I have a customer who has both a VS pump and a Polaris booster pump connected to an Intermatic P135ME timer. She has removed the Polaris cleaner from her system in favor of a robot. Now that she's removed the cleaner, she says when she tries to run her system, the booster pump "sounds like it's gonna blow up." Is there a way to disable the booster pump within the settings of the timer, or does the booster pump need to be completely disconnected from power?
Main pump and booster pump on one timer
- Thread starter cnshough
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,441
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
The P135ME manual is here —> https://www.intermatic.com/-/media/inriver/16045-9034.ashx/P1353ME Instruction Manual EN
You need to see what Mode it is set to. Probably 3 or 4. Delete the time for the cleaner to come on.
You need to see what Mode it is set to. Probably 3 or 4. Delete the time for the cleaner to come on.
C,
VS pumps should be connected to constant power.. Why in the world would someone wire a VS pump through a timer? The pump should have its own built in timer/control panel..
If she no longer uses the booster pump, I would just disconnect the pump from the power altogether.
Thanks,
Jim R.
VS pumps should be connected to constant power.. Why in the world would someone wire a VS pump through a timer? The pump should have its own built in timer/control panel..
If she no longer uses the booster pump, I would just disconnect the pump from the power altogether.
Thanks,
Jim R.
sktn77a
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The noise is the booster pump cavitating with no back pressure from the cleaner. Just remove the pump and the wiring (and the timer).