Help! EasyTouch 8 Pentair System Alarm Notification

[The dog]

I don't understand what you mean by wires to the relay but not wires through? The first terminal is the line the second is the load. If you run 240v you need to use both terminals if 120 you need just one. The relay is controlled by the two small wires on the top. They open or close the coil which opens or closes each of the two terminals on the relay.


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[jasong]

Is the pump and breaker wire connected under the "line" screw and transformer under the load screw. This would put the pump into an always having 220v while the transformer is switched. The pictures you send will tell the story.

Thanks

 

[The dog]

You guessed it Jason. Here's all the pictures Hope this works on my phone.

Ok you basically see my entire equipment yard. I've got all pentair equipment including the spa and pool intellibright led color changing lights $500 each. They are cool

Anyway. I'll do another email with the main pump relay to explain the wires.

My panel is pretty organized and the circuits are neatly identified. I guess it pays to be an electrical contractor, ehh?

Let me know what you think

I've got USB charger, landline telephone, cat 5e cable connected to my home network and wifi. I've got a 60 inch screen and a projector and can stream movies in front of my wall. Unfortunately I only have a Bluetooth speaker for the sounds, but it's cool
Ok next post.

Oh I forgot here's my pool

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[The dog]

Here's the picture we need to see and I know you guys already said that nothing else should be connected to the main relay other than the pump,etc.

Ok, in my opinion, what they mean is that you shouldn't run a refrigerator or any other high load (amp) device on the same circuit as the pool equipment.

This is my main relay with the pump motor. Looking at the wires from left to right it goes line 1 load 1 line 2 load 2.
Line 1 first terminal. The first wire is my pump the second wire is my line 1 power from the gfci breaker. The load 1 side for the second terminal is my heater and then my salt water chlorinator device. Now for the third and fourth terminals which are line 2 and load 2. They are the same. Just the second wire for the swg and heater for 240 volts.

If you are a 110 volt system or device you would only use one of the line and load terminals. It doesn't matter which one or two. The coil opens them both when it is activated.

As you can see my pump is HOT all the time since it is under the same terminal as the line side from the c.b. So I guess this is what everyone overlooked how to keep the pump hot all the time as easy as possibly.

I've never done it but I bet I could turn it on with its controller when my ez touch is off or down.

The only thing I don't like about my install is that they used a gfci receptacle to protect both the spa and pool light. I would have thrown in a gfci breaker to control the lights instead. That's what I needed to do with my USB charger receptacle. It has two 15 amp plugs and two USB charging ports but is not a gfci.

Let me know if this helps you guys out.


Woof. I'm out



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[jasong]

Toss the GFI all together. See Article 680.23 (8)

 

[The dog]

Why don't you share instead of making us look it up.


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[jasong]

I dont have the latest NEC referance on my phone. The below would refer to (3). All of the LED lighting is under 15v. A GFI can not be tripped by a ground fault on the secondary of the low voltage transfomer. If it could, your landscape trasformers would be tripping GFIs every time it rains

680.23 Underwater Luminaires.

(A) General.
(2) Transformers. Transformers for underwater luminaires shall be an isolated winding type with a grounded metal barrier between the primary and secondary windings, and shall be listed for the purpose.

(3) GFCI Protection. Branch circuits supplying underwater luminaires that operate at more than 15V shall be GFCI protected. Figure 680-15 un680-15 680-23A3.cdr

(4) Voltage Limitation. Listed underwater luminaires shall not operate on circuits over 150V.

(5) Wall-Mounted Luminaires. Listed underwater luminaires shall be installed so that the top of the luminaire lens is at least 18 in. below the normal

 

[Jimrahbe]

OK Guys..

We have beat this one to death and no one is helping the original poster with his problem any more.

Let's move on. If you two have more question for each other, please start a new thread.

Thanks,

Jim R

 

[The dog]

My pictures clearly indicate that the led lights are 120 volts


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