position of pool valve( with photos)?

[vinouspleasure]

Hi,

Here's a picture of our filter:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxIE...it?usp=sharing

we had a new pool company open our pool this year when they left, the valve I've circled in black was rotated 90 degrees to the closed position. when I got home, water was running out of the waste valve from the pool.

I rotated the valve 90 degrees to the position show in the photo. Now water is not flowing out of the waste valve. however, water sprays out of the eye of the filter (the clear, plastic bulb where you can make sure DE is out of your filter).

for the life of me, I can't recall the correct position for the valve. I recall when I have to clean the filter, I rotate the valve 90 degrees and once I'm done, I rotate it back but I don't remember the starting position. So, two possibilities:

- I've got it in the correct position now, how do I keep water from spraying out of the eye?
- I've got it in the wrong position, why is water flowing out of the pool?

tia,