Thank you Jim and Matt. I'm sure I'll be digesting what you wrote for awhile, but it's been helpful already. Unfortunately, when I called Pentair originally I must not have understood what the guy was telling me very well because I was under the impression that even without a spa, I'd be able to use the spa's automation controls. Oh well. I also bought it to control my Intellibrites and bubbler lights. It can still do that, right?
Also, are you saying that if I want to be able to adjust the water output of the bubblers and slide I should not actuate them, because by actuating them I would lose that ability to fine tune and will only be able to turn them on and off with the controller? If so, when I want to turn on either of those features, do I just manually turn the valve from closed to open and the water from the pump (assuming it's running) is waiting to flow out to them at the rate my Jandy valve has been set to? In that case I can see how waiting on using the actuators till later, or not at all might be the way to go.
Yes, I will be using the Intelliflo VS 011018 model. What do I need to learn about coordinating its settings with the Easy Touch to get the most out of both?
Thanks again for your help, sirs. You're awesome!