the user interface and program is just not intuitive.
S,
That is because they write their manuals in a foreign language called "Pentair"...
Sometimes, knowing too much is worse that knowing nothing...
If you know control systems then you might be disappointed with how the IntelliCenter does things, as it is sometime not very logical in the way it operates.
No matter what SWCG you have it should only get AC power from the load side of the pump/filter relay.. They all can blow up if the flow switch or sensor goes bad..
If the cell was wired to the load side of the pump/filter relay, then to turn on the cell you would just have to be in the pool mode, no group needed.
As an example...
Pool schedule.. 10 am until 7 pm (Pool circuit set to 1500 rpm) Pump/Filter relay closed and cell running..
Sense schedule.. 11:30 am until 12:30 pm.. (Sense set to 3450 rpm) Pump speed increases at 11:30 and decrease at 12:30.
The above schedule will do exactly what you want..
I assume you know this, but just want to make sure...
A schedule just turns a Circuit on and off... If you want the pump to run at a specific speed, when the circuit is on, you need to assign a speed to that circuit.
If the pump sees two or more speeds at the same time, it will always run the faster speed.. This is why the above schedule example works the way it does.
What kind of pump do you have???
Please let me know if any of this does not make sense and I'll try again.
Thanks,
Jim R.