I want to put an easy touch system on my pool but am Not sure if the easy touch 4 can handle everything . It is a pool with no spa. Variable speed pump , pool cleaner , LED Light, bubbler, and deck jets. Can a 4 handle this ?
Easytouch 4
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mja,
Welcome to TFP... A great resource for all your pool needs... whether your "Orleans" is New or not...
An EasyTouch 4 can control three devices needing electrical power, such as, your Pool Light, a booster pump for a pressure side cleaner, pad light, or landscape lighting, etc...
It can control 4 valves, but two are dedicated to switching the Intake and Return valves which are only used when switching between the Pool and Spa modes. So, for all practical purposes, it can only control two user programmable valves. This could be used to turn on/off your Bubbler and your Deck Jets... but that assumes that both of them are controlled by Jandy valves and not ball valves...
The EasyTouch is only designed to control the various versions of the 3 HP IntelliFlo pump. If you have a different pump, it could only turn the pump on/off, but not control the various speeds.. At least not without special clunky adapters that would need to use additional relays that the ET4 would not have.
Below is my standard blurb about what the ET can do...
Here is a list of what I think the advantages are:
1. Appearance. Instead of having a bunch of different boxes hanging on your wall you have one, professional looking enclosure.
2. Circuit Breaker Panel. The bottom half of the enclosure is a circuit-breaker panel where the breakers for your pool equipment (Pumps, Heater, etc.) are located. This panel is also an excellent place to add surge protector, which is an absolute must if you have the IntelliFlo pump. Even if you do not get the automation, make sure your PB includes a surge protector for the pump.
3. SWG Control. Without automation, your SWG will have to have a timer, synced to the pump timer so that it does not run when the pump is off. This function is built into the EasyTouch.
4. Spa mode and SWG output. Normally all the water flows through the SWG, so when in the Spa mode, the EasyTouch reduces the amount of chlorine the SWG produces, so that the Spa users are not subjected to high levels of chlorine.
5. Pool Lighting. The EasyTouch allows you to control your pool lighting from your PC and/or from a schedule. This is another reason to add the EasyTouch now. Once your pool light is wired to switches inside your house, it might be very difficult to get the wiring to any automation system.
6. Control of Spill-over and bubblers. Right now I'm sure you are thinking I want that spillover running 24-hours a day because it is so beautiful.. Well, after a few weeks of having your pH go through the roof, you'll appreciate the ability to only turn it on, when you want it on. The same with the bubblers. With the Easytouch, you can program them to run on a schedule for a few minutes a day to keep the everything properly chlorinated or when you want to "show off" to your guests..
7. Relay Control. The EasyTouch 4 has four (really three) relays that can be used to control other things, such as landscape lights. (The EasyTouch has 8 (really 7) relays.
8. Built in Valve controls. The EasyTouch has the ability to control 4 valves. Two work for switching between the Pool and Spa modes, while two others can be programmed to do whatever you might want, like bubbler control. I would note that a lot of bubblers are controlled by manual valves that cannot be automated. You need to be sure to tell your PB that you want Jandy style valves for your bubbler control.
9. Heater Control. The EasyTouch can control your heater.. So, you can be inside and tell your PC what temperature you want the Spa to be and it will tell you when it is ready.
10. ScreenLogic. ScreenLogic allows you to program the EasyTouch with various schedules. It lets you see most all of the inputs and output to the EasyTouch and lets you decide what you want on/off and in the case of your SWG, lets you adjust the % of output on the fly.
11. Pool pump speed... The EasyTouch can be programmed to adjust your pumps speed. So when running just the pool, it can run slow, but when running your waterfall, it will automatically increase the speed to make your waterfall or other water features look exactly how you want them to look.
Thanks,
Jim R.
Welcome to TFP... A great resource for all your pool needs... whether your "Orleans" is New or not...
An EasyTouch 4 can control three devices needing electrical power, such as, your Pool Light, a booster pump for a pressure side cleaner, pad light, or landscape lighting, etc...
It can control 4 valves, but two are dedicated to switching the Intake and Return valves which are only used when switching between the Pool and Spa modes. So, for all practical purposes, it can only control two user programmable valves. This could be used to turn on/off your Bubbler and your Deck Jets... but that assumes that both of them are controlled by Jandy valves and not ball valves...
The EasyTouch is only designed to control the various versions of the 3 HP IntelliFlo pump. If you have a different pump, it could only turn the pump on/off, but not control the various speeds.. At least not without special clunky adapters that would need to use additional relays that the ET4 would not have.
Below is my standard blurb about what the ET can do...
Here is a list of what I think the advantages are:
1. Appearance. Instead of having a bunch of different boxes hanging on your wall you have one, professional looking enclosure.
2. Circuit Breaker Panel. The bottom half of the enclosure is a circuit-breaker panel where the breakers for your pool equipment (Pumps, Heater, etc.) are located. This panel is also an excellent place to add surge protector, which is an absolute must if you have the IntelliFlo pump. Even if you do not get the automation, make sure your PB includes a surge protector for the pump.
3. SWG Control. Without automation, your SWG will have to have a timer, synced to the pump timer so that it does not run when the pump is off. This function is built into the EasyTouch.
4. Spa mode and SWG output. Normally all the water flows through the SWG, so when in the Spa mode, the EasyTouch reduces the amount of chlorine the SWG produces, so that the Spa users are not subjected to high levels of chlorine.
5. Pool Lighting. The EasyTouch allows you to control your pool lighting from your PC and/or from a schedule. This is another reason to add the EasyTouch now. Once your pool light is wired to switches inside your house, it might be very difficult to get the wiring to any automation system.
6. Control of Spill-over and bubblers. Right now I'm sure you are thinking I want that spillover running 24-hours a day because it is so beautiful.. Well, after a few weeks of having your pH go through the roof, you'll appreciate the ability to only turn it on, when you want it on. The same with the bubblers. With the Easytouch, you can program them to run on a schedule for a few minutes a day to keep the everything properly chlorinated or when you want to "show off" to your guests..
7. Relay Control. The EasyTouch 4 has four (really three) relays that can be used to control other things, such as landscape lights. (The EasyTouch has 8 (really 7) relays.
8. Built in Valve controls. The EasyTouch has the ability to control 4 valves. Two work for switching between the Pool and Spa modes, while two others can be programmed to do whatever you might want, like bubbler control. I would note that a lot of bubblers are controlled by manual valves that cannot be automated. You need to be sure to tell your PB that you want Jandy style valves for your bubbler control.
9. Heater Control. The EasyTouch can control your heater.. So, you can be inside and tell your PC what temperature you want the Spa to be and it will tell you when it is ready.
10. ScreenLogic. ScreenLogic allows you to program the EasyTouch with various schedules. It lets you see most all of the inputs and output to the EasyTouch and lets you decide what you want on/off and in the case of your SWG, lets you adjust the % of output on the fly.
11. Pool pump speed... The EasyTouch can be programmed to adjust your pumps speed. So when running just the pool, it can run slow, but when running your waterfall, it will automatically increase the speed to make your waterfall or other water features look exactly how you want them to look.
Thanks,
Jim R.
