Hey guys. Today we're going to show you how to replace a Hayward Top Mount valve
on a sand filter.
Some of the reasons you might want to change a whole valve is, the body could be cracked.
The top cover could be cracked.
Or you're having major internal issues, like a bad diverter spring,
and things like that and you just want to--
Let's say your valve's already old and you just want to replace the whole thing,
get it up and running.
Without further ado, I think we should get this cracking. Let's go Rob.
Let's do it.
All right, the first step in replacing your complete valve
is going to be to remove the plumbing from your intake and return lines.
Most above ground pools are going to have flexible hoses clamped on to a fitting,
so you would just undo the fitting. In-ground pools will have rigid PVC.
They might be on unions. You just loosen up the union and remove the plumbing.
If you don't have a union, you're going to have to hacksaw the PVC
to be able to turn and remove that fitting. We'll do that first.
Get rid of these fittings.
You can re-use these on the new valve.
Okay, after you get the plumbing disconnected,
the valve is held on to the filter body by a clamp.
There's just two screws that hold this two-piece clamp together.
I'll remove those screws.
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All right, once you get the screws removed, you just remove the two-piece clamp,
put that to the side.
Then all you have to do is lift the valve off.
All right, before you put the new valve back on the filter,
just make sure the body ring is in place and it's lubricated
with a silicone, or Teflon lubricant.
Then you just press this on. There's a standpipe inside the filter,
you just line that up.
This is when you can guide the valve to where your plumbing is.
If you have rigid PVC plumbing, you want the ports to be lined up in that direction.
Just line that up correctly. Press it on good.
Then the next step would be putting the clamp back on.
Okay, we get the clamp on here. We get the nut and the bolt through here.
We'll just slide this through, kind of get it started a little bit.
Do this on the other side.
Then we'll get our drill and just tighten those screws up.
[drilling sounds]
All right, it's on there nice and tight.
Next, we'll reattach the fittings
and normally you put some Teflon tape around the threads and thread those on.
All right, and for flexible hose, you would just stick these
on the ports and clamp them on.
Again, if you're using rigid PVC this is where you would glue it
or if you were lucky enough to have unions, just thread it back on.
Well that's just about does it. If you have any questions about what we did or how to do it,
feel free to leave comments down below and look at the links in the description
and you'll be able to find links
for the products we used during the reassembly of the unit.
For any of your swimming pool needs feel free to visit inyopools.com
and thanks for watching. See you.
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