3. Operation instructions
Setting
Regular pool filter action and vacuuming of the pool. This is the setting the filter will be set to
Filtering
most of the
Position 1
compresses and flattens down the sand. Contaminants are trapped by the sand as water
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makes it way to the bottom strainer, out of the filter and back to the pool.
Rinse
Use after backwashing to clean the filter
Position 2
backwashing, new sand addition or filter
the tank where it flushes the valve while sending water out the waste line.
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Circulation
Circulate water after chemical
and chemical treatments when you do not want the water contaminating the
Position 3
position, water is only directed through the valve back to the pool and does not filter through
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the sand.
Clean filter of captured
Backwash
know it is time to backwash when the pressure gauge rises 0,3 to 0,6 bar above what it
Position 4
normally reads when the filter is
strainer, reversing the flow through the
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releasing trapped debris out the waste line.
Cleaning the hair and lint strainer. This position stops the flow of water into the pump and filter.
Closed
Position 5
CAUTION: Do not run pump with valve in this position.
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Bypass the
Purge/drain
after an algae
Position 6
contaminates out the waste line.
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winterizing and
Winterizing
pressure from internal valve components for winter (off-season) storage.
Position 7
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CAUTION: Do not run pump with valve in this position.
time.
In this position, water is directed through the top of the filter where it
treatment.
debris.
This is the position needed to clean the filter/the
clean.
filter.
This position is ideal for vacuuming pools with large amounts of debris or
treatment.
In this position, water bypasses the filter and sends all the water and
storage.
In this position, the valve lever is between positions which removes
Waterflow / function
bed.
This should always be done immediately after
start-up.
In this position, water is directed to the top of
This position is used during certain pool cleanups
In this position, water is directed through the bottom
tank.
This causes the sand to separate and lift while
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sand.
In this
sand.
You will
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