Help with iAquaLink scheduling of VSP

[Brentw05]

Hello. I’m trying to get my VSP set up to run for 2 hours at higher speed in the morning, then 9 hours at low speed, then another 1 hour at high speed. I’ve added pictures of my programming

Filter (low) from 7a-7p
Clean (high) from 7a-9a and 6p-7p

However, I’m noticing my pump is turning off at 9a instead of slowing down. The 6p-7p speed up works just fine. Is the solution to just have it turn off at 8:50a and then back on at low speed at 9a?

I haven’t witnessed my spa schedule yet but I’m assuming it’s not functioning correctly either.

Any advice would be helpful!

 

[ajw22]

Welcome to TFP.

@MSchutzer @HermanTX @PoolGate should be able to help get you sorted out.

 

[HermanTX]

Filter (low) from 7a-7p
Clean (high) from 7a-9a and 6p-7p

However, I’m noticing my pump is turning off at 9a instead of slowing down. The 6p-7p speed up works just fine. Is the solution to just have it turn off at 8:50a and then back on at low speed at 9a?

Can you take a screen shot of your Speed Setup screen. That is the last screen on VSP Setup.
Something is a little wonky. You seem to have the schedule set up correctly so maybe it is the speed settings that is causing an issue.

Also, one idea is to run your main filter pump from 6:45am to 7:15pm. This would allow the schedule to start at normal Pool filter speed and end the same way. it shouldn’t matter but try to see if it still shuts off at 9am.
The biggest help would be to view the Speed Setting screen mentioned first.

This is the screen I am requesting

 

[HermanTX]

Also, I wanted to ask - the 2 screenshots appear to be the 1st and 2nd pages of the schedule. Why does it show the Air Blower twice (same time and day) and also it shows Clean Mode twice for the 6pm to 7pm schedule for every day?

 

[MSchutzer]

What is Clean Mode, is that a VSP speed name, or is that the name of a one touch item?

Since you say your pump is shutting off at 9am I’m going to guess that you have clean mode set up as a one touch function rather than a VSP speed name.

That’s the down side of scheduling a one touch function as when it turns off it turns everything off. One touch items are best not scheduled but used to manually turn the items on and off, knowing that turning a one touch off turns off everything.

As @HermanTX said please show us you speed setup table, and also show us the names you have set up for your one touch functions.

 

[generessler]

I'm curious about whether the problem is occurring on Mondays and Thursdays in conjunction with the spa mode switching. That's a lot going on at 9 am. If you think this is it, delaying the spa mode by a minute or two might be a fix.

 

[Brentw05]

Also, I wanted to ask - the 2 screenshots appear to be the 1st and 2nd pages of the schedule. Why does it show the Air Blower twice (same time and day) and also it shows Clean Mode twice for the 6pm to 7pm schedule for every day?

I’m not sure. When I delete it, it removes it completely. So I think it just carries over to that page?

 

[Brentw05]

I'm curious about whether the problem is occurring on Mondays and Thursdays in conjunction with the spa mode switching. That's a lot going on at 9 am. If you think this is it, delaying the spa mode by a minute or two might be a fix.

It’s happening every day. When I check my phone around 10:30 or so, nothing is running.

 

[Brentw05]

What is Clean Mode, is that a VSP speed name, or is that the name of a one touch item?

Since you say your pump is shutting off at 9am I’m going to guess that you have clean mode set up as a one touch function rather than a VSP speed name.

That’s the down side of scheduling a one touch function as when it turns off it turns everything off. One touch items are best not scheduled but used to manually turn the items on and off, knowing that turning a one touch off turns off everything.

As @HermanTX said please show us you speed setup table, and also show us the names you have set up for your one touch functions.

I believe it’s a one touch item. Maybe that’s the issue? I’ve attached the VSP speed setup

 

[HermanTX]

I believe it’s a one touch item. Maybe that’s the issue? I’ve attached the VSP speed setup

The issue is One Touch. Do not schedule a One Touch name. You did not show your One Touch screen but my assumption is that you have Clean Mode as a One Touch.
Delete it from the schedule and put in a new schedule for CLEAN which relates to the Speed Settings.


If you wish to schedule other speeds, then do so with the Speed4 and Speed7. You can rename those to something else and change the speed for each as both are 2750.

