How do you replace a push pull valve?

To replace a push pull valve, on a sand or DE filter, first drain the filter tank. Find a suitable place to cut the two pipes that glue into the valve, on a spot of PVC that gives you 2″ on either side of your cut, to reattach the pipes with a glued coupling.

Can a push pull filter be replaced on a de filter?

Other manufacturers have the waste port coming out of the bottom of the valve body, but again if you replace with the same valve, you should have no problems. To replace a push pull valve, on a sand or DE filter, first drain the filter tank.

Where does a de slide valve go in a tank?

A DE slide valve will enter the tank through the bottom bulkhead and backwash out of the top – for a sand filter slide valve, it’s just the opposite. So, they’re not interchangeable, and neither are valves of different manufacturers.

Can a PVC pipe be cut to reattach a valve?

Find a suitable place to cut the two pipes that glue into the valve, on a spot of PVC that gives you 2″ on either side of your cut, to reattach the pipes with a glued coupling. Use a hacksaw to cut straight through the pipes, then you can loosen the large bulkhead nuts to remove the old valve.

How much does a Pentair push pull valve cost?

This Pentair 26064 part is the entire valve assembly, o-rings, retaining cap, sight tube, connectors to the filter body AND the plunger (which is all I needed) for 70 bucks! When it arrived, on time, well packed…it took be 2 minutes to install on my Pentair FNS Plus filter. Leslies wanted to sell me the wrong piston for more money.

What makes a Pentair push pull slide valve leak?

The old brass slide valve finally gave up the ghost and the rubber seals allowed DE powder to leak into the pool. New rubber seals/gaskets are no longer availabe, so decided to go with a complete new Pentair re-do.