just finished filing my 24ft above ground with water for the very first time. It has a hayward sand filter. When I depress the valve selector handle water immediately flows from the waste line. The pool center that sold me the pool said this is is normal. Another pool center told me that the wagon wheel gasket was not installed right?? Which should I believe...???
Newbie with a question......... please help
- Thread starter gregmullins
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Believe the first one. On an above ground pool where the equipment is lower than the waterline (almost all of them are) whenever you open the water path (depressing the handle counts) water will flow from the waste port. Depressing the selector handle actually lifts the plug off the gasket so all the ports are connected at that point. Once you move it around and release it, the plug sits back down on the gasket sealing off to it.
Is the pump on when you are pressing the lever?gregmullins said:
Always turn the pump off BEFORE you change positions on the valve, otherwise you will tear the "spider-gasket" (the wagon-wheel gasket) in the valve.
If the pump is turned off and the valve is lower than the water line there will be some water that goes to the waste line but not much... Good old GRAVITY!
Terry in NC
thanks to all........... done my initial backwash and vauum lastnight. Tested water, with a test strip ( I know, I know), and added first round of chemicals......... going to test again this evening and vacuum again, hopefully have it ready to go for the weekend..............