Pentair Prowler 920 Question

[Doctauri]

I found a few old threads, but the system suggested I create a new topic so it'll be seen.

I'm a new pool owner, it's been installed less than a year now. The installer included a Pentair 920 ("included", sure, I paid for it). Of course, he never discussed anything about possible upgrades, etc. I would have preferred something with remote control capability, which I guess is the 930W. Anyway, sitting back thinking about it, the controller has bluetooth, but when I try to sync the Pentair app to it, it says that my robot isn't bluetooth capable. This sounds like marketing BS. The robot sits in water and likely can't receive a bluetooth or wifi signal. I suspect the bluetooth and/or wifi magic is all handled by the controller, and if I could get the controller to "think' that this is a 930W (or some other model that's "capable"), it would proabably control it just fine (within the bounds of features common between both models).

Has anyone done any digging on this? Does anyone know something more, or maybe know that I'm either on the right track, or way off base?

Thanks for any help.
Doc

 

[Jimrahbe]

Doc,

There are two different cables.. A thin 2-wire cable that has no remote capabilities, and a thicker 3-wire cable that does have remote capabilities.

That said, I have three similar style robots and can't think of any reason that I would need remote control. I initially had an older robot that did have a remote and I never used it.

What is it not doing automatically?

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[Doctauri]

Doc,

There are two different cables.. A thin 2-wire cable that has no remote capabilities, and a thicker 3-wire cable that does have remote capabilities.

That said, I have three similar style robots and can't think of any reason that I would need remote control. I initially had an older robot that did have a remote and I never used it.

What is it not doing automatically?

Thanks,

Jim R.

For some reason, we've been invaded the last few nights with trillions of millipedes or centipedes (little guys, about an inch long). Sometimes I want to run the robot more than once in a day. I'm working remotely from my office on the top floor, pool is out the basement, yeah, I know, first world problems. But it would be nice to hit an app and run it again at will.

 

[tidnab]

Just installed my 920 yesterday. The 920 is not bluetooth capable. It has the little bluetooth insignia, but that is because they use the same controller module for each model. Basically the only functions the 920 have are the weekly timer functions, which is the first set of buttons.