Full Product Manual

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8. When you first fill your filter tank with sand it is necessary to clean the small particles and dust from the new
sand. If you do not do this you will blow this dust and small particles into your pool. To properly clean the new
sand follow the backwash process described below:
 Turn off the Motor / Pump at the Power Source.
 Attach backwash hose (not included) to backwash port. Available at a local pool store.
 Place the Multi-Port Valve in the “4 – Backwash” position.
 Turn on the Pump
 Run filter in BACKWASH mode until discharge water is clear.
 Turn off the Motor / Pump at the Power Source.
 Place the Multi-Port Valve in the “2 – RINSE” position.
 Turn on the Pump.
 Allow filter to run for 60 seconds to remove any remaining sand or debris residue from pump and valve
plumbing.
 Turn off the Pump at the Power Source.
 Place the Multi-Port Valve in the “1 – Filtration” position.
 Turn on the Pump.
 Your filtration system is running and ready for further operation.
M. 7-Position Multi-Port Filter Valve Position Operation
Setting Complete water flow/function
Filter
Position 1
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Function: Regular pool filter action & vacuuming. This is the setting the filter will be
set to most of the time. In this position, water is directed through the top of the filter
where it compresses and flattens down the sand. Contaminations are trapped by the
sand as water makes it way to the bottom strainer, out of the filter and back to the
pool.
Rinse
Position 2
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Function: Use after backwashing to clean the filter bed. This should always be done
immediately after backwashing, new sand addition or filter start-up. In this position,
water is directed to the top of the tank where it flushes the valve while sending water
out the waste line.
Circulation
Position 3
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Function: Circulate water after chemical treatment. This position is used during
certain pool cleanups and chemical treatments when you don’t want the water
contaminating the sand. In this position, water is only directed through the valve back
to the pool and does not filter through the sand.
Backwash
Position 4
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Function: Clean filter of captured debris. This is the position needed to clean the filter
& the sand. You’ll know it is time to backwash when the pressure gauge shows more
than 10 PSI above what it normally reads when the filter is clean. In this position,
water is directed through the bottom strainer, reversing the flow through the tank.
This causes the sand to separate and lift while releasing trapped debris out the waste
port and backwash hose.