V-Green 165 pump Automation

May 25, 2013
5
Pool Size
26000
Surface
Vinyl
Chlorine
Salt Water Generator
SWG Type
Autopilot Digital PPC4 (RC-52)
I have been looking for an affordable solution to control my variable pump and my Pool Pilot Digital SWG via WIFI. My budget was $100. After reading several threads here and looking closely to the v-green 165 and pool pilot digital manual, I've came up with a solution that I would like to share with the group. Following is a list of devices that I used.

Orbit B-hyve 4-Zone Smart Indoor Sprinkler Controller​

Functional Devices RIB2401B Power Relay​


I have included a rough connection diagram below.

Using the digital inputs of the v-green to control the pump, I hooked each b-hyve zone to one of the pump steps as pictured below. I also used the b-hyve "pump" port to control the RIB2401B which turns my pool pilot on/off. When the b-hyve sends a 24vac signal to the v-green motor via each of its steps, it also sends a 24vac to the RIB2401B. You can program the b-hyve to run each step up to 8 hours and we can schedule up to 4 programs through out the day. I have disabled the rain delay so it would not interfere with the b-hyve running steps 1-3 and the override.

I hope this helps. Cheers





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Thank you for posting this bit of creative engineering.

I messed around a bit with irrigation timers when putting my DIY automation system together. The timers didn't work well for control of valve actuators and Orbit timer stations were not recognized as devices by Smart Things/Google/Alexa. Since I use Alexa for programming, this was important for me. I'm glad it worked out for you!
 
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