Solar Heater valve ????

[CarlD]

Well, I like a sand filter myself!

Since you've made the decision, let's make the most of it.

You can easily make your own setup if you've done a little PVC Schedule 40 gluing. It's easy to do. You can do it with 3 ball valves (if you want to get REALLY fancy or just 2, which is enough. AttackUgh! ATTACH a Tee at the end of the pipe coming back from the filter to your return. After the Tee, put a ball valve on each leg of the Tee. Then connect from one Tee to your return, and the other to your solar panel. Generally, your return valve will be fully open but your solar panel may be anything from full off to fully open. A little experimenting will find the optimum setting--where the panel's working GREAT and the return to the pool is strong and solid.

The third ball valve would come before the Tee as a single shut-off, but you don't need it.