Hello! New member here, have received lots of good advice by reading the forums, but now I have a question. We had a EasyTouch Pool & Spa system installed recently, and it is working well. But the spa never gets as warm as it did with the manual setup, and the heater cycles off before we're up to temp, even though the Screenlogic Connect shows a little flame indicating the heater is on. The Spa temp is set to 104, and the heater is going off before we even hit 100. Finally, the display on the heater itself shows it is set to 102 when Screenlogic says 104. The heater will eventually cycle back on and the spa gets hotter but never up to 104. Any clues?
EasyTouch Temperature Issue
- Thread starter JimMack
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,449
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Welcome to TFP.
Where in your plumbing is the water temperature sensor located?
Post pics of your equipment pad and show the water sensor location.
Where in your plumbing is the water temperature sensor located?
Post pics of your equipment pad and show the water sensor location.
- Nov 12, 2017
- 11,842
- Pool Size
- 12300
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Allen's helping you troubleshoot one possibility. There could be another. The EasyTouch's temp sensors can be adjusted to calibrate them properly for your setup. It might be that the ET's factory settings are not aligned with your heater's. You can refer to the ET owner manual to find where these settings are. Or you could call the installer, who should have taken care of this for you in the first place. I'm guessing they charged you a healthy markup, and that markup is in part justified by a followup or two. They shouldn't charge you for a service call until the heater is working properly, as that should be part of the install.
Thanks! It is between the pump and the filter. See pic...
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Thanks, I thought of that, and I don’t know all the inner workings but the temp reported by EasyTouch and the one displayed on the heater are pretty close. And the heater is turning off before either temp reaches the set point. And yes, the installer has and will provide support, thankfully. Appreciate your input!
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,449
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
What model heater do you have?
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- Nov 12, 2017
- 11,842
- Pool Size
- 12300
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Your temp sensor is right where mine is. The location probably isn't the issue. You might have a bad sensor. The installer should know how to test it.
I would let the installer deal with this. Might as well take advantage, his support will be gone soon enough. No point in messing with anything yourself, as that could possibly let him off the hook if he accuses you of messing things up. It's probably something simple...
Which is also another way of me saying I've exhausted my knowledge on the subject!
I would let the installer deal with this. Might as well take advantage, his support will be gone soon enough. No point in messing with anything yourself, as that could possibly let him off the hook if he accuses you of messing things up. It's probably something simple...
Which is also another way of me saying I've exhausted my knowledge on the subject!
The installer came out on Sunday (!) and set the heater to max out at 104 (he had it at 102). Also we dropped the calibrated pool temp two degrees. Had a nice toasty spa last night, and the heater shut off right at 104, the temp we set in the app. Thanks, all!
- Nov 12, 2017
- 11,842
- Pool Size
- 12300
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40