Chem Automation: IPS-M820 vs ?

Robotty

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Jun 8, 2019
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Los Angeles, CA
I currently have an IPS-M820 + 2x Rola-Chem RC103SC + 2x 7gal buckets (one acid, one chlorine) setup for pH/ORP. It has been great over the last ~5 years, requiring essentially zero effort/maintenance other than adding more chemicals to the buckets. My only complaint with it is that I have zero remote monitoring or logging capabilities (no website, no integration with my Jandy RS8/iAquaLink, no logs)... so, now I'm looking to change it 😅

Given the setup with the 2x Rola-Chem pumps, it seems the options are:
  • Jandy C1900 - discontinued, but can control separate pumps and uses the same probes. Gives remote monitoring capabilities, but no logs/history data
  • Jandy TruDose - only has a built-in pH pump and would require I go to a SWG for chlorine ... not really an option.
  • IPS-M920W - Drop-in replacement, provides web-based programming, monitoring, reporting, and alerting (text/email)... but no integration into Jandy
I know ajw22, Bama Rambler, and others on here are not big fans of chemical automation (reports of them dumping 7 gallons of acid into the pool, constant calibration of probes, probes not being accurate with "pool water", and whatnot) ... but since my experience has been very positive and I'm just looking for monitoring and integration with the rest of my Jandy equipment, I'm curious if anyone here has thoughts on the 3 systems.
 
Sorry you haven't gotten a response...maybe a bump will help...

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