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    Skimmer and I/O help

    i'm looking to have input 5 from my break out box turn off my skimmer for 45 minutes.

    when a momentary push button that is wired to input 5 is activated it should only turn off the skimmer, no other pumps etc.

    my current skimmer program is as follows:

    Fallback OFF
    Set ON
    If Output RetPump_2_3 = OFF Then OFF
    Defer 004:00 Then ON

    what would I need to add to the above code to make that happen?

    thanks in advance any help is greatly appreciated.

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    Quote Originally Posted by isomorphic85 View Post
    i'm looking to have input 5 from my break out box turn off my skimmer for 45 minutes.

    when a momentary push button that is wired to input 5 is activated it should only turn off the skimmer, no other pumps etc.

    my current skimmer program is as follows:

    Fallback OFF
    Set ON
    If Output RetPump_2_3 = OFF Then OFF
    Defer 004:00 Then ON

    what would I need to add to the above code to make that happen?

    thanks in advance any help is greatly appreciated.
    Have you thought about using one of the feed modes for that? If you set the one of those to 45min and add the line.

    If Feedx 000 Then Off.

    The "x" is A, B, C or D for the mode you decide to use.

    If you want to use the switch/breakout box add this to the end.

    If sw5 CLOSED Then Off
    Defer 045:00 Then On

    Sw5 is the name of #5 if the BB is connected to the base unit and that you haven't renamed it.

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    That will result in the skimmer being delayed by 45 minutes for anything that turns it off.

    You need

    SkimOFF
    Set OFF
    If Switchname CLOSED Then ON
    Min Time 041:00 Then ON

    Skimmer
    Fallback OFF
    Set ON
    If Output RetPump_2_3 = OFF Then OFF
    If Power Apex Off 001 Then OFF
    If Output SkimOFF = ON Then OFF
    Defer 004:00 Then ON

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    Quote Originally Posted by zombie View Post
    That will result in the skimmer being delayed by 45 minutes for anything that turns it off.

    You need

    SkimOFF
    Set OFF
    If Switchname CLOSED Then ON
    Min Time 041:00 Then ON

    Skimmer
    Fallback OFF
    Set ON
    If Output RetPump_2_3 = OFF Then OFF
    If Power Apex Off 001 Then OFF
    If Output SkimOFF = ON Then OFF
    Defer 004:00 Then ON

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    Excellent thank you! Will give this a try tonight!

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    Quote Originally Posted by zombie View Post
    That will result in the skimmer being delayed by 45 minutes for anything that turns it off.

    You need

    SkimOFF
    Set OFF
    If Switchname CLOSED Then ON
    Min Time 041:00 Then ON

    Skimmer
    Fallback OFF
    Set ON
    If Output RetPump_2_3 = OFF Then OFF
    If Power Apex Off 001 Then OFF
    If Output SkimOFF = ON Then OFF
    Defer 004:00 Then ON

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    tried to load this up and got the following error

    Send Failed

    //Error: line 1 - Statement must start with If, OSC, Min, Set, Fallback // SkimOFF


    thoughts?

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    You cant just copy paste what I wrote into your skimmer. SkimOFF is a virtual outlet that must be created, named, and programmed before you can reprogram the skimmer and you have to replace switchname with the name of the switch.

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    I had replaced the switch name to what mine is... but i've never done the virtual outlet deal before.... will look it up now.

    Thanks again for the help

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    I got it working but I had to remove the line:

    If Power Apex Off 001 Then OFF

    with that line in the code the skimmer remained off.

    any thoughts on that portion as to what I did wrong?

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    You enabled power monitoring but shouldn't have.
    Quote Originally Posted by isomorphic85 View Post
    I got it working but I had to remove the line:

    If Power Apex Off 001 Then OFF

    with that line in the code the skimmer remained off.

    any thoughts on that portion as to what I did wrong?
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