I discovered 2 unrelated problems today. 1. I found water trickling up through the electrical conduit from my spa light into the control panel. 2. I found (actually I had some prior knowledge that it was acting up) my return automated actuator not working, and upon investigating, there is water and corrosion in the actuator unit itself. It is late on Saturday, and we, here in Austin are expecting 2 nights of 20 degree temps. i will need the freeze protection action of the hayward system. After draining the spa, disconnecting the power and finding no company to come to our rescue, I had to come up with a temporary fix. My very temporary fix was to disconnect the wires to the light in the panel, pack them into the conduit and screw a cap onto the conduit to prevent water from coming into the panel. For the valve, I disconnected it from power and I set it to the middle having it return to pool and spa. I am hoping that, when the freeze protect mode comes on, I will not have caused any further damage.
Can someone tell me 1, how bad this leaky light problem is 2.tell me if it is worth it for me to simply replace the actuator myself or if there might be something more insidious given that there is a bit of water IN the actuator and 3. if they have any suggestions as to what I should have done?
Thank you
Can someone tell me 1, how bad this leaky light problem is 2.tell me if it is worth it for me to simply replace the actuator myself or if there might be something more insidious given that there is a bit of water IN the actuator and 3. if they have any suggestions as to what I should have done?
Thank you