abarclay
03-21-2014, 12:46 PM
I am sure this has already been addressed somewhere in the forum, but I am a new user and the search function in the forum has been disabled until I post a new thread.
Here goes. I am a hands-off pool owner. I moved into my house 18 months ago and just continued with the pool service that the previous owner has used. I feel like an idiot because when things go wrong (which they often do), I have to call in the pool service to fix them.
Examples of things that have gone wrong since I've owned the pool.
-2 of the controllers on my valves have gone bad and needed to be replaced (symptom was the spa emptying completely when the pool was on).
- gas heater stopped working (I believe they replaced the thermostat)
A few weeks back, I came to the conclusion that my controller was never routing water to the solar panels. I called out the pool guy. He looked at the panel and found that the temp on the roof was registering as 9 degrees F. He said the temp sensor was probably bad. I decided to do the replacement myself. I purchased a replacement sensor and, after much troubleshooting, determined that the wire was actually broken and the sensor was fine. I re-ran a new wire and it is now working.
(of course, while up on the roof, I noticed there is a pretty big leak in one of the solar panels).
Which brings me to the purpose of my post. I don't like the interface to the easy touch. I want to be able to control the pool and configure the settings from my a nice computer interface or from my android phone. I am thinking about ordering the "screenlogic2 interface kit" and I'm wondering what the forum thinks about it. I'm not sure which kit to order. I 'think' I need the 520500. Should I run a cable to the protocol adapter, or should I buy the wireless kit?
Any info would be appreciated.
Here goes. I am a hands-off pool owner. I moved into my house 18 months ago and just continued with the pool service that the previous owner has used. I feel like an idiot because when things go wrong (which they often do), I have to call in the pool service to fix them.
Examples of things that have gone wrong since I've owned the pool.
-2 of the controllers on my valves have gone bad and needed to be replaced (symptom was the spa emptying completely when the pool was on).
- gas heater stopped working (I believe they replaced the thermostat)
A few weeks back, I came to the conclusion that my controller was never routing water to the solar panels. I called out the pool guy. He looked at the panel and found that the temp on the roof was registering as 9 degrees F. He said the temp sensor was probably bad. I decided to do the replacement myself. I purchased a replacement sensor and, after much troubleshooting, determined that the wire was actually broken and the sensor was fine. I re-ran a new wire and it is now working.
(of course, while up on the roof, I noticed there is a pretty big leak in one of the solar panels).
Which brings me to the purpose of my post. I don't like the interface to the easy touch. I want to be able to control the pool and configure the settings from my a nice computer interface or from my android phone. I am thinking about ordering the "screenlogic2 interface kit" and I'm wondering what the forum thinks about it. I'm not sure which kit to order. I 'think' I need the 520500. Should I run a cable to the protocol adapter, or should I buy the wireless kit?
Any info would be appreciated.