using Coverstar toggle switch located inside pool cover box. i want to control from inside house where i can see the pool only 10 feet away. i see coverstar makes a wifi model, but still need access from pool for maintenance visits. ideas on remote cover switches?
Remote control of pool cover
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Doesn't Coverstar have a push button key pad available? I've seen them. You can give the pool tech the code and let them open/shut the cover.
Remember that for your pool water its best to open the cover every few days at least to allow the water to
breath. Gases can get trapped under the cover and they need to dissipate and get exposed to the sun a bit.
Maddie
Remember that for your pool water its best to open the cover every few days at least to allow the water to
breath. Gases can get trapped under the cover and they need to dissipate and get exposed to the sun a bit.
Maddie
thanks Maddie! Good tip on leaving it open every few days. appreciate that. they do have a push keypad i am trying to devise a way i can open and close the cover from kitchen window which is right above the pool rather than going to pool, opening the cover box and pressing the key.... ideas???Doesn't Coverstar have a push button key pad available? I've seen them. You can give the pool tech the code and let them open/shut the cover.
Remember that for your pool water its best to open the cover every few days at least to allow the water to
breath. Gases can get trapped under the cover and they need to dissipate and get exposed to the sun a bit.
Maddie
My actual key pad is on my deck. The install guys asked me where I wanted it and ran it all the way over there. In conduit, I believe. About 25' away from cover motor.
gingrbredman
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Take a look at post #29 in this thread.
www.troublefreepool.com
Coverstar does not have "remote control" of their covers and appears to only allow one controller per cover. So, for a Coverstar pool, if you already have a switch, or keypad, or other control setup, you would want to extend that to a different location if the current one doesn't work for you.
Coverstar WiFi touchpad registration problem
@wgipe - happy to be of help. My touchpad's MAC ID is not recognized by the coverstar connect server - same issue that @nopain00 reported at the top of this thread. I'm chasing after Latham to get it resolved now. I contacted my installer's distributor's tech support person and gave the MAC...
www.troublefreepool.com
Coverstar does not have "remote control" of their covers and appears to only allow one controller per cover. So, for a Coverstar pool, if you already have a switch, or keypad, or other control setup, you would want to extend that to a different location if the current one doesn't work for you.
Sorry- no clue from me. I have an old fashioned but very reliable key function for my cover. I have to turn and hold the key to either position for open or close until it gets to where I want it.
Maddie
Maddie