This is probably a really silly noob question, but does anyone know of a 3-way "T" valve that allows me to block any of the 3 pipes or leave them all open? The ones I've seen only allow you to block the side pipes or leave everything open but never allow you to block the "middle" pipe.
My setup looks something like this (gotta love ascii drawings....). The 0 next to a valve indicates the always open side though you can probably figure that out just by looking at it
As you can see, in my current setup I cannot turn off the cleaner line while maintaining the skimmer. The only way to do that is to detach the cleaner hose and plug the line with an end cap, which is both annoying and a problem since the end cap that came with the cleaner broke after a couple weeks of use.
Obviously, I could add a 2-way valve to the cleaner line but for simplicity and space sake would prefer to remove the 2-way valve from the skimmer line and replace the skinner/cleaner T with a 3 way valve with no movement restrictions. Then with one handle I could choose to run just the skimmer, just the cleaner, both, or none; but I'm having difficulty finding this part.
My setup looks something like this (gotta love ascii drawings....). The 0 next to a valve indicates the always open side though you can probably figure that out just by looking at it
Code:
spa
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valve0-----------------pump
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0
,--------valve-----------.-------------------------,
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Main Skimmer Cleaner
Drain
As you can see, in my current setup I cannot turn off the cleaner line while maintaining the skimmer. The only way to do that is to detach the cleaner hose and plug the line with an end cap, which is both annoying and a problem since the end cap that came with the cleaner broke after a couple weeks of use.
Obviously, I could add a 2-way valve to the cleaner line but for simplicity and space sake would prefer to remove the 2-way valve from the skimmer line and replace the skinner/cleaner T with a 3 way valve with no movement restrictions. Then with one handle I could choose to run just the skimmer, just the cleaner, both, or none; but I'm having difficulty finding this part.