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PoolWarden Manual                     www.poolwardentraining.com                        530-205-4520                                                      3

IMPORTANT WARNING AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1  

READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS

2  

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

3  

WARNING

 – To reduce the risk of injury, do not permit children to use

this product

4  

DANGER

 – Risk  of injury

4.1   Replace damaged cord immediately.

4.2   Do not bury cord.

4.3   Connect to a grounded, grounding type receptacle only.

4.4   Do not use an extension cord.

5  

WARNING

 – This product is provided with a ground-fault circuit-

interrupter at the end of the power cord. The GFCI must be tested before
each use. Turn the PoolWarden off by placing the ON/OFF switch to the
OFF position. Next, push the test button on the GFCI and place the
ON/OFF switch to the ON position. The PoolWarden should not operate.
Now push the reset button on the GFCI and the PoolWarden should now
operate normally. When the product fails to operate in this manner,
there is a ground current flowing indicating the possibility of an electric
shock. Disconnect the power until the fault has been identified and
corrected.

6  

It is very important to follow the safety guidelines in this manual to
ensure safe installation and programming.  Upon installation, it is
important to properly train all personnel basic water quality
management  techniques, proper operation and programming to anyone
who operates or services PoolWarden.

7  

All applicable local installation codes and ordinances must also be
adhered to. Improper installation will create an electrical hazard which
could result in death or serious injury to pool users, installers or others
due to electrical shock, and may also cause damage to property. The
PoolWarden must be installed by a licensed or certified electrician or a
qualified pool professional:

7.1   United States: National Electrical Code (NEC), NFPA 70

7.2   Canada: Canadian Electrical Code (CEC), CSA C22.1.

8  

WARNING

 Disconnect all power to PoolWarden prior to any service

including the main AC power and any other AC sources that may be
connected to the AUX relays.  Never apply power when PoolWarden

Summary of Contents for PoolWarden

Page 1: ...ss Valley CA 95949 Telephone 530 205 4520 www controlomatic com www poolwardentraining com Manual date 08 26 2016 Picture PoolWarden DMTD Automated Pool Spa Chemical Controller And Data Recorder Insta...

Page 2: ...ep 2 Security Setup Menu 18 Step 3 Relay Control Type Menu 19 Step 4 Relay Setup Menu ORP pH and Alarms 19 Step 5 Service Menu 25 COMMUNICATION GETTING STARTED LAN ETHERNET 26 Step 1 The Communication...

Page 3: ...t flowing indicating the possibility of an electric shock Disconnect the power until the fault has been identified and corrected 6 It is very important to follow the safety guidelines in this manual t...

Page 4: ...1 Never mix sodium hypochlorite and muratic acid 11 2 When mixing acid and water always add acid to the water never add water to the acid 12 CAUTION TEST THE GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER BEFORE EA...

Page 5: ...arden is designed with nonvolatile memory which preserves all internal programming in case of power loss Internal memory is preserved for up to 10 years without having power applied RELAYS PoolWarden...

Page 6: ...connection of external feeders PW XFC PE Add 2 pigtails per pool and Ethernet communication PW XFC E Add Ethernet communication PW XMTD PoolWarden controller with flow cell and sensors pre mounted on...

Page 7: ...ere will be a pressure drop across that should be sufficient to provide flow through the flow cell If there is no heater the next choice is the suction plug in the pumps strainer make sure to adjust t...

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Page 10: ...in PICTURE 3 Note Black wires are always negative and the Clear or Red wires are always positive REQUIRED Flow Sensor Connections Connect flow sensor wires for pool 1 to flow switch 1 and connect flow...

Page 11: ...erminals as shown below in PICTURE 4 so long as their voltage matches the input VAC connected to the PoolWarden VACBLK Connection to the VAC black Line wire VACWHT For 110 VAC connect to the input whi...

Page 12: ...he flow switch is on then the chlorine generator will turn on When the relay is turned off it makes the chlorine generator think there is no flow and the chlorine generator will turn off Loads Equipme...

Page 13: ...Text Keys Some menus allow for entering or changing text The first press of a number key will display the number The next press will display the first Lower Case letter below the number and so on Con...

Page 14: ...1 ORP1 pH1 Aux1 Aux2 P2 ORP2 pH2 Aux3 Aux4 _ An underline indicates the relay is OFF and not in an active feed cycle An Up arrow indicates the relay is ON and in an active feed cycle A Down arrow indi...

Page 15: ...ss Back Key Main Menu Back Data Go To Data Interval 01 00 00 Clear Data Used 808 8192 Serial Printer Print Data Print Off Print Last 7 Relays PH1 Acid pH ORP1 Feeded ORP Aux1 Not Used Aux2 Not Used Al...

Page 16: ...nth Relay Information Displays relay type Length of time on for day and month Number of times relay has been turned on for the day Enter 0 to 4 for Pool1 relays and 5 to 9 for Pool2 relays System Info...

Page 17: ...nformation Menus ORP pH Tf Flow 681 7 7 75 ON a 695 7 5 102 ON RlyP1 o_ P2_ o_ c Default Readings Screen m v Langelier Sat index 1 0 1 0 1 Balanced 2 0 6 0 3 Scale Current At Setpoint Langelier Info P...

