I think I made a big mistake by lubing the spokes on the top of my multiport valve (I did so because the arm seemed a little tight to move on pool opening)...I am getting a little sand in the pool, there is always some water in the valve "spokes"...also, I just added CYA to my skimmer, and I see a little bit of that on the bottom of my pool....so it seems there is a bit of a bypass going on....I guess the valve position can't get properly seated because of the lube? How can I remove that? I tried unscrewing the valve to clean it up, but water is coming out of the tank....I guess that is coming from the return? What is the best way to plug up the return when you have a pool light hooked up there? Anything else I should check for? Any help would be most appreciated....
11000 gal above ground pool, Hayward 1 HP pump, Doughboy 17" sand filter
11000 gal above ground pool, Hayward 1 HP pump, Doughboy 17" sand filter