Regulate flow to your solar panel system, reduce excessive backpressure on your pool pump. **Diverter Valve Kit Includes: ** - 1 ball valve - 2 PVC T's - 2 nipples - 4 barb hose adapters - 1 roll of thread tape **Additional Parts Required** (available at local hardware store)- 2 lengths of flexible pool hose (1-1/2" x required length) - 4 1-1/2" hose clamps**Tools Required (not included):** flat screwdriver (or 1/4" socket driver), adjustable wrench.**Instructions: **- 1. Apply about three wraps of thread tape around one end of each nipple and thread them into the ball valve.- 2. Repeat the application of tape around the other two ends of the nipples, thread on the TEES, and hand tighten. - 3. Repeat the application of around the threads of the combination hose adapters and thread each into the Ts as shown. Use an adjustable wrench to tighten (being careful not to over-tighten). - 4. Turn off your pool pump. - 5. Block the inlet and outlet of your pool using the plugs supplied by your pool manufacturer or a suitable alternative. - 6. Unhook the hose from the "Inlet" adapter of your solar panel and attach it to the "From Filter" adapter of the valve assembly. - 7. Install a hose from the "To Panel Inlet" adapter of the valve assembly to the "Inlet" adapter on your solar panel. - 8. Unhook the hose from the "Outlet" adapter of your solar panel and attach it to the "From Panel Outlet" adapter of the valve assembly. - 9. Install a hose from the "To Pool" adapter of the valve assembly to your pool inlet. - 10. Make sure to tighten all hose clamps. - 11. Make sure the valve is in the open position. - 12. Unblock the inlet and outlet of your pool. - 13. Turn your pump on and check the hose clamps and plumbing for leaks. If there is a leak at a clamp you will need to loosen the hose clamp, push the hose further onto the adapter and re-tighten the clamp. - 14. Take note of the pressure on your pressure gauge with the manual valve all the way open. - 15. Close the ball valve slowly until you see approximately 8 PSI more than when the valve was all the way open. This is your optimum valve setting for your solar system. - 16. Make a mark on the ball valve with a permanent marker, and always re-open the valve to this point when activating the solar system.
