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INLET VALVE INSTALLATION
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INLET VALVE INSTALLATION
Next, use the 16” Needle-Nose Pliers Tool to install the white lower snap ring. To do so, use the
tool to grab the outer side of the two raised areas near the ends of the white lower snap-ring
(FIGURE 111). The snap ring must be installed with these two raised & protruding areas on the snap
ring ends facing upward. Next, squeeze the two raised areas together with the tips of the
16” Needle-Nose Pliers Tool. This action will collapse the white lower snap-ring. While holding
the collapsed white lower snap-ring with the tool, lower the white lower snap ring into the rotor’s
body (FIGURE 112). Next, engage and release the snap ring into the snap ring groove located at
the base of the body cavity wall. Finally, take whatever time is necessary to visually confirm that
every part of the white lower snap ring is securely seated into the snap ring groove (FIGURE 113).
Caution!
If snap-ring in not fully seated in the snap-ring groove, the valve may be expelled from
the rotor when the piping is re-pressurized. Serious bodily injury can occur. Keep head and body
parts away from the rotor when piping is being re-pressurized.
INLET VALVE INSTALLATION –
G900 SERIES
Remove excess water from the rotor’s body cavity. Inspect the upper and lower snap ring grooves
making sure there are no damaged or missing sections of plastic adjacent to (next to) the snap
ring grooves. Remove all plastic shavings or burrs of plastic that are found within the body cavity.
If needed, a small amount of Dow Corning™ #111 Valve Lubricant or pure petroleum jelly like
Vaseline
™
can be used around the O-Ring on the inlet valve. In most instances, residual water
within the rotor’s body cavity is sufficient lubrication for inlet valve installation.
Caution!
Use of other non-specified lubricants can attack and deteriorate the plastic used in golf
rotors. Stress cracks or leaking caused by the use of improper lubricants are not covered under
warranty.
G900 Series inlet valves are installed in the
body using the G900 Valve Tool. Prior to using
the tool, familiarize yourself with the individual
features of the G900 Valve Tool. First, notice
there are hooks at the end of each metal bar
(FIGURE 114). These hooks are used to grab/
hook the inlet valve during installation. The
black plastic part of the G900 Valve Tool
includes physical features that hold or nest
the inlet valve and the white lower snap ring
to the tool during installation.
In order to engage the inlet valve and white
lower snap ring with the G900 Valve Tool
properly, you must be familiar with the
pointing and alignment features on the tool’s
black plastic part. First, look at the top inside
diameter (inner circle) of the black plastic part
on the tool. Next, find the small pointer arrow
that protrudes towards the center (FIGURE 115).
This pointer is used to indicate the direction
and alignment that the tool must have as it is
inserted into the rotor’s body. Directly below the
pointer on the underside of the G900 Valve Tool
there are a series of raised tabs (FIGURE 116).
The tab directly below the pointer appears to be
missing but this gap between tabs is intentional
(it is designed to be this way). When the tool is
nested to the valve, the gap provides clearance
for the inlet valve’s communication port.
To install the white lower snap ring and inlet
valve into the rotor’s body, first load the white
lower snap ring and valve to the tool. To do so,
hold the valve in the palm of the hand as shown
(FIGURE 117). In the other hand, take the white
lower snap ring. Notice the white lower snap
ring has a step feature around the outside of
the ring. The correct orientation for installation
is to have the widest side facing down and
the thinnest side facing up. To help with this
orientation, the G900’s white lower snap ring
has engraving on the upper surface that says,
“This side up.”
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FIGURE 112
FIGURE 113
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