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    Best way to feed at a set time?

    I would like to know if setting up a Feed Mode A would be the best way to accomplish the below, or if just programing each outlet would be better?

    5:48pm turn the skimmer off.
    5:50pm turn the return pump off.
    6:00pm one rotation from the AFS only on Mon, Wed, and Fri.
    6:07pm turn return pump on
    6:10pm turn skimmer on

    If I go the Feed Mode route, I will need to create a virtual outlet correct to actually trigger it? In the end I would be using this in conjunction with another Feed Mode to do the same thing on demand when I want to feed frozen food (probably once a week on either Sat or Sun).

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    Feed modes are only for manual feedings not scheduled ones. You need to use virtual outlets for scheduled ones.

    You might be an engineer if...You have no life and can prove it mathematically.

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    So for the skimmer I'm thinking something like this:

    Code:
    Fallback ON
    Set ON
    If DoW M-W-F Then OFF
    If Time 17:48 to 18:10 Then OFF
    Or will it read the DoW statement and turn it off at midnight on those days and not read the Time statement as part of the overall day and time to execute?

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    Quote Originally Posted by zombie View Post
    Feed modes are only for manual feedings not scheduled ones. You need to use virtual outlets for scheduled ones.

    You might be an engineer if...You have no life and can prove it mathematically.
    Thanks Zombie.

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