Page 18: ...below Much more will be covered on the System Menu in the Advanced section of this manual Step 2 Security Setup Menu The next step is to set up and assign passwords to the various personnel who will...

Page 19: ...nd update the new control type within PoolWarden Note The Back button will cancel the change only the Left Arrow will change the control type Note To reset a single relay back to factory default value...

Page 20: ...ed instead of none at all while the relay is in pH Lockout ORP Over Run for erosion feeders and salt systems ORP Over Run allows for 0 5 10 or 15mv to be added to the setpoint it will turn on at the s...

Page 21: ...ed time is required for the setpoint to be reached when the sanitizer is at 0 When the Setpoint Overfeed is reached the relay status will display an s The default value is 00 00 00 which is disabled i...

Page 22: ...or 1 minute as set in the On Time 00 01 00 command or less than 1 minute if the measured reading is within the proportional feed age of 10 When feeding base this command is the only difference and wil...

Page 23: ...Gallons 24 Hours 2 4 hours or 02 24 00 You will need to adjust for variable pumps Alarm 1 and 2 Setup In the Relay Setup menu are also the configuration settings for the alarm light on the PoolWarden...

Page 24: ...ory default setting is 10 Minutes The alarm will only turn on if this condition is satisfied for at least 10 Minutes This command prevents multiple alarms if the sensor reading is fluctuating back and...

Page 25: ...setpoint then lower the ORP calibration slightly The ORP sensor can be calibrated 200 mV ORP sensors are affected by cyanuric acid pH and other factors and it may take a few days to get it adjusted Re...

Page 26: ...r of the display screen Once the IP address is obtained the N will change to a c connected in the lower right corner Step 2 Network Setup Menu If only the data server feature will be used no changes a...

Page 27: ...on Alarm Set to Yes to send an email when there is an alarm condition An alarm email is only sent when the alarm turns on Send Now Select to send an email right now for testing Email Address The PoolW...

Page 28: ...ADVANCED MENU Press Back Key Back Data Recording Go To Data Interval 01 00 00 Clear Data Used 808 8192 Serial Printer Print Data Print Off Print Last 7 ORP pH Tf Flow 681b7 7 75 ON a 695p7 5 102 ON Rl...

Page 29: ...w will move backward one 1 data row at a time big Pressing the Down Arrow will jump forward 30 rows of data The up arrow also works in conjunction with the 10Big Jump above If any number between 1 thr...

Page 30: ...ld be the name of the location or any name of choice This name will be sent to the data server if communication is enabled and printed as the header line if there is a serial printer Units Press Enter...

Page 31: ...for both the letters and symbols below the numbers are different for both overlays Scroll Readings OFF or ON When set to ON when the PoolWarden goes to the default reading screen it will instead scrol...

Page 32: ...Saturday 0 24 ORP Cya Calibration Dawn Hour 0 AM Dusk Hour 0 PM ORP1 Night Cya 0 Reset All Advanced Cyanuric Acid is being used in the Pool Simply set the Dusk and Dawn hour 0 to 24 Hour Military Time...

Page 33: ...n 00 02 00 MinTimeOff 00 02 00 Off if Flow Off 1 Overfeed 10 00 00 Aux1 Heater Relay Selected Heater Control Type Manual Time 00 02 00 Is the amount of time you can set a relay to turn on manually Def...

Page 34: ...Time 00 02 00 The manual time for any relay can be set up to 23 59 58 Day Of Week smtwtfs This is the ON Command for this control type if all letters for the days of the week are left lower case the r...

Page 35: ...enough sanitizer has been added to reach this setpoint of the Off If Time value has been reached If you are going to feed a set amount of chlorine based on time only set this value to 0 to skip it Off...

Page 36: ...the flow switch in the flow cell which will turn this relay on and then use the time of day commands to set the amount of minutes to add water per day You could also use the Feed Daily relay control t...

Page 37: ...4 FNPTxFNTP SMC 2 Way Ball Valves 8 1250 080 01 Flow Cell 1 4 Ball Valve FNPT x MNPT SMC 9 1250 100 01 Flow Cell 1 4 NPT PP Threaded Nipple 10 2070 010 01 Flow Cell Machined PoolWarden flow cell acry...

Page 38: ...Teflon tape to the threads and reinstall the sensors ORP and pH Sensor Replacement The PoolWarden ORP and pH sensors have a warranty to last at least 1 year and will most likely last from 1 5 to 3 yea...

Page 39: ...erminals on the main board in the lid to a piece of metal in the pump room Chemical feeders are not turning on The first test is to make sure they can turn on Go to the service menu and select Manual...

Page 40: ...s calibrated this data is sent to the server with a timestamp Recording of the last 7 daily noontime readings Support for the White and Blue overlays Added quick jump to allow calibration without ente...

Page 41: ...the use of this product in a manner inconsistent with normal use and the owners manual c damage as a result of misuse accident or neglect d damage from improper testing operation or installation e dam...

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