Hello guys, I am a newbie to the pool world. I have a hayward pump and the Jandy Valve seems to be pointing backwards (comparing to all the educational videos I have seen on youtube). Is this normal or should be fixed? should the handle of the valve be pointing towards the pump?
Hayward Pump Jandy Valve
- Thread starter spaceman_spiff
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 58,634
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Welcome to the forum!
If you want the two suction lines coming from the ground to be fully open, then the OFF paddle on the valve handle should be pointing away from the pump.
I suggest you read ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry.
If you want the two suction lines coming from the ground to be fully open, then the OFF paddle on the valve handle should be pointing away from the pump.
I suggest you read ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry.
That is my question. the Off paddle on the valve only rotates as shown in the picture below (the green line). I am not able to point it away from the pump.
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That's strange, but an easy fix. I think you can unscrew that middle portion enough that the whole mechanism will go over the stops that are to either side. Otherwise, just unscrew all of those screws around the top. Pull out the guts and rotate them around. Then, screw it back together. The "OFF" paddle belongs on the other side.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 53,111
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
You can reset the valve stops by removing the screws and reattaching the valve 180 degrees opposite.
thanks guys! I can give it a try unscrewing and putting back. Is it hard to put together?
mguzzy
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Yeah, I would check and see if he handle got put on in the wrong orientation, if that it isn't iti unscrew the whole thing and see if the valve stops are off. just make sure you don't strip the screws when you put it back together.
Thank you everyone. I unscrewed it and put it back the right way. I am not sure why it was like this to begin with. 
