Pentair PSL4 time is off - how can I reset the clock remotely?

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VA3UV

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Hi Guys:

I noticed that my pool pump is coming on at night (whereas it is programmed to run from 8AM to 4PM). Yet when the pump runs at night, the "Schedule" shows that it is not running (if I go into Pump > IntelliFlo Pump, it shows that the pump is running!).

As a test, in the SL App, I manually turned the pump on and then set a schedule for the pump to turn off in 10 minutes. The schedule timed-out in 10 minutes (as expected).... BUT the pump continued running!!! (I had to manually turn it off).

So... this morning, I had a neighbor go over to check on the PSL4 and reset it. At 10:45AM this morning (Saturday July 4th) he said the LCD display on the PSL4 was showing "Monday 8:14" - obviously wrong!

So my question is how do I reset the clock remotely?

I went into SL Config - the clock there was showing the correct time. I deliberately adjusted the clock in an attempt for SL Config to send an update to the PSL4.

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BUT - the system clock in the SL App - does not adjust (it's showing the correct time... but is this the time from the PSL4 or from my local computer clock)?

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Appreciate any pointers on how to resolve this and get the clock sync'd up.

Thanks!

Ray.
 
Ray,

Depending on what you are changing, things can take a few minutes to update.

For grins I used my phone in the remote mode and tried to adjust the clock.. using SLConfig..

It was about 2 pm so I set the time to 2:30 and went out to the ET and it showed 2:30.. But ScreenLogic on my PC still showed 2 pm..

I restarted ScreenLogic on my PC and it then showed 2:30..

It appears to me that the clock in the EasyTouch and in ScreenLogic are two separate clocks. When the ET showed 2:30 and my PC ScreenLogic showed 2:00 the minutes on the PC ScreenLogic still incremented up.. as in 2:01. 2:02 etc..

It appears that you set the two to the same time with ScreenLogic and then each clock does its own thing.. Until you sync them again.. I know for sure that the internet time has nothing to do with the time shown on ScreenLogic..

Thanks,

Jim R.
 
Hi Jim!

I power-cycled the SL adapter in the house, figuring that would force a re-sync.

I then manually started the pump (it was 1:30PM here at the time) - by manually starting the pump, the schedule (which is set for 8AM to 4PM) showed as active - all good.

Then at 4PM, the scheduled showed as inactive - BUT - the pump was still running.

There seems to be some kind of communication issue between the pump and the PSL4.

I have not asked my neighbor to re-check the clock on the PSL4 (since we've had a Florida shower this afternoon!).

Thanks!

Ray.
 
Ray,

How many schedules and egg-timers do you have???

The Lite version of the EasyTouch can only have 4 total, but ScreenLogic will allow you to enter a bazillion... they just don't work.

Show me these two pages...


Schedules1.JPG

Schedules1.JPG

ScreenLogic Heaters set up

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Any egg-timer not set to the default of 12 hours counts as a schedule..

Thanks,

Jim R.
 
HI Jim:

Here you go... no changes since we sorted this out a couple of weeks ago....

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So there are only 3 of the 4 schedules consumed, as far as I can tell.. this was working fine up until Wednesday... just waiting for the rain to stop and I'll have my neighbor go over and check / reset the clock via the front panel.

Cheers,

Ray.
 
Seems you are getting it narrowed down and you have the clock set in the Easy Touch, which is step 1. However if you want another easier way to do it, at lest on the iOS version of the SL app. Near the bottom, go to Settings, then the first option is turn on sync iOS time/date to system.

This has worked for me, however if you are in a different time zone from your FL pool, this might cause an issue.
 
VA3UV said:
No changes since we sorted this out a couple of weeks ago....
Click to expand...

Ray,

Sorry, I often don't remember what I had for breakfast in the morning... :mrgreen:

Just to make sure.. Your schedule for pool 8:05 to 9:05 is not going to do anything...

If you manually turn on a scheduled item, it can confuse the system... This "might" mean that whatever you turned on will run until the egg-timer shuts it off, rather than the schedule.

