Valving and plumbing confusing?
Valving and plumbing confusing?Some pool plumbing can take confusion to new heights. If your pool was built before the mid eighties, it's probably time to modernize. The Jandy Valve revolutionized pool plumbing with its three-way butterfly valve. It allows for consolidation of several leaky, hard to turn gate valves into one simple operation. This makes it possible to reduce the number of valves and prevent pipes from going every which way. Eventually
Gate Valves
Gate ValvesGate valves are very similar to a faucet style knob in your bathroom or the garden hose spigot outside. These type of valves are not a common pool valve on new installations, but were the only valve used on pools over thirty years ago.
Combination Valves
The most common variety of valve found on pool plumbing. Also known as Jandy combination valves, jandy valves, compool valves, 3 way valvesvalves or Compool valves, these types of valves are more expensive, but worth every penny. Easier to use than other types of pool valves and newer models require no lubrication.
Ball Valves
Ball Valves A common variety of pool valve found on pool plumbing. Relatively inexpensive to purchase, and simple to use. Good replacement valve for gate valves.
Backwash Valves
Backwash Valves DE Filter Push/Pull Valve (Backwash) Position: When the push/pull handle is in the up position, the filter reverses the flow allowing the dirty water to go out the waste line or backwash hose. DE Filter Push/Pull Valve (Filter) Position: When the push/pull handle is in the down position the filter is filtering the water and returning it to the pool.