Pentair EasyTouch Low Voltage Relay breaker Issue!

[Clayton Vandiver]

We have a Pentair EasyTouch 8 control system for our in-ground pool and exactly as another post back in 2016 had happen... this past weekend, following a fairly severe electrical storm, the Intellichlor salt generator was not working. When I investigated I found that the problem was that the low voltage circuit breaker that is labeled "Relays" was open. I was able to close the circuit breaker but it would click back open almost instantly. All the low voltage connections (waterfall valve, pool lights, path lights, and salt chlorine generator module) are all inop without that little 3amp relay. I've searched the forums, no luck other than the PCB board guy back in 2016 and I'm not sure that I have the same EasyTouch box made in late 2019 since Pentair changes things every three or four years. I'm a broadcast engineer so I checked the voltage going to the Intellichlor transformer (yellow and white wires) and it appears that the transformer is getting no voltage at all. Any thoughts/suggestions would be appreciated. Need the pool operating again asap!

 

[Jimrahbe]

Clayton,

See this thread..

Help to troubleshoot tripping breaker on Pentair EasyTouch

I have a pentair easytouch system ... it was installed about 5 years ago. The low voltage breaker which controls the relays keeps tripping. I have unplugged all the relays (there are 3 plugged in to the back of the circuit board) and the breaker still trips. I contacted pentair support who...

www.troublefreepool.com

The salt cell transformer only gets AC power when the Pump/Filter relay is closed, which will never happen when the 3 amp breaker is popped.

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[Clayton Vandiver]

Many thanks for that tip!

 

[Clayton Vandiver]

And for $2 worth of chips (and the engineering know-how of 40 years in broadcast television and radio to carefully use them) the problem is solved with 8 chips in reserve in case it ever happens again. So many thanks to everyone here!!!

 

[mknauss]

So many thanks to everyone here!!!

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[excelmart]

I have a board which is 2 years old and has a similar issue. Does anyone have a resource for repair. Thanks Martin