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Pool Diverter Valve Maintenance
This page explains what you need to do to lubricate a standard valve.To maintain the life of a standard pool diverter valve, you should lubrica...
How To Maintain a Hayward Filter Control Slide Valve
This guide explains you where the O-rings are and how to lubricate them.There are 4 O-rings in the Hayward SP-410X62 Filter Control Slide Assem...
How To Set up a Diverter Valve on the Suction Side of a Pool
This page will provide a step by step process for installing a diverter valve on the suction side of the pump.Any pool configuration has two basic ...
How to Determine Pool Plumbing Lines and Valves
This guide will help you understand how you should identify Pool Plumbing Lines and Valves. Pool plumbing can be intimidating at first glance. ...
How To Clean a Pool Spring Flapper Check Valve
This guide explains how to clear the debris around the flapper of a Spring Flapper Check Valve. A check valve relies on a tight seal to close o...
How To Clean a Pool Spring Check Valve
The intention of this guide is to present how to clear the debris around the seal of a Spring Check Valve. A check valve relies on a tight seal...
How To Backwash a Pool Filter With No Valve Label
This guide will help you to determine the operational settings on an unreadable label. Many people have called in asking for a new Multiport Valve ...
How To Change a Pool Spring Flapper Check Valve
This guide will help you to cut out and replace a Pool Spring Flapper Check Valve.This is a picture of a typical Pool Spring Flapper Check Valv...
How a Hayward Sand Multiport Valve Differs from a DE Multiport Valve
This guide shows you the difference between a Hayward Sand Multiport Valve and a DE Multiport Valve. At first glance a Hayward DE Multiport Valve (...
How to Choose the Proper Underwater Speaker
The following guide will help you to select the proper underwater speaker. We live in a society where people want their favorite music with them wh...
How to Set Up AquaSonic Underwater Speaker Screen
This guide will walk you through installing an AquaSonic Under water speaker screen onto a Pentair face ring.
1. Carefully remove the rubber ring f...
How to Use Aqua Check Test Strips in your Spa
This page provides a short tutorial on how to use Aqua Check Test Strips in your Spa. Whether you use Bromine or Chlorine in your Spa or Hot Tub yo...