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Ok, thanks. I’ll try adding Teflon tape to the o-rings and disassembling the actuator once it warms up.

Hi, I have two problems with my 3-way Neverlube valves, and I'd appreciate the voice of experience before I start replacing parts. First, on my return valve, I replaced the diverter with an Amazon brand part, and the shaft & lid o-rings with genuine Jandy parts. I have a leak between the body...

Thanks for all the help! I set the returns 50/50 and set the drain to keep a little flow thru the spa but still maintain a spillover. I wrapped the spa piping in towels and tarped the equipment to hopefully compensate the low flow.

Ok, so the drain valve is not frozen and turns manually. Good flow from both pipes. However, the actuator won’t turn the valve automatically. I did check that the shaft is engaged in the gear train. It tries to run with a kind of grinding noise, but the diverter doesn’t turn. Do I likely need a...

Thanks y’all. Now I’m seeing my drain valve is stuck or maybe the spa drain line itself is frozen somewhere. I don’t seem to be getting any flow from spa drain. If I can manually turn that valve, should I just set both drain & return to halfway manually? My freeze protect alternates 30mins each...

I’ve just discovered my automated return valve apparently had a leak that froze into a nice icicle. In pool mode it’s set about halfway to allow spillover, and water is still flowing from all returns. Should I let it ride as-is, or should I shut everything off and drain? Have another 24hrs below...

The grout in the stone below my spa overflows has broken out, and some amount of water is getting behind the stone into the pool shell. It was like this when we bought the house. 1. How bad is this and do I need to check for damage already done? 2. What would be the correct kind of caulk to...

Thanks Jim. It’s not you, it’s my old automation. With the AquaLine, I cannot schedule both Pool and Spillover periods. It’s one or the other. Now I’m just trying to find a workaround because the constant spillover is eroding the vertical grout lines and pH rise is excessive.

Thanks Jim. With your answer, I was able to search up how to adjust the cams in the valves. But I also realized my old AquaLine PS-8 controller cannot set a separate Spillover timeclock. If Spillover is enabled, the filtering periods all run in Spillover rather than Pool Only. If Spillover is...

Hi, back for help again. From recent reading here, I understand my spillover should not flow during the entire circulation cycle, but only an hour or so per day. Currently in Pool mode, the drain is 100% from pool and return valve sets to about 55% spa and 45% pool. There is a constant...

Hi. Pretty new to this and thought the SWCG consumed salt. Thanks for letting me know.

My old AquaLine controller cannot control speed, so pump really only runs at 2800rpm. I just tried it at 1550rpm and there are no bubbles, but the pump does not fill up and water barely drips over the spillover. My SWCG is turned off right now, so it's not that.