Control Valve function. Changing valve
positions while the pump is running can
damage the Control Valve, which may cause
personal injury or property damage.
How to Use the Control Valve:
Press down on the Control Valve handle and
rotate to desired function.
CONTROL VALVE FUNCTIONS
The Control valve is used to select 6 different
filter functions: Filter, Closed, Backwash,
Rinse, Drain and Circulate.
Filter:
This function is used to filter
pool water and should be positioned
here 99% of the time. Water is
pumped through the sand filter, where
it is cleaned and returned to the pool.
A
Backwash:
clean the sand bed; water is
pumped down through the Collector
Hub, upwards through the sand bed,
and deposited out of Port D.
A
C
C
B
This function is used to
C
D
C
B
Closed:
water flowing between the sand
filter and the pool.
Rinse:
This function for initial startup,
cleaning, and sand bed leveling after
Backwash; water is pumped downwards
through the sand bed, up through the
Collector Hub and deposited out of the
valve Port D.
10
This function stops
C
A
C
B
C
A
D
C
B