Instructions / Assembly

M. Filter Valve Position Operation
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Setting Complete water flow/function
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 com-
presses 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.
Filter
Position 1
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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 direct-
ed to the top of the tank where it flushes the valve while
sending water out the waste line.
Rinse
Position 2
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Function: Circulate water after chemical treatment. This posi-
tion is used during certain pool cleanups and chemical treat-
ments 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.
Circulation
Position 3
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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.
Backwash
Position 4
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Function: Cleaning the hair and lint strainer. This position
stops the flow of water into the pump and filter.
CAUTION: Do not run pump with valve in this position.
Closed
Position 5
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Function: Bypass the filter. This position is ideal for vacuum-
ing pools with large amounts of debris or after an algae treat-
ment. In this position, water bypassed the filter and sends all
the water and contaminates out the waste line.
Purge/Drain
Position 6
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Function: Winterizing and storage. In this position, the valve
lever is between positions which removes pressure from
internal valve components for winter (off-season) storage.
CAUTION: Do not run pump with valve in this position.
Winterize
Position 7
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