Finally installed home made automation to include variable position valve control.

Just thought I would share this in case anyone is looking for home made variable valve positioning.

My prior valve control was just 2 wall switches to control waterfall -> IFCS and skimmer -> mian drain Valves. That can be seen here.

Manual wall switches for actuators for unlimited flow control.

When we installed the pool I knew I would only have a few valves to control and figured I could just get a few actuators and wire them myself instead spending the big bucks on the automation. If I understand how the automation systems work they only allow for the 2 set points for a given valve...

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I have now installed 2 ewelink 4ch controllers with 6 relays that now let me control both of these - 3 way Valves and set...

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