Connecting Easy Touch 8- No Intellichlor Board to Intellichlor IC40

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Feb 19, 2017
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Phoenixville, PA
So after a good attempt to research and save some money I decided to buy my equipment and pipe it in myself. I bought the following Pentair products:

Intelliflo VS
Intellichem with acid tank
Intellichlor IC40
filter and heater of course

All piped in- no problem

So, upon purchasing these items I did not think that I necessarily needed an easy touch but when the electrician came to estimate the wiring job he suggested an easytouch since I would need a panel outside anyway and the ET would streamline automation- so a few days later I purchased an easytouch 8. Today was installation day and the problem is that the easytouch I bought does not have the optional intellichlor board. I know I can still use the IC40 and the electrician wired it so it will power up with the pump only but my question is- Is there a way that the Easytouch can communicate with the IC40 via the COM port by wiring the COM port on the IC40 power supply box? I do have a ORP sensor on the Intellichem so I know I will know my salt level.

Was hoping for some advice.
 
pb,

I am a little confused, which is normal for me... :p

So, let me know if this is correct... You have an IC40 along with its external power supply box.. And you have an EasyTouch that does not have the built-in power supply...

If this is true, then the IC40 manual shows how to wire this up... Page 27.... has a diagram... See this manual... http://www.pentairpool.com/pdfs/IntelliChlorElectronicChlorineGeneratorN.pdf

Thanks for posting,

Jim R.
 
I'm interested in this cause I just got the Easytouch 4 and it won't be installed for a week. I have the IC60 with the transformer separate. It looks like there is a spot in the Easytouch to land the transformer. Just assumed it would get mounted inside. Is this intellichlor board board something needed for communication with the screen logic? Is this an IC40 situation only? Sorry to jump in on your thread but it's a curious question being in a similar predicament. Thx.

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Jed,

If this is a new pool, then your PB should have ordered the EasyTouch with the built in SWCG power supply...

If not, the easiest thing to do is to wire it per the manual. See link above...

The SWCG power supply is not just a transformer, but also includes an AC to DC converter as well as communications card.

If you don't care about violating your warranty terms, I suppose you could try and disassemble the stand alone power supply and install the parts inside the EasyTouch enclosure, but not something that I think would be worth the effort nor the chances of something going wrong..

Thanks for posting,

Jim R.
 
Ya, PB is out of the picture, I'm having a certified Pentair guy Install it, so how ever he wires it I'm sure will be fine. But what I would like to find out, like this gentleman here, is the intellichlor board optional? I'm I going to run into the the same situation where it won't communicate with the easytouch via the Comm Port wiring because the Comm Port plugs into the Transformer box and not the easytouch itself. I didn't think about that when I ordered. Maybe I'll contact Pentair and see if they offer away to install it all on the easytouch without voiding the warranty.

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pb,

At the bottom of J20 is lists the colors.. So red in the ET to Red in the SWCG power supply box, Yel to Yel, Grn to Grn and Blk to Blk..

You can try just it using just the data lines Yel and Grn, and see if it works, but the manual says to connect all four.


Jim R.
 
PB,

before you power that board up, get some tape on the exposed shield hanging out of the yellow / green cable you have there. As you fold the door back you run the risk of it shorting against the board and bad things might happen....you know $1000 bad things :)
 

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