Pentair EASYTOUCH PL4 - Valves, Solar, Delays, and Remote Setup

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PL4/PSL4 Control Systems User’s Guide
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PL4/PSL4 Control System Outdoor Control Panel Controls (Continued)
Valves (V) - (Pool/Spa/Fill (Spillway)/Drain) button: Wheninnormaloperatingmode,the
Valves(V)buttonisin“Pool”mode.Inthismodethevalvesareautomaticallyrotatedsothat
onlythepoolwateriscirculatedthroughthesystemandthelterpumpisactivated.Pressing
thisbuttononceenables“Spa”mode,andactivatesthelterpumptocirculateonlyspawater
throughthesystem.“Fill/Spillway”and“Drain”modecanonlybeusedwhilein“Service”mode
(SeeModebuttonfordetails).“Fill/Spillway”and“Drain”modeareusedwhencleaningthespa.
PressingtheValves(V)buttonagainreturnsthesystemto“Pool”mode.Notethatthelterpump
willswitchoffwhilethepool/spavalvesarerotatingintoposition.Thecurrentoperatingmodeis
shownintheLCDdisplay. Note: The Valves button (Pool, Spa, Fill (Spillway), Drain) button has
no function in “Pool only” or “Spa only” systems. For PL4/PLS4 Control System single body system,
“Pool” and “Spa” modes are Lo- Temp (Pool) and Hi-Temp (Spa) temperature controls. For more
information, see “Hi-Temp/Lo-Temp Controls for Single Body Systems,” page 42.
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Aux 1-3 buttons/LEDs: Auxiliaryoutputcircuitbuttonsoperatethepoolandspasystemvalves,lights
andotherequipment.Theseauxiliarycircuitsareassignedinthe“CircuitFunction”menu,seepage
46fordetails.Therearethreeauxiliarycircuits(AUX1-3)onthePL4/PLS4ControlSystemOutdoor
ControlPanel
.Labelscanbeafxednexttoeachauxiliarybuttontoidentifythecircuitfunction.When
anauxiliarycircuitisactivatedorthebuttonispressed,theLEDison.Pressinganauxiliarycircuit
buttonwillactivatethecorrespondingcircuitineither“Auto”or“Service”mode.Whenacircuitrelay
isswitchedonmanually,itremainsonuntileitheryouswitchitoffmanually,orthenexttimetherelay
isscheduledtobeswitchedoff.Forexample,ifthelterpumpisscheduledtoautomaticallyrun
from9:00AMto5:00PMdailythenthelterpumpisswitchedonmanuallyat9:00PM(schedule
interrupted),itwillruncontinuouslyuntilthenextdayat6:00PMthenswitchoff.Theschedulewillthen
continuefromthenon.Note:Acircuitturnedonmanuallywillrunaslongasthe“EggTimer”issetfor
default12hours.
Heater (Flame) button/LED: Thisbuttonisonlyusedin“Service”modeformanualheatonandoff
control.TheHeaterLEDwillbeonif“Heater”isenabledinthe“Heat”menusetting(seepage30).
Switchingtheheateronautomaticallycontrolstheoutputbetweena“forcedoff”stateandanormal
automaticthermostaticcontroloperatingstate.Theheaterwillcontinueheatingthewateruntilthe
heater’scurrenthighestsetpointtemperaturetriggerstheheatersensor(approximately104°F).Note
thattheHeaterbuttondoesnotactivatethepump.Donotactivatetheheaterwithoutrunningthe
pump.Theheaterwillnotrunifwaterowisnotdetected.
Solar (Sun) button/LED: Insolarmodethisbuttonisonlyusedin“Service”modeformanualsolar
heatonandoffcontrol.TheSolarLEDwillbeonif“Solar”isenabledinthe“Heat”menusetting.
Solarmustalsobeenabledinthe“Solar”menu.UsetheSolarbuttontomanuallyswitchtheheater
controloutputbetweena“forcedoff”stateandanormalautomaticthermostaticcontroloperating
state.Whenthisbuttonispressedthesolarrelayisswitchedontoactivateaboosterpump,if
installed,andactivatesvalvestorotatetodivertwaterthroughsolarheatingpanels.
Reset button:PressthisbuttontoreinitializetheEasyTouchPL4/PSL4ControlSystem
outdoorcontrolpanel.
Low voltage circuit breakers:ThreeampcircuitbreakersprotectthelowvoltageEasyTouch
PL4/PSL4ControlSystemmaincircuitboardcircuits,relaysandvalves.