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If you have questions about ordering Pentair Water Pool and Spa (“Pentair”) replacement parts, and pool products,
please use the following contact information:
Cleaning and/or Replacing O- Rings on
Diverter and End Cap
Valve Reassembly
Maintenance ......................................................
Valve Care
Winterizing
Troubleshooting ................................................
Valve Dimensions ..............................................
Replacement Parts ............................................
Illustrated Parts List
Valve Head Loss Curves
Valve Connections: Quick Reference Guide
General Installation Information .......................
Important Warning and Safety Instructions .....
Installation and Operation ................................
Valve Connection and Filter Position
Installing the Valve onto the Filter
Important Installation Guidelines
Normal Operation
Backwashing
Servicing .............................................................
Removing Diverters for Inspection
or Service
Cleaning and/or Replacing Diverters
Customer Service / Technical Support
Table of Contents
General Installation Information
Customer Service (8 A.M. to 5 P.M. — Eastern and
Pacific Times)
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web site
visit www.pentairpool.com or www.staritepool.com to
find information about Pentair products.
Technical Support
Sanford, North Carolina (8 A.M. to 5 P.M. ET)
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Moorpark, California (8 A.M. to 5 P.M. PT)
Phone: [phone] (Ext. 5591)
Fax: [phone]
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P/N 270505 Rev. B 4/19/12
The following information should be read carefully since
it outlines the proper manner of care and operation for
your filter system.
You can expect maximum efficiency and life from your
filtration system by following these instructions and taking
the necessary preventative care.
•฀ Have฀a฀trained฀pool฀professional฀perform฀all฀pressure฀
tests.
•฀ Do฀not฀connect฀the฀system฀to฀a฀high฀pressure฀or฀
city water system.
•฀ Trapped฀air฀in฀the฀system฀can฀create฀a฀hazardous฀
condition. BE SURE to purge all air from the system
before operating or testing equipment.
•฀ DO฀NOT฀pressure฀test฀with฀compressed฀air!
For information about the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, contact the Consumer Product Safety
Commission at [phone] or visit www.cpsc.gov.
Important Note: Always turn off all power to the pool pump before installing the cover or working on any suction outlet.
•฀ Piping฀must฀conform฀to฀local/state฀plumbing฀and฀
sanitary codes.
•฀ Support฀ piping฀ independently฀ to฀ prevent฀ strains฀
on filter or valve.
•฀ Fittings฀ restrict฀ ow;฀ for฀ best฀ efciency,฀ use฀ the฀
fewest possible fittings.
•฀ A฀check฀valve฀installed฀ahead฀of฀the฀lter฀inlet฀will฀
prevent contaminants from draining back into the
pool.
•฀ A฀ check฀ valve฀ installed฀ between฀ the฀ lter฀ and฀
heater will prevent hot water from backing up into
the filter and deforming the internal components.
•฀ All฀wiring,฀ grounding฀and฀ bonding฀ of฀ associated฀
equipment must meet local and/or National Electrical
Code standards.