Hey everyone, I am new here but have been reading through some of the posts and it seems like this is a great forum for all things pool related! We have a Pentair Easy Touch 8 control system with a VS pump. Recently, the "Display Not Active" message on the VS intelliflo pump disappeared and the RPM's started showing. I also noticed that the Easy Touch system would not turn the VS pump on or off (all other features including the lights, secondary pump which is not a VS pump for water features etc still work just fine and the Easy Touch controller turns them on/off). I also noticed that my Screen Logic app stopped communicating. I went into the settings on the ET controller and the status under pump #1 says No Comm. I was hoping that maybe the cord had just gone bad so I bought a new cord and hooked it up but no luck.
So, I am now thinking that the comm port has gone bad which it seems like this is a common problem just from quickly reading through some other posts. Here are my questions:
1. Is there a way to make 100% sure it is the Comm Port and not another issue?
2. Based on my troubleshooting so far, could this issue be related to anything else?
3. Assuming it is the Comm Port, is that something that can be replaced or bypassed? If not, do I need to replace the motherboard?
4. If I do need to replace the motherboard is there a way to backup all of the settings prior to doing so? The pool installer who installed everything no longer lives here and I wouldn't know the first thing about trying to re-program everything.
Thank you SO much in advance for any info you might be able to share!!
Scott
So, I am now thinking that the comm port has gone bad which it seems like this is a common problem just from quickly reading through some other posts. Here are my questions:
1. Is there a way to make 100% sure it is the Comm Port and not another issue?
2. Based on my troubleshooting so far, could this issue be related to anything else?
3. Assuming it is the Comm Port, is that something that can be replaced or bypassed? If not, do I need to replace the motherboard?
4. If I do need to replace the motherboard is there a way to backup all of the settings prior to doing so? The pool installer who installed everything no longer lives here and I wouldn't know the first thing about trying to re-program everything.
Thank you SO much in advance for any info you might be able to share!!
Scott