Hi all I’m in Australia and have recently installed my first ever pool. Everything going well and the water is testing great so far but due to the amount of dirt and wind around while we were waiting for concrete and such the water got very dirty. This is where my question comes in. I was told to vacuum it to waste. Everywhere I looked people had a valve to turn to the ‘waste’ position.
I don’t have that just a valve you open and the water goes out there so figured that was all I needed to do. But I’ve noticed when I “waste” the water it is going out of the hose but it’s also coming back through the jets in the pool which I’ve been told shouldn’t happen.
That is the current set up. Water comes out of the blue hose and into a drain. It’s currently closed off but usually turn the valve and that opens it up. I’m eager to figure it out as I want to get this pool as clean as I can as we get closer to finishing the area.
I don’t have that just a valve you open and the water goes out there so figured that was all I needed to do. But I’ve noticed when I “waste” the water it is going out of the hose but it’s also coming back through the jets in the pool which I’ve been told shouldn’t happen.
That is the current set up. Water comes out of the blue hose and into a drain. It’s currently closed off but usually turn the valve and that opens it up. I’m eager to figure it out as I want to get this pool as clean as I can as we get closer to finishing the area.
People who vacuum to WASTE typically own a sand of DE filter and a multiport valve. You appear to have a cartridge filter (no MPV), so in your case the installers added that 3-way valve between the pump and filter so that you would have the option to vacuum water directly to waste if needed. It's a good option to have, but when you use it, water goes down fast as it gets blown straight out to the yard or sewer.