3-Way Valve

[black_vanilla]

I don’t have any valves in my plumbing. Should I install any? If so, what advantages are there to having 3-way valves on your return and/or pressure lines?

 

[Lake Placid]

I don’t have any valves in my plumbing. Should I install any? If so, what advantages are there to having 3-way valves on your return and/or pressure lines?

Please post pics of your setup. Having no valves seems incredibly odd.

 

[Jimrahbe]

BV,

A lot of older pools, without spas, only have a single pipe coming into the pump and a single pipe leaving the filter going back to the pool..

We need to see some pics of your equipment pad.

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[black_vanilla]

Please post pics of your setup. Having no valves seems incredibly odd.

Please post pics of your setup. Having no valves seems incredibly odd.

I also want to add a waste water line but I’m not sure where I could do that. I’ve read a few posts about putting a T balve between the pump and filter, but I have the thing that removes metal from the water there. I’ve also read a post where someone put a T valve where the filter drain plug is and ran the waste water line that way.

 

[Jimrahbe]

BV,

Where do the two pipes in front of the pump go??

I assume you have two skimmers, is that true?

I see no reason to add a valve to your return side plumbing..

If you want to be able to send water to waste, then you would need to add a Jandy valve between the pump and the filter.

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[black_vanilla]

BV,

Where do the two pipes in front of the pump go??

I assume you have two skimmers, is that true?

I see no reason to add a valve to your return side plumbing..

If you want to be able to send water to waste, then you would need to add a Jandy valve between the pump and the filter.

Thanks,

Jim R.

The two pipes in front of the pump are coming from the pool inlet ports. 2 skimmers. How would I add the Jandy valve with the metal remover thing there?

 

[Jimrahbe]

BV,

The 'metal thing' is really more to make you feel good, more than anything else...

We do not believe that they actually do anything useful..

But, to add a Jandy valve, you are going to have to modify the plumbing, so there is no reason you can't modify the plumbing to have both the metal thing, and a Jandy 3-way valve.

If you wanted, you could add a 3-way Jandy valve, in place of the 'T' that is now in front of your pump. This would allow you to send more suction the the far skimmer and a little less suction to the near skimmer. I personally don't think it would be worth the effort.

Thanks,

Jim R.