Looking for clarification about the electrical connections on my heat pump

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ta2dwonderwoman

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We got our heat hump in and after looking at it a little bit we are a bit confused about the electrical hook-up spots... one side says it goes to the power supply and one side says it goes to the pump but I'm not understanding what that even means because I was under the impression that the electrical went straight from the heat pump to the power supply and that the only way it connected to any other equipment was through hoses? Sorry in advance for sounding like a girl, but that's just how I roll...it is a HP50HA and here is a picture of the area that I'm talking about20170822_175118.jpg
 
2nd WW,

I looked at your pump's manual and you don't have to be a girl to not understand what they are doing?????

It "appears" that you can connect your pool pump to the terminals labeled 1 and 2 but I can't determine if this means the heater controls the pool pump or if the pool pump controls the heater. It is very confusing at least at first glance.

I would connect your 220 volts inputs to L1, L2 and gnd. And not worry about the connections at 1 and 2 unless the unit fails to work.

The manual says the connection is for "Pump Enslavement" but then they fail to say what that means..

Thanks,

Jim R.
 
Heat pumps typically have the ability to control the pool pump. Most of them will have a feature where it will kick on the pool pump at some interval for several minutes to measure the water temperature in the pool. If it determines that the temperature is fine, then it kicks the pool pump back off. If the pool temperature is deemed to be below the set point temperature of the heat pump, it will keep the pool pump running while it heats the pool.

As near as I can tell, you can also hook the pool pump up to a timer. That way, at a minimum, it runs for the time that you have set the pump each day in order to circulate water, run the skimmers, etc. However, the heat pump has the ability to run the pool pump more as needed for heating.

Dan
 
I'm actually one of those weirdos who runs my filter and pump 24 hours a day unless weather kicks It Off... we have an extraordinary amount of bugs that end up in our pool otherwise so it helps to have that skimmer running all the time... that being said I don't think it's necessary to have the pump in anyway electrically connected to the Heat pump... I will try to keep an eye on this thread for any other input between now and Friday when we have our electric guy out

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Thanks! I'm glad it wasn't just that I'm a girl that made that all confusing!
 
I have a heat pump wired to the pump and a separate timer included with the heat pump
The heat pump and pump runs when the timer calls but cuts out when the temperature reaches 1 degree C over the set temperature.
The pump then runs intermittently (preset) during the timed period for cleaning and filtering
I have also incorporated a two way switch so that I can run the pump 24/7 as required
Hope this helps you understand the possibilities
 
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