Ama-Diverter asetshenziselwa ukulawula kahle ngenkathi kubhobozwa ungqimba olungaphezulu lapho kuhlolwa uwoyela negesi. Ama-Diverters asetshenziswa kanye namasistimu okulawula amanzi, ama-spools namasango ama-valve. Imifudlana (uketshezi, igesi) elawulwayo idluliselwa ezindaweni eziphephile ngomzila othile ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuphepha kwabasebenzisa imithombo kanye nemishini. Ingase isetshenziselwe ukuvala i-Kelly, ukubhoboza amapayipi, ukubhoboza amalunga amapayipi, ukubhola ikhola kanye namagobolondo anoma yimuphi umumo nosayizi, ngesikhathi esifanayo ingaphambukisa noma ikhiphe imifudlana kahle.
Ama-Diverters anikezela ngezinga elithuthukisiwe lokulawula umthombo, athuthukisa izindlela zokuphepha ngenkathi ethuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokumba. Lawa madivayisi anemisebenzi eminingi aziqhenya ngomklamo oqinile ovumela izimpendulo ezisheshayo nezisebenzayo ezinseleleni ezingalindelekile zokumba ezifana nokuchichima noma ukugcwala kwegesi.