I currently have a fairly simple setup: 15,000 gallon IGP, 1.5" piping, SuperPump with 3rd party VS motor with integrated controller (and poor freeze protection), sand filter with Zeolite media, Hasa Liquid Dispenser, heat pump. The heat pump cycles on/off with its flow switch and temp sensor.
I am planning to replace the Hasa Liquid Dispenser with a salt cell and upgrade all above-ground piping to 2". I will probably replace the VS pump and use glass media in the filter. The heat pump is elderly and could need replacement at any time.
What would be the advantage(s) of a full automation system controlling everything vs. using the integrated controller in the (new?) pump for scheduling and flow switches to enable the salt cell and heat pump as needed when the VS pump is running?
Operating Note - I am in North Carolina and don't close the pool in winter. During freezing weather I have to reprogram the VS pump to extend run times since the pump's freeze protection runs too slowly for the amount of head in my system. I realize that this reprogramming would be easier sitting inside with my phone in one hand and a hot toddy in the other. Is a new VS pump, e.g. Hayward TriStar, likely to have a sufficiently robust freeze protection capability that reprogramming wouldn't be necessary?
I am planning to replace the Hasa Liquid Dispenser with a salt cell and upgrade all above-ground piping to 2". I will probably replace the VS pump and use glass media in the filter. The heat pump is elderly and could need replacement at any time.
What would be the advantage(s) of a full automation system controlling everything vs. using the integrated controller in the (new?) pump for scheduling and flow switches to enable the salt cell and heat pump as needed when the VS pump is running?
Operating Note - I am in North Carolina and don't close the pool in winter. During freezing weather I have to reprogram the VS pump to extend run times since the pump's freeze protection runs too slowly for the amount of head in my system. I realize that this reprogramming would be easier sitting inside with my phone in one hand and a hot toddy in the other. Is a new VS pump, e.g. Hayward TriStar, likely to have a sufficiently robust freeze protection capability that reprogramming wouldn't be necessary?
