Pentair Microbrite help

[Paul NJ908]

Just had three microbrites installed and the pool company goes as far as the junction box. Can anyone help me with how to connect to easy touch? I can’t find solid instructions for connecting multiple microbrites (colored) to easytouch 4with intellitouch2. Do I need transformer, controller, anything else. Pool companies suck nowadays! No communication for new pool owners and I feel overwhelmed with this stuff.

 

[panic_button]

Experts will chime in shortly, but here is a basic rundown... The 3 lights go from the Junction box connect to a transformer that is 12AC. Use one of the relays in the EasyTouch to control the lights and it feeds to the transformer. You will have to set the relay up to settings with the circuit function as IntelliBrite and name the circuit Pool Light. Do you have ScreenLogic with your EasyTouch?

Microbrite Manual

 

[Paul NJ908]

Yes I do. So part of my dilemma is the pool company doesn’t do any electrical work and I can’t get an electrical company back out her for at least a few weeks because it’s so minimal. I have an easy touch 4 with and intelliflo and Salt cell on relay 1. Then I have the landscape lights on relay 2. My question regarding the three microbrites is how I change the colors/etc through my phone/screenlogic2?

 

[panic_button]

Click on Lights on the app and choose the colors. The EasyTouch changes the light color it by powering the relay off and on to get to the selected color or mood.

 

[Paul NJ908]

So three lights connect to one transformer which then connects to (one) relay? Is this correct?

 

[YippeeSkippy]

@Jimrahbe has always been my "go to pro" for this stuff.....

 

[Jimrahbe]

Paul,

You need one relay and one transformer for each light that you want to independently control.

If you want all three lights to come on at the same time and be the same color, then you only need one relay and one transformer.



And... If you have the IntelliFlo wired so that it gets power from the load side of the pump/filter relay, then it is wired wrong!!! The IntelliFlo needs to get constant AC power. it is never controlled by a relay.


Thanks,

Jim R.