Would you install these suction ball valves and unions?

[shagymoe]

 

[PoolStored]

The ones with blue valve handles, no. The diverters, yes.

 

[ajw22]

No, I would use all diverter valves.

And the IntelliChlor cell is installed incorrectly with a downward flow.

And I would not run skimmer and main drain 50/50.

Lots of questionable stuff on YouTube.

 

[shagymoe]

No, I would use all diverter valves.

So you'd replace the blue handle ball valves with 2-waydiverter valves or you would not use them at all?

And I would not run skimmer and main drain 50/50.

Do you just mean that you would do something like 25/75 or plumbed a different way?

 

[shagymoe]

The ones with blue valve handles, no. The diverters, yes.

Gotcha, what about the unions?

 

[ajw22]

So you'd replace the blue handle ball valves with 2-waydiverter valves or you would not use them at all?

2-way Diverters.

Do you just mean that you would do something like 25/75 or plumbed a different way?

More like 70/30 skimmer/main drain. Bias the valve towards skimmer for good skimmer performance. So it depends on plumbing setup and you should not follow some fixed setting.

Every pool is different.

 

[1poolman1]

Gotcha, what about the unions?

Some new pumps come with pump unions (Hayward, Sta-Rite, Pentair Super Flo, Waterway are the big names). Others, like the Pentair Intelliflow do not. For those a "hi-temp" pump union should be used. If you are going to use a 2-way valve get 2-way Jandy or Pentair diverter valves. If and when they need parts, including the diverter assembly itself, they are easy to obtain and repair. The parts are interchangeable with their 3-way valves.

 

[Homebrewale]

I had Hayward diverter valves where the parts were easy to obtain.