 

[Brentw05]

The issue is One Touch. Do not schedule a One Touch name. You did not show your One Touch screen but my assumption is that you have Clean Mode as a One Touch.
Delete it from the schedule and put in a new schedule for CLEAN which relates to the Speed Settings.


If you wish to schedule other speeds, then do so with the Speed4 and Speed7. You can rename those to something else and change the speed for each as both are 2750.

Weirdly enough. When I go into the schedule it does not show any of my “speed” names.

 

[HermanTX]

@Brentw05 Show us your new schedule screen after changes.

 

[HermanTX]

Weirdly enough. When I go into the schedule it does not show any of my “speed” names.

That is weird. I just checked mine schedule to ADD and it shows both the Speed Labels and the One Touch Labels.

EDIT - @Brentw05 you must press VSP1 Spd Adj to select the Pump Speeds labels.

 

[Brentw05]

That is weird. I just checked mine schedule to ADD and it shows both the Speed Labels and the One Touch Labels. Did you press Page Down several times? You must press ADD first.

Yes. I clicked add and scrolled up and down. I put the screen shots on my post above.

Now I can’t get into the web section of the app. Not sure what’s happening there.

 

[HermanTX]

Yes. I clicked add and scrolled up and down. I put the screen shots on my post above.

Now I can’t get into the web section of the app. Not sure what’s happening there.

see my Edit
you must press VSP1 Spd Adj to select the Pump Speeds labels

 

[Brentw05]

Yes. I clicked add and scrolled up and down. I put the screen shots on my post above.

Now I can’t get into the web section of the app. Not sure what’s happening there.

Getting an endless waiting for connection loop after a pop up that states “Program Chnages must be saved before exiting this screen”. I think I broke it lol

 

[HermanTX]

Getting an endless waiting for connection loop after a pop up that states “Program Chnages must be saved before exiting this screen”. I think I broke it lol

If you press EDIT, then you must press SAVE or it will not let you out of it.
It is just best to highlight the schedule and hit DELETE then start again with a new schedule.

 

[Brentw05]

If you press EDIT, then you must press SAVE or it will not let you out of it.
It is just best to highlight the schedule and hit DELETE then start again with a new schedule.

I reset my internet and got it going. Here are the screen shots of the new schedule. I think this should work!

 

[HermanTX]

I reset my internet and got it going. Here are the screen shots of the new schedule. I think this should work!

Is the speed for SPA the same as the speed for HIGH? You did not show your new Speed settings.
Remember that the automation will always run the highest speed if both schedules are on at same time.
Your current schedule shows SPA mode on Monday and Thursday which potentially conflicts with the HIGH schedule which you have scheduled every day.
I personally do not like to cause those types of conflicts even though the software should handle it if the SPA speed is equal to or greater than HIGH speed.
Is there any reason why you could not schedule HIGH from 9am to 11:30am every day?

 

[Brentw05]

Is the speed for SPA the same as the speed for HIGH? You did not show your new Speed settings.
Remember that the automation will always run the highest speed if both schedules are on at same time.
Your current schedule shows SPA mode on Monday and Thursday which potentially conflicts with the HIGH schedule which you have scheduled every day.
I personally do not like to cause those types of conflicts even though the software should handle it if the SPA speed is equal to or greater than HIGH speed.
Is there any reason why you could not schedule HIGH from 9am to 11:30am every day?

"Spa" wasn't in the speed settings. I believed is it the valve set up to swap over to Spa mode?? Maybe its not LOL (was trying to remove the One Touch Spa Mode setting).

I was trying to swap the valves over to run the spa for a bit, while using a higher speed (now called High). I had previously programmed it used the one touch Spa Mode setting but figured it was going to be the same problem as the Clean Mode one touch I was using before.

Thought process was this:
Everyday Start at 7:30am
Everyday run High speed (to skim) from 7:30am-9:30am
Every M and Th - swap the valves over to Spa to allow the spa to filter from 8:15a-8:50a (or anytime really) - I MAY HAVE DONE THIS WRONG. Since there is a "Spa" speed...
Every M - run the air blower to move the water in those lines
Everyday run high speed for the last 45min-1 hour to final skim

Does that make sense?

I've attached speeds.