Pentair VS pump speed adjustments using an EasyTouch

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lafonte98

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Jimrahbe said:
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You can certainly run at a faster speed if you want and not run as long. With your EasyTouch you can schedule the pump to run faster for an hour or two and then slow down again.

I would experiment with different pump speeds to see if they make any significant difference in skimming.

How many skimmers do you have? Do they have operating weir doors?



I run my pumps 24/7 and suspect it will have some impact on pump life. I have zero proof, but assume it will not be much and will be somewhat offset by not having to start and stop the pump on a daily basis.. Only time will tell.. So far I have one that has been running about 10 years, one about 7 years and one about 6 years.. None of them have shown any signs of wear...

Thanks,

Jim R.
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Jim,

I have been trying to figure out how to get the pump to speed up for a few hours like you mentioned above. Do you have any guidance on that? If I need to start a new thread I can do that, just let me know. Can't seem to find it in my eady touch book.

Thanks,
Greg
 
Greg, @lafonte98

Here a a few screenshots to give you an idea how to change speeds on your pump..

The basic concept is to set your Pool Circuit to the lowest speed you ever want to run.. Schedule your Pool Circuit for the entire time you want the pump to run. Then use empty Feature Circuits to add new circuits for the speeds you want.

If you look below you can see where my pump runs at about 1250 RPM in the Pool mode.. If I then turn on Skim Low the speed will increase to 1500, if I turn on Skim High it will increase to 2000 and if I turn on the waterfall it will increase to 2800.

Keep in mind that when the pump sees more than one speed input, it will run the fastest one..

Let me know if this makes sense...

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ScreenLogic Heaters set up

Hit me with your questions... :mrgreen:

Thanks,

Jim R.
 
Greg,

No, you do not need ScreenLogic.. You can use the little 3" LCD panel on the outside unit... I just showed the ScreenLogic pages, because it allows you to "see" what needs to be done.

Under the IntelliFlo section there is a Speed section that allows you to set speeds for each Circuit...

Thanks,

Jim R.
 
Oh, I see. It will be a miracle if I can figure this out but I enjoy a good challenge! :)

Could I set it (schedule) to change speeds during certain times of the day or would I have to go hit (turn on) a AUX button in order to change the speeds to "skim high" or "skim low" like you did in your example?
 
98,

Go back to my pics... Notice Skim low and Skim High... both of those are Feature Circuits that I names "Skim Low" and "Skim High"

If you look at the pump page, you can see where I set a speed for Skim low of 1500 and Skim High of 2000 RPM.

If you now look at the schedule page, you can see where I have "scheduled" Skim Low to come on three times a day.. It does it automatically, I do not have to push a button.. I no longer use Skim High, except when I want that lazy river float feel...

Let's try one thing at a time...

Menu (You may need to hit menu twice)
Scroll up/dn and find Settings - Push select
Scroll and find IntelliFlo - Push select
Pump #1 - Push Select
Scroll and find Speeds - Push select

This will give you a display that shows 1/8.. meaning you are looking at 1 out of 8 possible speeds
Scroll and find one that says [ None ] - Push select

Set the speed you want say 2000 - Push select

[ None ] starts to flash

Scroll and find feature #8 (you can use any feature circuit that is not being used)

This will assign a speed of 2000 RPM to Feature Circuit #8

If the pump is running a speed less than 2000 RPM, turning on the Feature Circuit #8, will cause the pump to increase the speed to 2K

You can use any speeds you want.. 2000 was just an example..

Try that and tell me if you were able to do it.. As a test you can go Menu, F-Circuits -scroll to # 8 and select it.. The pump should change speeds.. The pump will run at 2K for 12 hours or until you shut off Feature #8...

If you can do step 1 we will move on the step 2..

Thanks,

Jim R.
 
98,

Step 2 is to schedule Feature 1 to run when you want.

Menu, Schedules -Select
Scroll up/dn to find Feature 1 -Select
Mode will flash "NONE"
Scroll to change None to NEW - Select
Use the Select and scroll to adjust the following..
Mode.. Leave at Schedule
Set start time
Set stop time
Set days - leave as is for every day
Menu to save
Menu to exit.

If you want, you can rename the Feature 1 circuit to whatever you want.. But it is not required.. Let me know if you want to do that.

