Hello,
I recently replaced our Caretaker 5-Port Complete 1.5" Water Valve Assembly, CARETAKER SKU: 5-9-2000. To do this, I had to cut out the existing assembly, and cut out the existing pipes leading into the assembly and the assembly's removable section to get to the little metal pre-filter.
I finished installing it yesterday in our existing pool, with existing infloor system from about 15 years ago. So this was a replacement of this 5 port valve assembly only (not a new system).
I turned the pool pump on and all seemed well for about a cycle or two. Then, it seems like about half of the infloor pop ups are not working (not fulling extending up). There are no water leaks from what I replaced and there is no grinding or other noises coming from the new assembly. It runs quite.
I removed the filter that sits atop the assembly, there was only very very minimal amounts of pvc pipe cuttings. Prior to installing the new assembly, I used a wet dry shop vac to vac out any debris from the 5 pipes going to the pool so there should not have been any debris from assembly forward at that point. After removing the minimal debris from the filter before the assembly, I ran the system again. Same thing. After about an hour, it was clear that about half of our infloor nozzles were not cleaning the bottom of the pool, so about 2 or 3 ports not working.
Any ideas on what might be going on and how to remedy it?
Thanks
I recently replaced our Caretaker 5-Port Complete 1.5" Water Valve Assembly, CARETAKER SKU: 5-9-2000. To do this, I had to cut out the existing assembly, and cut out the existing pipes leading into the assembly and the assembly's removable section to get to the little metal pre-filter.
I finished installing it yesterday in our existing pool, with existing infloor system from about 15 years ago. So this was a replacement of this 5 port valve assembly only (not a new system).
I turned the pool pump on and all seemed well for about a cycle or two. Then, it seems like about half of the infloor pop ups are not working (not fulling extending up). There are no water leaks from what I replaced and there is no grinding or other noises coming from the new assembly. It runs quite.
I removed the filter that sits atop the assembly, there was only very very minimal amounts of pvc pipe cuttings. Prior to installing the new assembly, I used a wet dry shop vac to vac out any debris from the 5 pipes going to the pool so there should not have been any debris from assembly forward at that point. After removing the minimal debris from the filter before the assembly, I ran the system again. Same thing. After about an hour, it was clear that about half of our infloor nozzles were not cleaning the bottom of the pool, so about 2 or 3 ports not working.
Any ideas on what might be going on and how to remedy it?
Thanks
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