When to use the valve positions on a pool filter?
It is the pool filter valve positions setting that your filter will spend most of its life on. Mostly it will be used when the pool pump runs on your timer to keep the water in the pool clean. The filter setting is also the one you will use the most when vacuuming your pool.
Where is the multi port valve on a pool pump?
” The multi-port valve should be on the pipes next to your pump. If you’re not sure which one it is, look in your owner’s manual for your particular pump. Turn it to the place marked “recirculate.” This allows the water to flow just into your pump and not through your filter.
Where is the psi gauge on a pool pump?
Find the valve on top of the pool filter. It’s a little round knob. Twist it counterclockwise (anticlockwise) to open up the valve. The gauge should read 0 psi when you’re done. Leave this valve open.
Can a pool pump be turned on when the valve is closed?
Simple enough, “Closed” is a position that won’t let water enter the valve, and is the most rarely used position of all. The pool pump should never be turned on when the MPV (pool guy shorthand) is in the ‘Closed” position, something could blow out!
What kind of pool pump does Pentair use?
Pool Supply Unlimited strongly supports selling Pentair’s pump line because we know they are a manufacture that stands behind their products, we see it every day. Pentair was the first to breakthrough with ultra energy efficient pool pumps when they released the first variable speed pump to the pool industry, the Intelliflo.
It is the pool filter valve positions setting that your filter will spend most of its life on. Mostly it will be used when the pool pump runs on your timer to keep the water in the pool clean. The filter setting is also the one you will use the most when vacuuming your pool.
Simple enough, “Closed” is a position that won’t let water enter the valve, and is the most rarely used position of all. The pool pump should never be turned on when the MPV (pool guy shorthand) is in the ‘Closed” position, something could blow out!
What is the recirculate setting on a pool pump?
Run the pump for 2-4 minutes, discharging through a backwash hose until the water in the sight glass, or at the end of the hose, is no longer dirty or cloudy. 5. The RECIRCULATE Position: The “Recirculate” setting is another bypass setting like “Waste”, where the water does not enter the filter tank at all.
