Why are diverters built this way?

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kb22

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Hey folks,

I have a diverter valve for my above ground pool right before the water drains into the pump. For my setup, 3 attaches to pump, 1 comes from skimmer and 2 comes from main drain.

I want to block the main drain for vaccuming but those two nubs with screws in them block me from moving the dial from 4 to 2.

What is the proper way to move the position and why are they designed like this?


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You can unscrew the top and rotate it so 2 is over your pump pipe, where 3 is now.

Then you should be able to rotate the valve over what will be 4 and 1.

The purpose of the stops is to keep you from accidentally blocking all flow from your pup, which could damage the pump or plumbing.
 
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kb22 said:
Hey folks,

I have a diverter valve for my above ground pool right before the water drains into the pump. For my setup, 3 attaches to pump, 1 comes from skimmer and 2 comes from main drain.

I want to block the main drain for vaccuming but those two nubs with screws in them block me from moving the dial from 4 to 2.

What is the proper way to move the position and why are they designed like this?


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Someone installed the valve wrong. 2 should be coming from the pump. Rotate it like above and that sounds like it’ll fix it.
 
kb22 said:
Can I do it now that the pool is open or should I wait until after i have closed it for the year? I feel like this is something I can't fix now that the pool is running for fear of water spewing out uncontrolled during the repair.
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You need to shut the pump off to make any kind of plumbing repairs. I just replumbed my old system last week. It’s probably fine unless your equipment had is located below the water level of the pool.
 
Bperry said:
You need to shut the pump off to make any kind of plumbing repairs. I just replumbed my old system last week. It’s probably fine unless your equipment had is located below the water level of the pool.
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Yeah it's an above ground pool and all the equipment is below the water level so gravity is working against me.
 
kb22 said:
Yeah it's an above ground pool and all the equipment is below the water level so gravity is working against me.
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And I’m now guess this is the valve that is coming right off the pool so if it’s removed, all the water drains out? If so, you may be able to plug the line from inside the pool and do it, or do it later if it’s not a pressing issue.
 
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And I’m now guess this is the valve that is coming right off the pool so if it’s removed, all the water drains out? If so, you may be able to plug the line from inside the pool and do it, or do it later if it’s not a pressing issue.
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Yeah it's not a pressing issue, it's more of an annoyance each time I vacuum because I shut the main bottom drain. It's something I can live with for a summer but will look into fixing after the pool is closed for the winter since I have other changes to the piping that would improve the maintenance experience overall.
 
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