Is there a way to remove or disable the fireman's switch from a MasterTemp HD400? All the manuals I can find online talk about the Smart Control which seems to be the same as the fireman's switch and they make it sound optional. I'm not sure whether the switch can be removed entirely, if I should use a jumper fuse to connect them together, or something else.
Why
The heater is connected to the same Intermatic timer as our SWG on the fireman's switch toggle on the timer. We've only been operating this pool for 3 years but I'm guessing the previous owners had a single speed pump and heater connected to the timer. Later they upgraded to a VSP and moved that to its own switch, added a SWG to the timer, and left the heater on the timer. Last month the off control on the timer sprung loose and the heater and SWG ran all day and racked up a nice natural gas bill in the hundreds of dollars, as well as a bunch of scaling I'm sure. I'd like to take the heater off the timer. We have always operated the heater manually anyway the handful of times we use it per year.
Why
The heater is connected to the same Intermatic timer as our SWG on the fireman's switch toggle on the timer. We've only been operating this pool for 3 years but I'm guessing the previous owners had a single speed pump and heater connected to the timer. Later they upgraded to a VSP and moved that to its own switch, added a SWG to the timer, and left the heater on the timer. Last month the off control on the timer sprung loose and the heater and SWG ran all day and racked up a nice natural gas bill in the hundreds of dollars, as well as a bunch of scaling I'm sure. I'd like to take the heater off the timer. We have always operated the heater manually anyway the handful of times we use it per year.
