release having a pushrod located on one side of the wall and an actuator tab located on the other side of the wall, with the pushrod in proximity to a movable member of an inlet check valve in a rest position and manually movable to an actuated position to dislodge the movable member when the movable member is adhered to a valve seat in the inlet check valve. The strainer moves the pushrod to the rest position when released from manual actuation.