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What is the Q360 High Efficiency Water Valve?
The Q360 Valve is a control valve that automatically distributes water to all areas of your pool
and spa.
The valve automatically distributes water through a network of Q360 Floor Jets (you will hear
them referred to as nozzles or heads) located through the floor of your pool. These jets return
water from the pump and filter back into the pool.
Depending on the size and type of your pool, you will have one or more Q360 Valves. The
Turbine Valve is a 6-port outlet, fed by a single inlet pipe from the side of the valve. The valve is
water powered and non-electric. Water passing through the inlet-port turns a turbine, which
drives the internal time and valve actuators. This patented design does not require electricity
and runs automatically when the pool filtration pump is on.
What does the Q360 High Efficiency Water Valve do?
The valve makes it possible for your pump to address every surface of your pool with jets of
water, which help keep the pool surface clean. The distribution of water keeps dirt
suspended, not settling on the floor. This allows the pool’s filtration system to collect and
process dirt and debris, keeping your pool clean.
More important than just helping to cleaning your pool the Blue Square’s Q360 technology
distributes chemicals and heat more efficiently than surface return circulation. Traditional
designs used an old fashion method of processing filtered water through the pool with wall
inlets near the top of the pool. The surface water is the most vulnerable from wind and sun.
This inefficient style of circulation cost pool owners up to 30% more in heating costs and as
much as15% more in chemical cost.
Blue Square’s Q360 water valve distributes fresh, filtered and heated water to the surfaces of
your where chemicals and fresh water can kill algae and bacteria before it establishes itself
and begins to grow on the pool floor. The same powerful jets of water that clean your pool,
efficiently distribute warm, purified water throughout the pool, making the Blue Square In-Floor
Cleaning System an essential part of keeping your pool running efficiently.
Circulation Benefits
Independent studies have concluded that in-floor cleaning systems can save the pool owner
as much as 20-30% on heating costs and 10-15% on chemical costs. The Q360 High Efficiency
In-Floor Cleaning System magnifies those benefits by allowing more flow with less overall
energy costs. No other system comes close.