For small pools, one to two hours in the morning is enough. Set a schedule for the Feature Circuit that you have labeled “High Speed.” Set this to come on one to two hours once or twice a day.Remember that this will be your lowest (and most economical speed). Set a schedule for the “Pool” to run for about 12 hours a day.Assign the “High Speed” the generic type.
Resist this urge, as doing so will result in a delay before the pump ramps up to your desired speed. You will be tempted to assign it the “Master Cleaner” type.
Later, (in Schedules) you will also set this up to operate as an “egg timer.” You or your service person will be able to select this speed (by pressing its Auxiliary button when in the Auto mode) the pump will then ramp up to a speed appropriate for vacuuming. Name one auxiliary “Manual Clean.” (Use one that is not connected to a relay or one whose relay is not being used.) In a later step, you will assign a pump speed to this auxiliary that is appropriate for vacuuming.Label your auxiliaries (pool light, spa light, blower, etc.).To avoid confusion, start by assigning circuit names: You will set the time for this in Schedules and the speed in the Intelliflo menu. At scheduled times during the day, this feature will ramp up the pump to a sufficient speed to operate an auto cleaner for a couple of hours a day. You will want to set up a “Feature” (Feature 1-for instance) to run at a medium to high speed.If you do this, you will not need to set up an additional “low speed” speed/schedule. You will want to program the “Pool” to run at the slowest speed that you want the pool to run at.If there is a conflict between two different speeds, the pump will always run at the higher speed. For instance, a program may call for one speed and the heater may call for a different speed. The pump will often be told conflicting directions as to what speed it should run at.For this reason, it is nice to set up an Auxiliary button to turn the variable speed pump on to a speed that is appropriate for vacuuming or running an auto cleaner. For those familiar with EasyTouch controllers and single speed pumps, this is unusual.
It will not turn the pump on in either Service or Timeout mode. The Filter Pump button will only work in the Auto mode.First, there are some things you should be aware of before you start programming: