Hayward Vari-Flo Multiport Vale Replacement question

[raw23062]

Thanks guys. I agree, I always shut off my pump before moving the valve and I also always go in the same direction. The replacement seemed to go well, I took alot of time and got the channels cleaned out and dried very well. I used the 3M product that Hayward reccommends to install the new gasket. I waited 24 hours before starting the pump back up. It seems to be operating smoothly. The one disappointment was that the "air sucking" noise is still present. I was told by a pool company employee that the noise was due to the extremely weak spring in my old valve letting water bypass the selected setting. The new valve I installed feels like new but the noise is still there and the water that I have been battling is STILL cloudy. For the life of me I can't get this water clear. Now it appears I am losing water from SOMEWHERE......ugh! I pulled the floor up and checked the plumbing under the pool house and it all appears dry. Maybe the skimmer seal?? Close to a bulldozer!

[waste]

Pool Owner Patience, please

Try filling a bucket, mark the water line in the bucket, set it on a step - so the water is the same temp as the pool and mark the pool water level. Wait 12 - 24 hours and compare the water lost from the pool to the water lost from the bucket (the water missing from the bucket is evaporation) If the pool looses more than the bucket- you've got a leak and we'll help you narrow down where it's going.