Hello, new guy here, have been learning and reading a lot here for years, but now have come to the surface and out onto the pool deck!
As the heading states just replaced the 10yr old IF vs with a new IF3 VSF, my system runs through or is connected to my easy touch control panel. My questions are as follows,
1- there are three touch buttons on the panel on top of the pump, CONNECT shows magenta color, stating RS-485 com cable is connected to the easy touch automation panel, it is illuminated in that color.
2- ON/STOP button is illuminated in the yellow color, info sticker says priming idle?
3- QUICK CLEAN button not illuminated at this time.
Back story, the pool and all related equipment was installed and finished in Sept. of 2017, pool and cleaner, spa and slide have preform flawlessly for those years as I'm the one doing the routine maintenance of said system, I always cleaned the filter cartridges every fall, (this pool has not really seen a lot of action nor abuse by usage) garden hose and cleaning tool and doing them in the drive way, reinstall filters, place system back online and no problems, the pool also has a pool cover and I use a robo cleaner since day one, on second one now, after 3 rebuilds of the original one. This is a salt pool, forgot to mention that. So after almost 8yrs of filter pump running 7 days a week, 365, from 10pm to 6am, cleaner 2am to 6am, the intelliflo tapped out, yes I could've rebuilt it but... with some research and new tech out there I choose to go with the Intelliflo3 VSF pump.
So I take a day off work on Friday 3 days ago and start the replacement work, had to redo the suction side as well as the discharge side piping, all 2" pipe, did not rush this and gave it more than 24hrs for glue to set, while at the pool store the filter cartridges were on sale and thought WTH may as well replace them at this time since the "system" will be open, this would be a good time to do them.
So now its Sunday and time to put the system online and see how its going to work, primed the pump according to the destructions, this was around 6pm MST, schedule not changed as mentioned above, so I got about 4hrs b4 system "automation schedule" takes over, everything works as it should, until I checked it this AM, Connect button on pump is illuminated correct color, but the ON/STOP button is illuminated yellow telling me that the pump is at priming idle? And the water level in the cleaner basket is below the suction inlet? This is when the system is not running on its schedule time, as I was checking thing out, I can hear it gurgling water in the strainer pot? I made sure that the lid is on correct and that the O-ring is not pinched, the valves are in the same place as they have been for the past 8yrs, I put them back in there original position after priming pump as per install directions? When I would clean the strainer pot basket on the old pump, fill with water and restart the system, I could go out later and that strainer pot would have water all the way to the top of the clear lid for the strainer pot? What the heck!?
I have no leaks anywhere, the mechanical room floor is bone dry, at first fire up I did not hear any suction noise nor was there any leaks, I have done a check of the surrounding area around pool and spa for any signs of a water leak, hard to tell at this time as all that piping is under ground and covered with concrete, see avatar photo.
So is this "normal" with this pump, strainer pot not staying completely full? I also did a check of my salt level and was surprised that I'm about 400 to 500lbs low on salt, so I wanted to run the pump so I could add my salt while its moving water, this is when I noticed water level in strainer pot was below suction pipe and the ON/STOP button on pump was illuminated yellow telling me that prime is at idle. So can I push the filter F button on the easy touch to start the pump? Don't want to ruin a top dollar pump, when I might have a problem some where else, the easy touch system says everything is "normal" no alarms, only that I'm low on salt, salt cell confirms this as well.
I'm going out now to take pics now and try and figure out how to upload them here.
Thanks for any help or suggestions, I know this is long winded, but the more info one is armed with the better!! Thanks again!
As the heading states just replaced the 10yr old IF vs with a new IF3 VSF, my system runs through or is connected to my easy touch control panel. My questions are as follows,
1- there are three touch buttons on the panel on top of the pump, CONNECT shows magenta color, stating RS-485 com cable is connected to the easy touch automation panel, it is illuminated in that color.
2- ON/STOP button is illuminated in the yellow color, info sticker says priming idle?
3- QUICK CLEAN button not illuminated at this time.
Back story, the pool and all related equipment was installed and finished in Sept. of 2017, pool and cleaner, spa and slide have preform flawlessly for those years as I'm the one doing the routine maintenance of said system, I always cleaned the filter cartridges every fall, (this pool has not really seen a lot of action nor abuse by usage) garden hose and cleaning tool and doing them in the drive way, reinstall filters, place system back online and no problems, the pool also has a pool cover and I use a robo cleaner since day one, on second one now, after 3 rebuilds of the original one. This is a salt pool, forgot to mention that. So after almost 8yrs of filter pump running 7 days a week, 365, from 10pm to 6am, cleaner 2am to 6am, the intelliflo tapped out, yes I could've rebuilt it but... with some research and new tech out there I choose to go with the Intelliflo3 VSF pump.
So I take a day off work on Friday 3 days ago and start the replacement work, had to redo the suction side as well as the discharge side piping, all 2" pipe, did not rush this and gave it more than 24hrs for glue to set, while at the pool store the filter cartridges were on sale and thought WTH may as well replace them at this time since the "system" will be open, this would be a good time to do them.
So now its Sunday and time to put the system online and see how its going to work, primed the pump according to the destructions, this was around 6pm MST, schedule not changed as mentioned above, so I got about 4hrs b4 system "automation schedule" takes over, everything works as it should, until I checked it this AM, Connect button on pump is illuminated correct color, but the ON/STOP button is illuminated yellow telling me that the pump is at priming idle? And the water level in the cleaner basket is below the suction inlet? This is when the system is not running on its schedule time, as I was checking thing out, I can hear it gurgling water in the strainer pot? I made sure that the lid is on correct and that the O-ring is not pinched, the valves are in the same place as they have been for the past 8yrs, I put them back in there original position after priming pump as per install directions? When I would clean the strainer pot basket on the old pump, fill with water and restart the system, I could go out later and that strainer pot would have water all the way to the top of the clear lid for the strainer pot? What the heck!?
I have no leaks anywhere, the mechanical room floor is bone dry, at first fire up I did not hear any suction noise nor was there any leaks, I have done a check of the surrounding area around pool and spa for any signs of a water leak, hard to tell at this time as all that piping is under ground and covered with concrete, see avatar photo.
So is this "normal" with this pump, strainer pot not staying completely full? I also did a check of my salt level and was surprised that I'm about 400 to 500lbs low on salt, so I wanted to run the pump so I could add my salt while its moving water, this is when I noticed water level in strainer pot was below suction pipe and the ON/STOP button on pump was illuminated yellow telling me that prime is at idle. So can I push the filter F button on the easy touch to start the pump? Don't want to ruin a top dollar pump, when I might have a problem some where else, the easy touch system says everything is "normal" no alarms, only that I'm low on salt, salt cell confirms this as well.
I'm going out now to take pics now and try and figure out how to upload them here.
Thanks for any help or suggestions, I know this is long winded, but the more info one is armed with the better!! Thanks again!
