How do I clean this…

Mattikuss

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Minnesota
Pool Size
21000
Surface
Vinyl
Chlorine
Salt Water Generator
SWG Type
Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Without the dirty water going into the outlet and back into the pool?

I closed my skimmer/drain valves to keep the pump primed. It does not look like I have an outlet valves to shut and I’m concerned if I rinse this out, the water is going to flow through the black filter holder things and back into the pool. What say you?
 

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I see two black 3-way valves that will close water to/from the pad. The second one (after the filter) is also after the heater and SWG. That isolates stuff to an extent. As noted above, your filter should have a drain plug at the bottom. Or, you could simply use a ShopVac and clean everything out while open.
 
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That looks like a Pentair. Isn’t there a drain plug un the bottom? Is so, I remove mine all the way and no problem.
 
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