I just installed a Hayward TriStar VS900 variable speed pump. My chlorinator is a Zodiac DuoClear 130. My old system was a single speed TriStar. I have a Jandy PDA system to set timers etc. With the old system, the pump was on the PDA timer and when it was off, the chlorinator was off (I guess wired to the same relay in the Jandy panel?).
With the VS pump, I can turn the pump relay on all the time and set timers on the pump. This is what Hayward recommended, instead of using the Jandy PDA timer to power the pump on and off at a certain time each day.
However, when there is no timer set (so the pump is ON, but not pumping water), the chlorinator stays on (because the pool pump relay is energized).
The DuoClear will stop producing chlorine (the NO FLOW red light comes on), but the owner's manual is very specific that the unit should be off if the pump is not running.
So, is this a concern? Is it OK to just let the DuoClear sense no flow and stop running? Should I go against Hayward's recommendation and use the timers on the PDA so the pump is actually powered off when I don't want it running?
Thanks.
With the VS pump, I can turn the pump relay on all the time and set timers on the pump. This is what Hayward recommended, instead of using the Jandy PDA timer to power the pump on and off at a certain time each day.
However, when there is no timer set (so the pump is ON, but not pumping water), the chlorinator stays on (because the pool pump relay is energized).
The DuoClear will stop producing chlorine (the NO FLOW red light comes on), but the owner's manual is very specific that the unit should be off if the pump is not running.
So, is this a concern? Is it OK to just let the DuoClear sense no flow and stop running? Should I go against Hayward's recommendation and use the timers on the PDA so the pump is actually powered off when I don't want it running?
Thanks.