Above Ground Pool Skimmer Valve Settings

A pointer on one side of the valve indicates the setting.

Above ground pool skimmer valve settings.

All valves open will not hurt the equipment but the cleaner will not operate correctly. Water level is below pool skimmer. Open up valves so they are set in between main drain skimmer. The purpose of an equalizer line arrangement was to allow the skimmer to keep operating if the pool water level drops below the opening to the skimmer.

Yep i am normally about 80 skimmer and 20 drain for max skimming. The return side controls a set of pool returns a set of spa jets a spa return and a water feature. Valve adjustments are improperly set. The vacuum hose plugs into an inlet at the bottom of a skimmer well diverting pump suction.

Pool vacuums use the pool circulation pump s suction to remove sediment from the pool floor and walls. The suction side controls a skimmer a main drain a vacuum line and a spa drain. Filter backwash rinse winter recirculate settings all perform different functions when used to ma. Diverter valve settings a diverter valve is typically installed in the bottom of the skimmer box below the strainer basket.

This valve would open up if the skimmer started to suck air. Add water until 3 4 above bottom of skimmer. Opening the main drain and then closing the cleaner valve. Click here to view water features.

I only switch to 80 drain when brushing the pool so it sucks up the debris. If the cleaner is taken out of the pool the valves will be set differently. We have a full selection of multiport valve parts and filter valve rebuild kits containing gaskets o rings and seals. Never main drain skimmer cleaner all open at the same time.

Be sure to turn off pump until water level is at the proper height. A spring loaded valve was usually screwed into the front hole of the skimmer on the pool side. Multiport valves are available in top mount design with flange attachment for sand filters and in a side mounted design with bulkhead unions for sand and de filters. A normal pool valve setting would have the skimmer valve s fully open main drain half open and spa drain fully closed.

So it is either main drain skimmer or cleaner skimmer. Click how to set up pool diverter valves for pool spa water features to see this guide. Then readjust them according to the prior directions. To operate a suction pool cleaner or manually vacuum the pool you can close other skimmers or close the main drain to obtain more suction through the skimmer you are using.