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How to Change a Spider Gasket on a Multiport Valve
This guide provides a step-by-step procedure for replacing a Spider Gasket on a Multiport Valve. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VALVE USED IN THIS GUIDE IS F...
How to Change a Pool Spring Check Valve
Reading this guide will help you to replace a Spring Check Valve.This picture shows a typical Spring Check Valve. If you have a pool Spring Che...
How to Change a Hayward Multiport Valve
Reading this guide will help you replace a top mounted Multiport Valve (MPV) on a Hayward sand filter. Some of the reasons for replacing a MPV ...
How to Change a Hayward Key Seal Assembly
This guide will walk you through replacing a Hayward Key Seal Assembly. Although this guide features a Hayward SP-714T Valve, many of the steps...
How to Replace a Hayward Key Cover & Handle Assembly
This guide will help you to replace the entire Key Cover and Handle Assembly on a Hayward filter. If you have any leaks around your Hayward Mul...
How To Change a Diverter Valve With One With Unions
This guide shows you how to replace a standard 3-way diverter valve with a Valve with unions. Pool Diverter Valves are generally installed in t...
How To Change a Diverter Valve
This guide will walk you through replacing a single Diverter Valve. Most damaged valves can be repaired by replacing the Diverter Valve Assembly in...
How To Change a Broken Grease Fitting On Your Diverter Valve
As your diverter valves get older, the knob on the grease fitting may become brittle and twist off leaving the screwed in section inside the va...
How To Fix a Pool Spring Flapper Check Valve
This guide will help you to remove and replace the Flapper Mechanism in a Pool Spring Flapper Check Valve.With time, the spring or flapper seal in ...
How to Fix a leaking Hayward backwash valve
This guide will help you determine which Hayward valve you have and then determine the proper fix for your situation. One of the most common proble...
How To Fix a Diverter Valve
This page will help you to replace the Diverter Valve Assembly in a Diverter Valve.With time the handle or shaft of your Diverter Valve might b...
How To Remove The Broken Knob On Your Diverter Valve
This guide will show you a few simple steps to remove the broken lock knob stem so that it can be replaced. Diverter valves installed in your s...