PENTAIR/PAC | VALVE TOP, ASSEMBLY | 272422

PENTAIR/PAC | VALVE TOP, ASSEMBLY | 272422

part for MODELS : 261049 | 261050 | 261142

THIS IS THE TOP COVER, DIVERTER, AND HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR THE 2" HI-FLOW MULTIPORT VALVE THIS IS THE VALVE WITH THE WHITE CURVED DOME TYPE LID OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF THE LID IS 9" THE LID HAS 8 SCREW HOLES ONE OF THE HOLES HAS A ROUND MALE TAB AROUND IT THIS TAB IS USED TO PROPERLY LINE UP THE TOP - IT FITS INTO A FEMALE HOLE ON THE VALVE BOTTOM THERE IS A SMALL TRIANGULAR POINTER ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE VALVE TOP AT THE TAB LOCATION THERE ARE NO NUMBERS MOLDED ON ANY OF THE PARTS THE LABEL HAS 27-2123 ON IT (SPECIAL NOTE: THIS IS A REPLACEMENT ITEM DESIGNED TO BE USED ON BOTH SAND AND DE FILTERS SO THE REPLACEMENT ITEM HAS A DIFFERENT LABEL FROM THE ORIGINAL ITEMS USED ON COMPLETE VALVES) THE ORIGINAL SAND VALVE LABEL WILL HAVE THE WORD "SAND" ON IT THE ORIGINAL DE VALVE LABEL WILL HAVE THE WORD "DE" ON IT SINCE DE AND SAND FILTERS HAVE REVERSED PORTS, THE VALVE HANDLE MAY HAVE TO BE REMOVED AND PUT ON FACING THE OPPOSITE WAY FOR THE VALVE TO WORK CORRECTLY. THIS IS EASY TO DO ONCE THE COVER IS ATTACHED TO THE VALVE BODY JUST REMOVE THE SCREW AND REVERSE THE HANDLE. DON'T TRY THIS BEFORE THE COVER IS ATTACHED TO THE VALVE THE SPRING WILL HAVE A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE HANDLE. TO DOUBLE CHECK WHETHER ASSEMBLY IS SET UP FOR DE OR SAND LOOK AT UNDERSIDE OF THE VALVE ASSEMBLY THERE IS A COMPLETELY OPEN PORT ON THE DIVERTER (YOU CAN SEE THE WHITE VALVE COVER THRU IT) IF THE VALVE HANDLE IS POINTING AT THE OPEN PORT, THE COVER IS SET UP FOR DE IF THE OPEN PORT IS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE FROM WHERE THE HANDLE POINTS THE ASSEMBLY IS SET UP FOR SAND