Plumbing Schematic Review - Help?

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Brant said:
I'd prefer to select a valve (open/close) and have the pump adjust RPM as pre-determined. I assumed this was a capability of the IC system.
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You also have to select PUMP ON/OFF.

You have a set speed for PUMP ON.

Each valve has an A setting and B setting.

The default pump setting applies to A.

If you select the valve button to change to B you can set an increased pump speed.

You can create a macro button that turns pump ON and sets valve to B with one selection.

You can also create a Feature Circuit that is just a pump speed increase.

Those are the basic programming options you work with.
 
Brant said:
Dang. That's true.

So I'd need to throttle the waterfalls automated valve position to be partially open and then just change pump speed based on whether its waterfalls only or waterfalls + bubblers.
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Correct. You basically have two configurations that will work:

1) 2-way valves on both the bubblers and sheers main line.
2) 3-way valve to choose between sheers only or sheers + bubblers and a 2-way valve on the sheers main line for balancing.
 
ajw22 said:
You also have to select PUMP ON/OFF.

You have a set speed for PUMP ON.

Each valve has an A setting and B setting.

The default pump setting applies to A.

If you select the valve button to change to B you can set an increased pump speed.

You can create a macro button that turns pump ON and sets valve to B with one selection.

You can also create a Feature Circuit that is just a pump speed increase.

Those are the basic programming options you work with.
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That sounds like it's capable of what I need it to do. Just need to figure out the programming side of things. Hopefully it's not too complicated.
 
mas985 said:
Correct. You basically have two configurations that will work:

1) 2-way valves on both the bubblers and sheers main line.
2) 3-way valve to choose between sheers only or sheers + bubblers and a 2-way valve on the sheers main line for balancing.
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I feel like my brain isn't working today. Can you sketch on this where the 3-way goes? I'm not seeing it. 17073294890336207621103535495377.jpg
 
With any Feature Circuit that moves a valve from A to B you can set an increased pump speed.
 

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Brant said:
how does a 3-way valve (in the red circle) get me both sheers and bubblers at the same time? i see that as picking one or the other. what am i missing to make it work like you're suggesting?
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You set the valve to turn 90 degrees.

One way both sheer and bubbler lines are open.

Other setting closes bubbler pipe giving sheers only.
 
You could do it that way but I was thinking this way:


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A 3-way valve can be setup so both ports are on at the same time
 
Brant said:
you're messing with me, right? how do i run bubblers and sheers at the same time???
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3-way valve rotates 90 degrees between both pipes open and bubbler pipe closed.
 
I added this to my post later but a 3-way valve can be setup to open both ports at the same time. The handle is just in the position of the common port so the shut off valve does not align with any pipe opening.
 

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