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    Help with programming - turning ATO off and on

    So I use a Tunze ATO. The water does travel a ways to the tank and the trickle fill is kind of slow. Sometimes I find the Tunze blinking RED because it didn't fill up enough before the five minutes were up.

    Rather than having to turn it off - then back on - then off and back on a few times - I would like to program the Feed C button.

    How would I program - if feed c --- then turn off - wait a brief time - turn on - then after 5 minutes turn off then back on.

    I would like to repeat this cycle for as long as feed c is on.

    Thanks for any help - I always appreciate it.!
    Bruce

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    First off, let me state my opinion that I don't agree that the way you mentioned is the correct approach to solve this problem. I think you would be better served by programming the apex to work like the tunze with float switches in a break out box or optical sensors. With that said, This is how to program what you asked for.


    You need 2 virtual outlets with the following code, and feed C set to whatever duration you choose to fix the problem (30 minutes maybe). This will reset the Tunze for 2 seconds every 2 minutes for the duration of FeedC

    NotFeedC (virtual outlet)
    Set ON
    If FeedC 000 Then OFF

    ATOfix (virtual outlet)
    OSC 001:58/000:02/000:00 Then ON
    If Outlet NotFeedC = ON Then OFF

    ATO (physical outlet)
    (Existing code)
    If Outlet ATOfix = ON Then OFF

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    Thanks for your help. How would I adjust this to have this haapen for 4 minutes rather than 2?
    Thanks

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    You would modify the OSC command. I suggest reading up in it so you fully understand what the command is doing in case there are issues. Use the Neptune links above to download the manual.

    The OSC command has three time sections with the ON or OFF determining what each section means

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