Installing New Gaskets

CAUTION: Ensure that the gaskets are correctly positioned.

Install gasket 371 marked V on the valve housing. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Identifying Valve Housing Gasket "V"

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Install the distribution plate 370 on the gasket. The strainers must be replaced if they are damaged. See the illustration for their positions. See Fig 2.

Fig 2: Identifying Distribution Plate Strainers

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Lock the gasket and the distribution plate in the valve housing using the two plastic plugs. Apply a little petroleum jelly to the outer ends of the distribution plate so that the gasket C does not slide. Install gasket 369 marked C on the distribution plate. See Fig 3.

Fig 3: Identifying Distribution Plate Gasket "C"

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