Using the EasyTouch without ScreenLogic is like riding a horse without a saddle.. It can be done but is a lot more painful.. :mrgreen:

Thanks,

Jim R.
 
Jim,

I was able to (thanks to your guidance) set up a test schedule from 4pm to 5pm at 2500RPM. It worked as expected, from 4 to 5pm the pump jumped up to 2500 RPM's then at 5pm it went back down to 2300 RPMs. Never knew this was an option, so cool. :D

Could you tell me how to rename FEATURE 1 to something else?

Thanks in advance!
 

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You can if you want just use it as it "Feature 1" But, if you want to change it, do the following:

Menu,
Settings, Push Select
Circuit Name, Push Select
Scroll and Find [Feature # 1] Push Select
[Flashing] Scroll to find the canned name you want ** (See below)
Push Select
Feature Circuit #1 is now renamed..
Menu, Menu.

If you don't see a canned name you want to use, you can add your own name.. Very easy with ScreenLogic and a keyboard, a little harder with the little display and buttons.

Menu,
Settings, Push Select
Custom Names - Push Select
Scroll to find an unused name (testname) -Push select
Now you will have to use the scroll buttons to find each letter of the name you want to set up.
Once done - (I have no idea, I never got that far... :mrgreen: )
Menu, Menu

Thanks,

Jim R.
 

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Jim,

I was able to rename the FEATURE 1 to SKIM HIGH thanks to your guidance. That was definitely a chore going through every letter and symbol on the ET but I did it either way. Do you know if there is a way to assign a pump speed to one of the AUX buttons? Let's say I have people over to swim and want to increase the RPMs to 2500. Can I simply go hit one of the AUX buttons that would then change the speed to whatever I assign it?

Thanks for all your time and help!
 

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98,

Same exact thing, but instead of using a feature circuit, you can just use an unused Aux circuit..

The only difference between a Feature Circuit and an Aux Circuit, is that the Aux circuits have relays.

Using an Aux circuit wastes a relay.. But if you are not using the relay it makes no difference.

Thanks,

Jim R.
 
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Jimrahbe said:
98,

Same exact thing, but instead of using a feature circuit, you can just use an unused Aux circuit..

The only difference between a Feature Circuit and an Aux Circuit, is that the Aux circuits have relays.

Using an Aux circuit wastes a relay.. But if you are not using the relay it makes no difference.

Thanks,

Jim R.
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Jim,

Thanks so much for all of your help. I really appreciate it! Have a good 4th of July weekend.
 
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Jimrahbe said:
98,

Same exact thing, but instead of using a feature circuit, you can just use an unused Aux circuit..

The only difference between a Feature Circuit and an Aux Circuit, is that the Aux circuits have relays.

Using an Aux circuit wastes a relay.. But if you are not using the relay it makes no difference.

Thanks,

Jim R.
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Jim,

I was able to set this up using the AUX2 relay switch on the ET. Now, when people come over to swim all I have to do is hit the button to ramp my RPMs up to 2500. Much easier that going into the pump speeds and adjusting it up manually every time. Thanks again for all of your help! (y)
 
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Jim,

I was able to set this up using the AUX2 relay switch on the ET. Now, when people come over to swim all I have to do is hit the button to ramp my RPMs up to 2500. Much easier that going into the pump speeds and adjusting it up manually every time. Thanks again for all of your help! (y)
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Jim,

My pump is now scheduled to run at 2000rpms from 5am - Midnight. From 7am - noon and 7pm to midnight I have it set to run at 2300rpm. Also, from 9pm to 10pm, I have it set to run at 2500rpm High Skim.

My issue is that when I went to turn the pump off by pressing the "F" (filter/pump), the pump did not turn off for some reason. The SWG turned off but not the pump. At the time I pressed the button when the pump was running on the high skim time interval then again this morning during the 2300rpm time. Is the filter button not turning off the pump due to it running on a different circuit? I believe this is the case but I wanted to reach out to get your thoughts. I plan to press the filter button again when the speed goes back on the normal schedule of 2000rpm at noon today.

Thanks,

Greg
 
lafonte98 said:
Is the filter button not turning off the pump due to it running on a different circuit?
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Correct.
It is best to not mess with the Filter button on the Easytouch. It can mess up schedules for a full cycle. If you need to stop the system it is best to put the ET in Service Mode.
 
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