Considering adding the ScreenLogic2 interface to my Pentair automation system (purchase of 522104). I don’t own a Windows based PC, so won’t have a platform to load the provided software. I do have an iPhone and iPad. By downloading the ScreenLogic and SL Config app to one of these devices, will I be able to install, access, configure, and control the system without the need for PC-based software? If not, I could alway buy a cheap windows pc, but would rather not.
ScreenLogic
- Thread starter gregorym59
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Greg,
In theory all you need is your phone...
That said, I use my PC about 99% of the time.. Programming with a PC is about 10 x easier than using a phone.
Thanks,
Jim R.
In theory all you need is your phone...
That said, I use my PC about 99% of the time.. Programming with a PC is about 10 x easier than using a phone.
Thanks,
Jim R.
- May 3, 2014
- 58,472
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
For just a small amount of extra cost, you can upgrade the EasyTouch to an Intellicenter. Makes more sense than to add old tech ScreenLogic to a ET Lite system.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,843
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Thanks. I haven’t considered this but will check it out. Can you suggest which Intellicenter upgrade kits are compatible with or appropriate for upgrading an EasyTouch PSL4? I noticed Pentair offers eight different kits that currently include a $500 rebate.
- May 3, 2014
- 58,472
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
You would need to check whether you need the Legacy upgrade or not. Depends on your ET age. Contact Polytec to order the correct one.
Be sure that your Indoor control panel and Spa Control will work with the Intellicenter.
Do you have a newer Superflo that is controlled via RS485?
With the rebate Pentair has right now, upgrading the equip is cheaper than adding old tech. It's a absolute no-brainer. The rebate just started Mar 15th and lasts all year.
#522048 is the one you're after.
There are conditions however, so you're best off having a pool team do it. It has to be purchased via a builder, pro or brick & mortar distributor - and professionally installed. The last part is where the pinch hurts.
Even still. The upgrade for you from the ET Lite will be huge. All your limitations are gone.
The pump was manufactured in Jan 2023, and it does have the RS485 COM port.
"Professional Install" is a definite pinch point! I recently received an estimate for professional install of the ScreenLogic interface -- the dealers don't seem to discount from the msrp and labor was ridiculous. The total installed cost was 1,300 to install a kit that the consumer version can be bought for about $740 and I could install myself in an hour! Interestingly the Pentair dealer (professional installer) never suggested the Intellicenter upgrade!
Greg,
Even without the discount, the cost is about $1,100 dollars for a whole new up-to-date system...
Personally, I would do a DIY install and forget the discount.
Thanks,
Jim R.
Even without the discount, the cost is about $1,100 dollars for a whole new up-to-date system...
Personally, I would do a DIY install and forget the discount.
Thanks,
Jim R.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,843
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
It will not work. IntelliCenter ICP is around $500.
IS4 Spa Control will work with IntelliCenter.
I think it could still approach nearly double the cost of going the ScreenLogic route, as I’d have to upgrade the indoor control panel as well as purchasing the Intellicenter upgrade kit. The pool is at a seasonal home, so really looking for the lowest cost route to provide some minimal level of monitoring while not at the house.
I would still upgrade. Easytouch is legacy now.
The indoor controllers were from a different era, designed as a "remote" for the pool systems before mobile phones. They are arguably even useful of late with the finally-improved apps Pentair has released. It's nice to have the "controller" with you all the time.
All that aside - the day is cominging shortly when you will more or less have to upgrade. If I'm in your shoes, I'd rather spend the money once.
And if that still doesn't do it for you - adding Screenlogic will do nothing to improve your feature-set, but upgrading to Intellicenter will unlock your system completely and it will no longer be a "Lite" on the software side. For some, that's a cherry on top. For others, that's a powerful leap forward.
The indoor controllers were from a different era, designed as a "remote" for the pool systems before mobile phones. They are arguably even useful of late with the finally-improved apps Pentair has released. It's nice to have the "controller" with you all the time.
All that aside - the day is cominging shortly when you will more or less have to upgrade. If I'm in your shoes, I'd rather spend the money once.
And if that still doesn't do it for you - adding Screenlogic will do nothing to improve your feature-set, but upgrading to Intellicenter will unlock your system completely and it will no longer be a "Lite" on the software side. For some, that's a cherry on top. For others, that's a powerful leap forward.
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