Just thinking.. If you can see the pool shut off at 4 pm, then something is still telling the pump to run.. We have seen this before where a "ghost" schedule is there, but can't be seen.. The fix is to delete all schedules and reboot the ET..

Show me the pump page... Like this


Heater Speed.PNG

Heater Speed.PNG



Thanks,

Jim R.
 
Hi Jim:

Yes, I also spotted that error in my schedules (2 - Pool schedules). I fixed that... I also deleted all schedules (all 2 of them!! :) and re-created them...

Here's the "new" schedules:

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... and here is the specific screen you asked for....


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Appreciate the help (once again! ;).

Cheers,

Ray
 

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Ray,

If Spa, Solar, or Pool Med, was on when the "Pool" schedule shut off, the pump would continue to run.. Since you can't really schedule "Solar" if it was on, the pump would stay on.

Do you even have a Solar system???

Thanks,

Jim R.
 
Hi Jim:

Yes, we do have a solar system.

Reading between the lines here, I am thinking that perhaps the best course of action is to delete all schedules, then ask my neighbor to go over and toggle the breaker for the entire system.... to flush any ghosts!

Then re-create my schedules?

Didn't think this "automation system" would require baby-sitting......

Ray.
 
Ray,

I have three EasyTouch systems.. One is over 10 years old and I have never done anything to it other then during the install.. Another one is over 7 years old, and it has also never had any maintenance since I installed it..

I screw with the one at my house often, but mainly in response to TFP problems.. It did get hit by lightning which took out the main board, ScreenLogic, as well as half of my house network and an old DVR...

Don't know what is going on in your case, but I'd buy another one tomorrow if I needed it.

Just tell your neighbor to push the "reset" button.. Then he would not have to play with the circuit breakers.. It is just like rebooting a PC.. Nothing gets erased..

Thanks,

Jim R.
 
Hi Jim:

My neighbor did push the reset button earlier today (need to come up with a means of doing that remotely too!). I know there are ways to do this using something like a web-enabled 4-channel relay board for around $30 or so.

Let's see what happens around 10:30 this evening (since that's when the pump has been coming on, "independent" of the schedule and also, what happens tomorrow at 8AM.

Thanks,

Ray.
 
Hi Jim:

All good this morning, the pump came on at 8AM and then went into high speed mode for 1 hour (8:05 - 9:05) and back to slow speed from 9:05.

Excellent.... so this experience makes me question the integrity of the back-up battery and secondly a means of being able to reset the PSL-4 remotely. Since the Reset button is a membrane switch, I will have to figure that out, there must be a contact on the back that I can tap an aux relay contact on to- something like this device:

Sonoff 4CH Pro R2 Wi-Fi Smart Switch 4-Gang Din Rail Mounting Home Automation, Self-Locking/Interlock Control Home Appliances, Compatible with Alexa (SONOFF 4CH Pro R2) - - Amazon.com

Sonoff 4CH Pro R2 Wi-Fi Smart Switch 4-Gang Din Rail Mounting Home Automation, Self-Locking/Interlock Control Home Appliances, Compatible with Alexa (SONOFF 4CH Pro R2) - - Amazon.com
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Cheers,

Ray.
 
Ray,

As far as I know, there is no icon on the LCD screen..

I am not sure that there is "clock" battery.. I believe there is disk style battery but not sure what it is for... Let's see what Tom has to say.. Calling @ogdento ..

Thanks,

Jim R.
 
Hey guys,
There are 3v coin cell batteries on the outdoor board AND inside the protocol adapter. The battery on the outdoor board is a backup power source for the onboard clock only - if you shut your board off the "rtc"/real-time-clock will run on the coin cell. So if you power down your board without a battery or with a dead battery - or one connected wrong - the clock will reset to noon when you start back up.
I "believe" the battery in the protocol adapter is also for the clock that's part of the rabbit board inside, but no guarantees ;)
-Tom
 
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