Pentair Intelliconnect and Intelliflo/Pro3 VSF with Pentair App

[JeffGott]

I recently had this equipment installed. I do have the pump connected to the IntelliConnect via RS485. I am wondering how things should be configured in the app.

Currently I have the app configured with two pumps - one is the 'Intelliflo/Pro3 VSF' and the other is 'Pentair VSF (RS485)'. The only way I could see to change the pump's settings was to add the 'Intelliflo/Pro3 VSF' which allows access to 'Advanced Settings'.

In the process of adding/deleting the pump, sometimes the 'Intelliflo/Pro3 VSF' would show 'Controlled by automation' and I could not change any of the pumps programs. Currently it shows the programs and what one is running. When the pump shows 'Controlled by automation', the app doesn't show any running programs for 'Pentair VSF (RS485)' but a program is running.

Does someone know how the app should be configured?

 

[ajw22]

Welcome to TFP.

Pentair does not make things simple now that they have their all-in-one Pentair Pool app.

You have a choice:

• The Intelloflo3 can be controlled directly by the app with schedules in it's controls on the pump.
• The Intelliflo3 can be controlled by the Intelliconnect through RS-485

If you have any of the IntelliConnect relays set as Flow Dependent then to work properly you need to allow the IntelliConnect to control the pump. Otherwise the pump can run on its own and the IntelliConnect will not be aware if the pump is on or off.

That as clear as mud?

 

[JeffGott]

It looks like to me that you only need to have the 'Intelliflo/Pro3 VSF' defined in the app. I removed the 'Pentair VSF (RS485)' and I can still control the schedules for the pump.

If I put the IntelliConnect in service mode, the pumps stops and the Sanitizer Output LED's go out.

If I press the 'On/Stop' button on the pump, the Sanitizer Output LED's also go out. That would indicate to me that the RS485 communication from the pump to the IntelliConnect is working and allowing the IntelliConnect to turn the IC40 off.