Marci

Thanks again Pool Clown, You were exactly right. I just got the new valve diverter itself in after driving across town in rush hour . Everything is back to normal and my psi is back down to 10. Now its time to relax. Have a great New Year 2010!

Okay, thank you so much. I think I am going to take it off right now to see if it is broken off. (After I call around to see if anyone has any in stock). I'll let you know what I find. Pool Clown you are awesome! I took off the automatic valve actuator and the piece that goes from the valve diverter itself into the actuator was in pieces. So I am on my way to the store to pick up the new valve diverter. Gotta take off the rest of the screws to get in there in see what size it is though. Again, thank you so much.

Okay, thank you so much. I think I am going to take it off right now to see if it is broken off. (After I call around to see if anyone has any in stock). I'll let you know what I find.

Do you mean something major or I need to replace the actuator. and do you think it is the one for the therapy jets since when that one was rotated while in spa mode the waterfall effect stopped?

Hi again PoolClown, Okay, so I have been outside all morning messing with the actuators trying to figure this out. I turned on the spa and flipped the actuator switch to the opposite direction for the spa suction and the spa still did the water fall effect and I waited 10 minutes. So I flipped the switch back and flipped the switch on the actuator for the therapy jets. The waterfall effect stopped but the spa started to drain down.

Sorry, I was not sure if the spa was supposed to be running or the pool. I had put it into service mode and pressed on the spa button and nothing turned on, so I did what you said while the pool was running. When the spa turns on tonight during the freeze protect I will try it. My check valves are Jandy. I was thinking about purchasing a new one tommorrow, I am thinking maybe the spring is allowing water to seep through. Will all of this cause the suction for my skimmer and shark cleaner to be non- existent? Thanks for your input, I have no idea about pools and I am the more mechanicaly inclined over my husband. Also, with the spa acting up like this, is this why the pressure is so high? Oh and my heater has a light on for the pressure sw? Okay, just after the last post I went outside and the spa was on. The funny thing is, is that it was doing the waterfall effect while in spa mode. I do not think it is supposed to be pushing water out over into the pool while in spa mode. It is supposed to be just moving the water inside of it with the jets. So I went over and flipped the switch on the actuator for the spa suction and it did not stop the water from spilling over? So I switched it back and flipped the switch for the actuator on the jet side and it stoped the spill over but also the movement in the spa. I have no idea what is going on. Thank you again.

Sorry, I was not sure if the spa was supposed to be running or the pool. I had put it into service mode and pressed on the spa button and nothing turned on, so I did what you said while the pool was running. When the spa turns on tonight during the freeze protect I will try it. My check valves are Jandy. I was thinking about purchasing a new one tommorrow, I am thinking maybe the spring is allowing water to seep through. Will all of this cause the suction for my skimmer and shark cleaner to be non- existent? Thanks for your input, I have no idea about pools and I am the more mechanicaly inclined over my husband. Also, with the spa acting up like this, is this why the pressure is so high?

Yes, both are rotating and lining up straight with the spa ports. So, I put them back to normal and turned on the pump and flipped the switch on the suction side actuator. This made the psi go down but the spa would not fill because now instead of draining out the bottom of the spa while the pool is running it is now draining out of one of the holes on the side. So I switched it back to how it was before. I did notice however that my pump has a slight leak where the bolts are. Do you think the spring went bad on the check valve for the spa return? If so, I think I will pick up one of those and a gasket for my pump. Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone, I just bought a home this past April and have had no problems with my pool until about a week ago. I have never had a pool before and I have no idea what is going on. Here is my problem: Spa is draining down to pool level; My pool is automated by a compool control panel and has two automatic compool valve actuators that control between the pool and spa. My pool has a connected spa that is designed to trickle into the pool when the pump for the pool is running. My issue is that when the pool pump is running it is sucking out all of the water out of the spa while it is still adding water to the spa. (The spa basically looks like a whirlpool because it is exiting out of the bottom, but water is entering through the side). One of the valve actuators that is not automatic is set at 50/50 on a pipe that says return/return and spa return. In order for the spa to quit draining while in pool mode I had to turn the valve to 100% spa return which then enabled the spa to fill. I have never had to mess with these valves before. Now when the pool is off the spa drains down to pool level. Other information; There is 3 check valves. One coming off the outlet to my pentair clean and clear plus cartridge filter. One coming off the spa return line, and one coming off the spa therapy jets line. I pulled them all off after reading previous posts and nothing seemed abnormal. The thing is that my psi was normally at about 8 psi and now with me turning the valve actuator to 100% spa return the psi is now at about 30. If I put the valve back at 50/50 between return and spa return it drops to a little less than 20 psi. I cleaned out the filters and emtied the baskets and that did not drop the pressure. I also have very little suction, and my shark pool cleaner does not move at all. I also see no movement in my skimmer basket. Does this have anything to do with freeze protection that turns my pool and spa on automatically when the temp is 41 degrees. It cycles between pool and spa back to back all night and morning. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Marci.