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Jandy Valve O-Ring Fix
I recently got fed up with the service I’m receiving from our pool maintenance company. One of the reasons was I noticed an unusual amount of air getting into the system.
Diagnosing where the leak was wasn’t that bad. I manually shut off the pump, and listened for sucking sounds. The sounds and the little bit of water I found helped me determine that the leak was coming from jandy valve.
Jandy Valve
First to come off was the hand tighten nut on top of the handle. A crescent wrench made this easy.
Hand Tighten Nut Removed
The handle could now come off revealing the bolts fastening the top piece.
Handle Removed
Next was removing the screws holding the jandy’s top piece on.
Screws Removed
With the screws removed, a flat headed screwdriver was used to evenly pry the top off.
Prying Top With Screwdriver
The fairly simple valve mechanism is revealed once the top is removed.
Jandy Valve Mechanism
It didn’t take much to see there was a problem with the o-ring in the jandy valve, it was broken.
Broken Jandy Valve O-Ring
The new o-ring cost me $7 at the local pool supply store. I also went to Ace Hardware and bought the missing 4 bolts for $2. Installation was just the reverse of disassembly.