jbcarlson

Sorry, just seeing your post from Jan 17, Pool Clown. What does "PM me" mean?

Pool Clown, I was able to fix the problem! Thank you very much! Can you please give me your email address so that I may send you a small thank you gift? If you don't want to post it here, please visit my website and reach out to me that way: brentcarlson.com Thanks again! Brent

Pool Clown, Happy holidays! First off, you helped me before with an issue and I wanted to thank you again -- I sincerely appreciate your help! I am experiencing a very similar issue to the one outlined in this string. I recently replaced a valve actuator -- one that I believe is the correct replacement (GVA-24) -- and ever since then my in-ground spa drains once the filter shuts off. I've tried adjusting the ON1 ON2 switches on each actuator, but no combination solves my problem; I am not able to get back to where everything is functioning normally. One guess is that my new valve actuator is turning a full 180 degrees when I believe the valve may have previously only turned 90 degrees. Could that be my problem? I hope a simple configuration correction is all that is needed, but I've tried a few different ones to no avail. I've taken a few photos and a short video in hopes that this will communicate my issue and make for a quick and easy solution to be communicated back. Let me know if I can take any other photos to help you solve this mystery. And let me know if you'd prefer I start a new string on the forum. http://picasaweb.google.com/jbcarlson/SpaD...feat=directlink Thanks in advance for your time and any help you can offer during the holidays. Brent

Thanks, Pool Clown! Really appreciate it! I am going to try this today, now that I have some time. Curious -- why do I need to remove the actuator to manually adjust the valve? I would think I could do this w/ the actuator still on it. Hope you are enjoying Labor Day Weekend with friends and family... in the water! Thanks again!

Spa Guru, thanks so much for the quick reply! I sincerely appreciate it. You called it on the Jandy valve actuators. I found the $100 actuator here. I am glad you noticed the 90 degree angle aspect. That is confusing me. Shouldn't the valve only point at where "spa" and "pool" have been written (by my installer)? Right now, in the picture, it is not pointing (on) to either of these. I am not sure how to adjust the actuator, but I will look into it. Also, I wanted to be able to use the spa when some friends visited, despite this issue. I read the valve actuator manual and was happy to see a section on a manual override. I set the valve to spa manually, but nothing happened -- literally -- the filter came on, but the spa did not heat and water also did not come out of the pool fill pipe. No water flow that I could see. Any thoughts there? Shouldn't it be possible to get the spa working manually? Thanks again for your assistance!! Brent

Your input was helpful for a problem I am having - thank you! So, I am having the same problem -- when I try to heat my spa (pressing the "spa filter" button) the spa fills from the pool fill and overflows to the pool (what normally happens when "pool filter" button is pressed). I noticed one of my Goldline valves is not working. When I flip the on1/off/on2 switch that you noted, nothing happens. So, per your guidance, it sounds like my actuator is in need of replacing? I've attached some photos. Can you kindly confirm this is most likely the issue? Luckily, the part is only $100. Last couple questions -- can a novice like me (relevant electrical know-how) install it? Also, I noticed Jandy has a actuator that is double the price -- is it really that much better (longer life)? Thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer! Brent