Wiring Intellichlor Power Center to Easy Touch

[251LCT]

I just got the IC60 kit from Polytec. What’s the correct way to wire the power center to what I have. I’ve searched, but haven’t found anything that makes sense to me. Would it be best to put the box in place of my Eclipse and moving the wiring around? Thanks.

 

[mknauss]

You provide power to the IC power center from the Load side of the Filter Pump Relay. You run the RS485 line from the power center to the J20 connection in your automation.

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[Jimrahbe]

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The first thing you need to do is identify your pump/filter relay. In theory it should be the one in the upper left. The problem is that if an idiot wired it, it could be any one of the relays. Look at the main board and verify which relay is plugged into the Filter/Pump connection.

It appears to me that your IntelliFlo may not be wired correctly.. Place the system into the Service mode and tell me if your pump's display is working or if it is blank because it has no AC power.

Your new Power Center should only get power from the load side of the Pump/Filter relay. This prevents the cell from getting any power if the pump is not being told to run.

You also need to wire the Power Center's RS-485 connector into the main boards RS-485 connector. DO NOT do this with power on as it will blow the RS-485 chips.

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[251LCT]

251

The first thing you need to do is identify your pump/filter relay. In theory it should be the one in the upper left. The problem is that if an idiot wired it, it could be any one of the relays. Look at the main board and verify which relay is plugged into the Filter/Pump connection.

It appears to me that your IntelliFlo may not be wired correctly.. Place the system into the Service mode and tell me if your pump's display is working or if it is blank because it has no AC power.

Your new Power Center should only get power from the load side of the Pump/Filter relay. This prevents the cell from getting any power if the pump is not being told to run.

You also need to wire the Power Center's RS-485 connector into the main boards RS-485 connector. DO NOT do this with power on as it will blow the RS-485 chips.

Thanks,

Jim R.

Thanks. I put it into service mode and no display on the pump. Probably my fault, because the original pump was a single speed pump and I didn’t change the wiring. How should I change it up?

 

[Jimrahbe]

251,

VS pumps should get constant AC power.

Your single speed pump was connected to the load side of the Pump/Filter relay. When you installed your IntelliFlo, you should have moved the pumps wiring from the load side of the relay, over to the line side of the relay. This basically takes the relay out of the circuit and provides constant AC power to the pump. This assumes that your IntelliFlo is connected to your EasyTouch with an RS-485 cable. This allows you to control the IntelliFlo via your RS-485 com port.

Have you been getting com port errors every time your IntelliFlo shuts off???

Do you have ScreenLogic?

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[251LCT]

I haven’t been getting any errors since I installed it a few years ago. I am connected to the com port. I control the pump with the app when I need to change speeds. The only thing I thought was odd was that when the pump fist starts up, it goes full speed for about 10 seconds. I’ll check the wiring in the morning. Thanks.

 

[251LCT]

I traced the wires back from the pump. They are wired on what looks like the load side of the relay (circled). Do I just move both over to the line side (arrows)? Looking for confirmation before I do it. Thanks.

 

[Ahultin]

I traced the wires back from the pump. They are wired on what looks like the load side of the relay (circled). Do I just move both over to the line side (arrows)? Looking for confirmation before I do it. Thanks. View attachment 477821

Yes, wires feeding the vs pump should just be moved to the line side of the pump relay

 

[251LCT]

Yes, wires feeding the vs pump should just be moved to the line side of the pump relay

Thanks!

 

[251LCT]

Thanks everyone, that worked! I can go into the pump menu now in service mode. I can’t believe I didn’t realize it wasn’t wired correctly for this long. I guess when I installed it and everything seemed to work correctly, I thought all was good. So now for the chlorinator power center, I just attach the yellow and white wires to the load terminals where the pump was originally wired? Does it matter which wire (white or yellow) goes to which load terminal? Do a leave the black and purple wire as is with the wire nut? Thanks again for your help. This site is invaluable.

 

[Ahultin]

With the violet and black combined the transformer is set for 230vac so leave them. Yellow and white land on the load side of the pump relay, doesn't matter which goes first.
If you are running white into the load center make sure you tape it black to indicate use as a hot.

 

[251LCT]

Got it. Thanks!

 

[SamsIam]

Thanks everyone, that worked! I can go into the pump menu now in service mode. I can’t believe I didn’t realize it wasn’t wired correctly for this long. I guess when I installed it and everything seemed to work correctly, I thought all was good. So now for the chlorinator power center, I just attach the yellow and white wires to the load terminals where the pump was originally wired? Does it matter which wire (white or yellow) goes to which load terminal? Do a leave the black and purple wire as is with the wire nut? Thanks again for your help. This site is invaluable. View attachment 477836

Mine was (still is until I get controller fixed) and I had an electrician wire mine. That was back in 2017. I guess I missed that in the wiring instruction. Live and learn!