Three Way Pool Valve Operation

The standard manual three way valve is usually installed so that the bottom port c is the common port.

Three way pool valve operation.

Fibropool 3 way diverter pool valve 1 1 2 female threaded 4 4 out of 5 stars 235. One port is the main drain intake other port is the skimmer intake and the other port is the inlet to the filter basket and filter hayward cartridge. It allows for consolidation of two leaky hard to turn gate valves into one simple operation. Non metallic pvc gate valves.

If your pool was built before the mid eighties it is probably time to modernize. Nickel plated ball valves. High pressure ball valves. Learn all about swimming pool valves in this instructional video from the swimming pool experts at anthony sylvan pools.

A 3 port valve provides more flexibility with one in port and two out ports that regulate the direction water flows by either. Hayward psv3sdgr pvc 3 way diverter valve. Brass bronze gate valves. A 2 port valve essentially acts as a 1 way in 1 way out valve allowing for water flow to be shut off completely or to restrict the flow of water for a lower flow rate.

Stainless steel ball valves. I had a pentair 3 way diverter installed on my pool filter set up while i was away at work today but the installer failed to leave instructions on how to operate it. This makes it possible to reduce the number of valves and prevent pipes from going every which way. 2 pentair 263037 1 5 pvc 3 way inground swimming pool spa water diverter valves 4 5 out of 5 stars 11 pentair 263029 grey black diverter valve 2 way 2 inch 2 1 2 inch slip outside pvc grey black.

Poolsupplytown pool spa 3 way diverter pool valve 1 1 2 female threaded 4 5 out of 5 stars 121. The jandy valve revolutionized pool plumbing with its three way valve. Isolating the flow to one pipe. Turning the handle 90 degrees diverts the flow to the right port a or to the left port b or turns the flow off.

In this l pattern flow horizontal type three way ball valve the default handle position allows flow between the common valve port at the bottom and the left valve port. Only 11 left in stock order soon.