hello people I’m new here and need some help please? The instruction manual is confusing to us and can’t work out where these valves should be facing? This is how the builders left it but the gauge goes into yellow sometimes. Any help is appreciated thank you 
Where should these valves be facing?
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hello people I’m new here and need some help please? The instruction manual is confusing to us and can’t work out where these valves should be facing? This is how the builders left it but the gauge goes into yellow sometimes. Any help is appreciated thank you 
L,
Those are ball valves.. When the handle is parallel to the pipe the valve is fully open. When the valve is perpendicular to the pipe, the valve is fully closed.
Tell us what the three inputs to the pump are from??
Thanks,
Jim R.
Those are ball valves.. When the handle is parallel to the pipe the valve is fully open. When the valve is perpendicular to the pipe, the valve is fully closed.
Tell us what the three inputs to the pump are from??
Thanks,
Jim R.
thank you for your reply will this picture help? As we aren’t sure ourselves. The pipes are underground and this was what we were given
L,
Looking at your first pics with the red valves.. And.. assuming it is plumbed like the diagram...
The upper 3 valves going into your pump are....
The red valve on the left is controlling water coming from your two skimmers.
The red valve in the middle is controlling water coming from what I 'assume' is your pool cleaner..
The red valve on the right is controlling water coming from your bottom drain (sump)..
The lower red valve, that is next to the surge protector, is for controlling the water going back into the pool.. This valve should always be fully open in normally operation.
Right now your skimmer valve is set to shut off about 50% of the water coming from the skimmers.. We normally run with this valve fully open.
Do you have some kind of cleaner connected to the diagram #12??
Having the bottom drain shut off is not a big deal...
Please tell me what problem you are trying to solve by adjusting the valves..
Thanks,
Jim R.
Looking at your first pics with the red valves.. And.. assuming it is plumbed like the diagram...
The upper 3 valves going into your pump are....
The red valve on the left is controlling water coming from your two skimmers.
The red valve in the middle is controlling water coming from what I 'assume' is your pool cleaner..
The red valve on the right is controlling water coming from your bottom drain (sump)..
The lower red valve, that is next to the surge protector, is for controlling the water going back into the pool.. This valve should always be fully open in normally operation.
Right now your skimmer valve is set to shut off about 50% of the water coming from the skimmers.. We normally run with this valve fully open.
Do you have some kind of cleaner connected to the diagram #12??
Having the bottom drain shut off is not a big deal...
Please tell me what problem you are trying to solve by adjusting the valves..
Thanks,
Jim R.
So the power from the jets weakened today and the gauge started to go into the yellow sometimes was worried there was a problemL,
Looking at your first pics with the red valves.. And.. assuming it is plumbed like the diagram...
The upper 3 valves going into your pump are....
The red valve on the left is controlling water coming from your two skimmers.
The red valve in the middle is controlling water coming from what I 'assume' is your pool cleaner..
The red valve on the right is controlling water coming from your bottom drain (sump)..
The lower red valve, that is next to the surge protector, is for controlling the water going back into the pool.. This valve should always be fully open in normally operation.
Right now your skimmer valve is set to shut off about 50% of the water coming from the skimmers.. We normally run with this valve fully open.
Do you have some kind of cleaner connected to the diagram #12??
Having the bottom drain shut off is not a big deal...
Please tell me what problem you are trying to solve by adjusting the valves..
Thanks,
Jim R.
l,
I assume that you are talking about the pressure gauge on the filter..
As the filter gets dirty, it is harder for water to pass through it, and the pressure goes up..
It is NOT going to blow up, so no emergency, but it needs to be taken care of in the near future..
I suspect it is time for you to clean, or backwash the filter.. (I assume you have a sand or DE filter..)
Did your pool builder show you how to do that???
Thanks,
Jim R.
I assume that you are talking about the pressure gauge on the filter..
As the filter gets dirty, it is harder for water to pass through it, and the pressure goes up..
It is NOT going to blow up, so no emergency, but it needs to be taken care of in the near future..
I suspect it is time for you to clean, or backwash the filter.. (I assume you have a sand or DE filter..)
Did your pool builder show you how to do that???
Thanks,
Jim R.
Yes the pressure gauge.. thank you yes I have a sand filter. I do know how to change it so backwash but do I leave the valves as they are when I do that?
You’ve been very helpful thank you
You’ve been very helpful thank you
L,
When you change the 6-way valve to backwash, there may, or may not, be another red valve you have to open to send the dirty water to a drain or sewer.. it is not in your original pic, but may be out of camera view..
All the other red valves stay as they are..
Thanks,
Jim R.
When you change the 6-way valve to backwash, there may, or may not, be another red valve you have to open to send the dirty water to a drain or sewer.. it is not in your original pic, but may be out of camera view..
All the other red valves stay as they are..
Thanks,
Jim R.
What's with the power strip? I don't know anything about Spanish electrical code, but that doesn't look like a good place for it.