Just bought this. installed, but manual says to open ALL valves before starting to prime. Besides air valve, are there more?
1128988
Nope, just twist the little black air release valve. Stay right there with it because it fills up fairly fast, mine takes about 15 seconds or so. You will know when it's full of water because water will spray out the air release valve then just twist it shut again. I also noticed that the included hayward filter was subpar compared to the pleatco brand replacement cartridges I ordered as well.
1128989
Just leave the air valve open when priming. Let all the air out until water comes out. Then its safe to turn on.
1758662
I don't know. Mine came with a couple of attachments that I didn't need and don't use, maybe that was for your special valves. I did not use the part and lost it long ago.
19891
I picked up a cheap one at wal mart , you will need one that has a few different ends . Due to fact most air valves are different.
470972
I always place the setting to "II" and start timing when the opposite safety valve pops up AND a small stream of steam begins escaping through the adjustable valve (a very small amount of dripping from condensation will appear around the seam of the handle.) Turn the heat down to low to low/medium at that time and watch out for overpressurization, evidenced by a buldging appearance of the silicone rubber sealing ring through the lid "window". If this occurs, just keep turning temperature down.
1908888
You could try hooking the relay up in parallel to the zones but you'd have to include a diode to isolate the relay from the other valves. If you just hook the relay up to every valve then when one activates it will try to activate all of them. That won't give you what you want. This is just a relay - apply voltage to it and it activates. You could try hooking it up in parallel to only one valve, no diode required, and then give it a try to see if it works for you. My suggestion would be to buy a controller that does have the main pump / valve activator because that will not only handle the isolation for you but usually allows you to start your pump a certain amount of time before the valve opens. Brings your pressure up. Hope that helps.
10926
Put it on the valve while the lever is in the down position. Pulling it up is what locks in place. Took me a minute to figure that out as it's opposite to every other pump out there.
130526
No , read the manual and be careful to not get sand in the valve body. Use the fill tube that comes with it.
889696
Mine was so tight and I couldn't squeeze open that I'm pretty sure they never cut open the valve at the factory. So I just poked a hole through with a car key (be careful not to go through the other side of the ring).Now I just have to stick my tongue over the hole when taking another breath.
1717805
Same here, after about 3 trys I made sure the tank was full and seated down good, turned it on, then I heard sucking noises and the pump started to prime itself. This happens in 5 seconds, don't leave the pump running, shut it off and try again. Good Luck
204992
Sounds like a question for Dr Drew...but I'll give it a go. Here's what I'd test....Put a bit of WATER in the container and assemble everything, then pump the handle just a FEW times. Then SLOWLY unscrew where the hose connects to the container, does air escape? If not, then either there's an issue with THAT seal, there's an issue with the pump:container seal, or there's an issue with the pump itself. If air does escape, then screw it back on and pump it once. Then unscrew the spray nozzle tip all the way and pull the trigger, does air/water escape? If so, then there was an issue with the nozzle being too tight. If not, then the tube or nozzle are likely clogged and then take an air car with the little included hose and open the trigger then spray the air into the tube to clean out the system, then from the nozzle side. Does this fix it?
1634092
I just finished installing this and I can tell you that it "does" come with the air valve and gauge on the top of the filter. I don't know why they confuse the description with "without valve". It comes just as the picture shows and since there isn't a backwash valve in the pic, why would one think that it does? Idk, why does McDs have to put "caution, contents may be hot" on the side of a coffee cup? What the picture does show, are the PVC unions on the outside and it does not come this way. The backwash valve would have these parts and screws onto the male parts that are included on the filter. I just finished installing this and I can tell you that it "does" come with the air valve and gauge on the top of the filter. I don't know why they confuse the description with "without valve". It comes just as the picture shows and since there isn't a backwash valve in the pic, why would one think that it does? Idk, why does McDs have to put "caution, contents may be hot" on the side of a coffee cup? What the picture does show, are the PVC unions on the outside and it does not come this way. The backwash valve would have these parts and screws onto the male... » Read More I just finished installing this and I can tell you that it "does" come with the air valve and gauge on the top of the filter. I don't know why they confuse the description with "without valve". It comes just as the picture shows and since there isn't a backwash valve in the pic, why would one think that it does? Idk, why does McDs have to put "caution, contents may be hot" on the side of a coffee cup? What the picture does show, are the PVC unions on the outside and it does not come this way. The backwash valve would have these parts and screws onto the male parts that are included on the filter. « Show Less
444070
It could be that the valve is stuck. My manual suggests making sure that it is clean. If it is coming out around the edges, then you need to check the sealer ring and make sure it is in good shape and seated properly.
2248181
You need to squeeze the valve while you blow into it. It is a bit hard to do at first, but does loosen up after you use it a bit. Hope that helps!
426630
Seems to be 2 slightly different valves, I had both and both were bad so not a problem for me, ordered one then the other.... get the tva2 for yours. Tootles... Wade
643002
If it was correctly installed, I am going to guess it is a defective part. My original valve went bad after a few years in the same way you are describing. I replaced it with this part and everything was fine.
1742080
I would try to disasemble the cover and impeller and reasemble make sure all parts are on correctly and make sure to prime.it correctly,DO NOT plug in the filter until all air is out of the system. Good luck!! Hope this helps!!
395866
Weird. Is the hot water valve all the way open after installation? Do you have good pressure with cold water? If not is something under the sink pinching the hose? Never heard of anything like this. BTW I'm just a consumer not a plumber.