FILTER
DOESN
'T
CLEAN
POOL
FILTER
DOESN
'T
PUMP
WATER
OR
FLOW
IS
VERY
SLOW
PUMP
DOESN'T
WORK
6-WAY
VALVE/
COVER
LEAKING
H
OSE
LEAKING
TIMER IS
INACCURA
TE
OR
TIMER
CA
N'T BE SET
PRESSURE
GAUGE
DOESN'T
WORK
I
NLET
THREADED
A
IR
C
ONNECTOR
/A
IR
JET
VALVE
LEAKING
•
The
motor
is
not
plugged in.
•
The
GFC
I/
RCD
cir
cuit
breaker
is
tr
ip
ped.
•
Motor
too
hot
a
nd
overload
protection
is
shut
off.
•
Improper
chlorine
or
pH
levels.
•
No
filtering media in tank.
•
Wrong
6-way
valve
setting position.
•
Excess
ively dirty pool.
•
The
strainer
screen
is
r
es
tri
cti
ng
the
water
flo
w.
•
Clogged
inlet
or
discharge.
•
An
air
leak
on
the
intake line.
• Excessively dirty pool.
•
Sa
nd
media
clogged
with dirt.
•
Nozzle
and
strainer
connections
are
reversed.
•
Crusting
or
caking
on
the fi
lt
ering
sand
surface.
• P
oo
l
vacuuming
device
attached
to
the
system.
• In
let
threaded
air
connector
con
nected
to
the
wrong
hole
on
the
liner.
•
Low
wa
ter
level.
•
St
rai
ner
screen
clogged
up
.
•
An
air
leak
on
the
int
ake hose.
• Faulty
moter
or
the
impeller is
jammed.
•
Sand
tank
o-ring
miss
ing.
•
Sa
nd
tank
o-ring dirty.
•
Flange
clamp
not
tight.
•
6-way
valve
damage
.
•
Hose
nut
not
secure
ly tight.
•
Hose
con
nection fitting
o-ri
ng/L
-s
hape
o-r
ing missing.
•
Possib
le
inner
timer
defective.
Line
cord
must
be
plugged
into
a 3
wire
outlet
that
is
protected
by
a
Class
A
Ground
Fault
Ci
r
cu
it
Interrupter,
or
RCD
.
Reset
circuit
breaker.
If
circuit
breaker
trips
repeatedly
,
your
electrical
system
may
have
a
defect.
Tum
off
circuit
breaker
and
call
an
electrician
to
correct
the
problem.
L
et
the
motor
cool
down
and
restart
again.
• Adjust the chlorine and
pH
level. Consult your local
swimming pool supply stores.
• Load with filter sand, see "sand loading instructions".
• Set valve
to
"FILTER" position.
• Operate the filter for longer periods.
• Clean the strainer screen at the inlet.
• Cl
ear
any
obstructions
in
the
intake
hose
by
discharging
it
inside
poo
l
wall.
Ti
ghten
hose
nuts,
check
hoses
for
damage,
check
pool
water
level.
•
Clean
the
pre
-
filtering
basket
more
often.
•
Bac
kwas
h
filter.
•
Install
the
nozz
le at
the
upper
position
of
the
pool
i
nlet
,
and
the
strainer
at
the
l
ower
position
of
the
pool
outlet.
Remove
about
1" of
sand
if
necessary
.
•
Remove
any
pool
vacuum
i
ng
device
attached
to
the
system
line.
•
Make
sure
the
inlet
threaded
air
connector
is
connected
to
the
pool
in
let
upper
hole
.
• Fill pool
to
correct
water
level.
•
Clea
n
strainer
screens
at
poo
l inlet.
•
Tighten
hose
nuts
,
check
hose
for
damage.
•
Contact
lntex
service center.
•
Remove
6-way
val
ve
cover
and
ensure
the
o-ring is in place.
•
Clean
sa
nd
tank
o-ring with
ga
rd
en
hose water.
•
Tighten
secu
rely.
•
Contact
lntex
service center.
• Tighten/reinstall
hose
nut.
•
Ensur
e
o-r
ing
/L-sh
ape
o-ring is
in
place
and
not
.
,.,,.,
..
"''"-.
damaged.
•
Turn
off
the
p
ump
and
restart 5
minutes
late
r.
•
Re-set
the timer.
•
Contact
lnt
ex
serv
i
ce
ce
nt
e
r.
•
Clogged
inlet
of
the
pre
ss
ur
e
gauge.
•
Clear
a
ny
obstructions
in the intake
by
•
Pressure
gauge
damag
e.
uns
cr
ew
ing it from
the
6-way
valve.
•
Sa
nd
is
too
sma
ll.
•
Sand
bed is calcified.
•
Plunger
valve
not
we
ll-fitte
d.
•
Air
jet
valve
is
not
tight
and facing
up
.
• A
ir
jet valve internal seal blocked.
•
Air
J
et
valve internal seal dirty.
•
Air
jet
valve
broken.
•
Contact
l
nt
ex
service center.
•
Use
on
ly No. 20 silica sand with particle
size
ran
ge
0.45 to 0.85
mm
(0.018
to
0.033 inch
es)
and
a Uniformity
Coefficient
less
than
1.75.
•
Change
sand.
•
Tighten
or
re
ins
tall
plunger
va
lve.
•
Tighten
air
jet
valve
and
make
sure
it's facing
up.
•
Turn
pump
ON
and
run
for
few
seco
nds, then
turn
OFF,
repeat 3
time
s.
•
Remove
air
jet
valve, flush
dirt
out
wit
h
water
and
replace valve back.
•
Replace
a new
air
jet
va
lve.