Leak out of backwash hose...

[Poconos]

Couple more things Pierce. You can Edit your post instead of doing another post. Taking the valve body apart is easy. First, mark the position of the top and bottom halves so you are sure to align them properly when reassembling. Put the handle in a middle position, that is not in one of the detents, to relieve spring pressure. Remove the 6 bolts and nuts and pull the top half off. The gasket and internal guts will be obvious. When reassembling it is always good practice to snug the bolts lightly and tighten in a sequence where you don't stress any individual bolt. ex...if you number the bolts 1 -> 6 in one direction, tighten in the following order..1,4,2,5,6,3. Tighten a little at a time until you get them all tight. The tightness in the handle could be simply the O-rings on the handle shaft are dry. I never lubed mine in 9 seasons but probably would be a good idea. That's not your waste leak issue though.
Al

[sc-pierce]

Good advice! Thanks a lot!


ps... if i edit and don't make another post, my "post count" will remain low, i want to increase my post count! j/k

[sc-pierce]

at lunch i inspected the valve. as soon as i took the top half off i could tell that the "spider gasket" is the problem. there is one "spoke" that is badly stretched out and out of position and another that is stretched but not nearly as bad as the first.

for the benefit of others on the forum i attached pix where you can see that the "spoke" on the left is arched. sorry for the quality of the photos....camera phone

spider gasket 1.jpg

spider gasket 2.jpg

they have replacements for $7

[kevincad]

I've always been told to rotate the valve in one direction only. I've done that ever since mine was new, and have never had a problem with it. Mine's a clockwise valve! Really, I don't know if I'm just lucky, or whether it's a good idea.

[Poconos]

Somehow in the confusion of the last few days I missed the post of the pics and didn't catch it until todays post. Rotation direction shouldn't matter because once you push the handle out of the detents the valve part that seats on the gasket is raised off the gasket.

Pierce,
I'm curious how you installed the new gasket. Quite a debate occurred in the last couple months.
Al