Pump timer

Hey Jeffski, is yours an electronic ignition Mini max or Millivolt? Mine is a minivolt I am pretty sure it doesn't have a fan... since there is no power going to the unit to power one.

Is there anyone who has a minivolt setup that can take a picture of their timer and setup?

Have you tried contacting Pentair (1-800-831-7133)?

I figure there has to be some kind of a device to connect between a typical timer/fireman switch and the thermostat board.

*** Don't try the following at home ***

It seems like a transformer to step the voltage down and then a low voltage relay should do the trick. But this is normally where someone jumps in with why didn't you just buy X instead of doing that? Actually you'd want to change the voltage to DC to reduce the chances of inducing a current in the low voltage line due to magnetic fields. I'd still be somewhat concerned that voltage spikes could be sent when the relay is tripped.

Yep, mine is the Mini Max and has an electrical connection.

I called pentair and they told me that the tech dept has repeatedly told them (sales and customer service) that all their heaters do not require a cool down period... now with that being said, they told me that the tech dept will call me back in the next couple of days to confirm this.