Zodiac International G4 User Manual
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Using the parts shown, choose a fitting combination best suited for your skimmer. You may have parts left over.
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Attach the hose protector net (C) to the hose section that goes into the skimmer.
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Remove the skimmer basket, attach the Flowkeeper Valve combination to the hose with protector net, and install into the skimmer
as shown in example 1 or 2. Turn on the filtration system. Continue to STEP 7.
Note: For pools with multiple skimmers, connect the Flowkeeper Valve combination to the skimmer closest to the plumbing manifold.
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(1) Flowkeeper Valve
(1) 4
1
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2
" Connector
(1) Valve Cuff
(1) Hose Protector Net
Example 2
Example 1
A
B
D
E
D
E
A
B
C
D
A
E
B
C
C
In skimmer installations the Flowkeeper Valve MUST BE used. The pool pump provides more gallon per
minute flow than your pool cleaner requires. The Flowkeeper provides a way to regulate the flow with a bypass
so the pool pump and the pool cleaner run properly.
Skimming action is maintained through a bypass throat in the valve. As the filter collects debris, the valve
automatically maintains the correct flow to the cleaner. The Flowkeeper Valve comes preset at the setting required
for your cleaner. There are a total of three setting options. The lower the setting number, the lower the flow to the
cleaner head. Should readjustment become necessary, pull the adjustment handle to raise or lower the setting. The
red tab on the valve can be used to keep the bypass open, which in most cases, will cause the cleaner to stop.
FLOWKEEPER VALVE
STEP 6
INSTALLATION FOR POOLS WITH SKIMMERS
INSTALLATION FOR POOLS WITH DEDICATED VAC LINE
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Insert the male end of the hose into the large end of the
45˚ Elbow.
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Insert the small end of the 45˚ elbow into vac lock and angle
the 45˚ elbow toward the pool surface. Continue to STEP 7.
Important: To help prevent
suction entrapment accidents,
wall vacuum fittings should
have a safety vac lock installed.
Contact your builder or retail
pool professional for details.
NO FLOWKEEPER VALVE REQUIRED
(2) 45° Elbows
Arrow on Flowkeeper must be pointed downward, toward skimmer.