I have 2 older (circa 2010) JVA2444's.
TBH, I'm guessing they are 2444's since the labels are gone.
The JVA return works flawless, no issues.
The JVA suction works 98% of the time.
The 2% is when I wait a few weeks in between using the spa.
Turning the spa on, the valve will switch correctly...