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Rev. F 3-26-04

P/N 520050

LX-100EZ EASYTOUCH POOL/SPA CONTROL SYSTEM

INSTALLATION AND OWNERS MANUAL

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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Pentair Pool Products

1620 Hawkins Ave., Sanford, NC 27330 • (919) 774-4151
10951 West Los Angeles Ave., Moorpark, CA 93021 • (805) 523-2400

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This manual contains important information about the installation, operation and safe use of this
product. This information should be given to the owner/operator of this equipment.

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Page 1: ...ONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Pentair Pool Products 1620HawkinsAve Sanford NC27330 919 774 4151 10951WestLosAngelesAve Moorpark CA93021 805 523 2400 Important Notice Attention Installer This manual contains important information about the installation operation and safe use of this product This information should be given to the owner operator of this equipment ...

Page 2: ...MENT POWER 8 LOW VOLTAGE CABLES 9 LOW VOLTAGE WIRING 9 RECEIVER CIRCUIT BOARD 10 CUSTOMIZING THE COMMUNICATION LINK 11 VALVE ACTUATORS 12 RECEIVER ANTENNA 12 HEATER CONNECTIONS 13 DUAL THERMOSTAT GAS HEATER 13 SINGLE THERMOSTAT GAS HEATER 13 ELECTRIC HEATER OR HEAT PUMP 13 SYSTEM OPTIONS 14 AUTOMATIC COUNTDOWN CYCLE 14 SPA SIDE REMOTE CONTROL 15 POOL CLEANER 16 AUXILIARY VALVE 16 WATER TEMPERATURE...

Page 3: ...UX3 Service Switches 24 HEATER Switch 24 PUMP DELAY Status Light 24 POWER ON Status Light 24 MOTORIZED VALVES 25 SYSTEM OPTIONS 26 SPA SIDE REMOTE CONTROL 26 INDOOR CONTROLLER 27 MAINTENANCE 28 CLEANING THE SPA 28 WINTERIZING THE SYSTEM 28 TRANSMITTER BATTERY REPLACEMENT 28 TROUBLE SHOOTING 29 GENERAL 29 NOTHING OPERATES 29 FILTER PUMP DOES NOT OPERATE 29 FILTER PUMP DOES NOT TURN OFF 29 POOL CLEA...

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Page 5: ...y out Reassemble SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS SYSTEM INCLUDES EQUIPMENT LOCATION WiththeexceptionoftheoptionalSpa sideRemoteControl whichisETLlistedforinstallationrightatthe tile line of the spa all equipment must be located five feet or more from the water s edge 1 LX 100 RF Power Load Center at the equipment site 2 Valve Actuators at valves to be motorized N P r e b m u N l e d o M n o i t p i r c s ...

Page 6: ...ING REQUIREMENTS on page 7 CP 100 CONTROLLER OPTIONAL LX 100 RF POWER LOAD CENTER CVA 24 HEATER WATER SENSOR SKIMMER FILTER PUMP FILTER CVA 24 MAIN DRAIN SPA JET PUMP BLOWER POOL LIGHT SPA SIDE REMOTE JET AIR INTAKE SPA LIGHT 5 1 4 6 SUCTION CLEANER 3 2 9 POOL CLEANER PUMP 8 ...

Page 7: ... optional Spa side Remote Control Select a convenient location in the deck or above water level in the spa wall where the Spa side Remote will not be submerged by the spa water and install a 6 to 12 length of 1 PVC pipe to provide a receptacle for the Spa side Remote The pipe should be level and protrude beyond the finished surface of the spa It will be cut back at a later date Reduce pipe size do...

Page 8: ...If using a LX 100EZTL System the LX 100 RF Power Load Center has provisions for breakers Make sure that the motor s on the equipment have built in thermal protection At the LX 100 RF Power Load Center remove the service panel at right to expose the high voltage compartment and knock out the appropriate holes at bottom of enclosure to facilitate conduit mounting Screw terminals are providedforhigh ...

Page 9: ...tional INTAKE VALVE ACTUATOR ACTUATOR VALVE RETURN AUXILIARY VALVE ACTUATOR DUAL THERMOSTAT GAS HEATER THERMOSTATS HIGH LOW TRANSFORMER CONNECTIONS RELAY CONNECTIONS DO NOT SHORT THESE PINS FLTR SPA EHTR AUX3 VLV AUX1 AUX2 CLNR AUX VLV VLV RET 24 LX 100 LX 100EZ WIRING YES DELAY 18 0 INT WTRFL 1 2 ON AUX1 NO MOTOR SWITCH FLTR TIMER MOTOR SWITCH CLNR TIMER TIMER CONNECTIONS SILVER 1 2 RED GRN OFF L...

Page 10: ...cle for the Spa and or the Aux1 circuit Aux1 is designated as button A on Hand held Remote See page 13 for details 2 A10 positionconfigurationswitch designatedS1 whichcanbeusedtocustomizethecommunication linkbetweentheReceiverandHand heldRemote 3 2 qty status lights designated POWER and COMMAND which are used for trouble shooting POWER Indicates that the Control System is supplying power to the Re...

Page 11: ...figuration switch located on the Receiver circuit board and inside the Hand held Remote Units are shipped from the factory with all switches in the ON position If you wish to change this setting use the end of a paper clip or other blunt instrument and adjust configuration switches to match If the configuration switch setting at the Receiver does not match that of the Hand held Remote the communic...

Page 12: ... Socket Plugauxiliaryvalve ifapplicable intoAUXVLVSocket RECEIVER ANTENNA CAUTION Antenna must be attached with o ring for proper functioning Not installing o ring can lead to damage of LX 100 RF Power Load Center Slide orange o ring over threaded antenna connector protruding from top of the LX 100 RF Power Load Center Screw on antenna until it stops O ring should be compressed by antenna INTAKE V...

Page 13: ...rcuitry Do not disconnect or bypass the flow pressure or high limit switches Place the heater toggle switch in the ON position and set the thermostat to the desired temperature Run the two wires to low voltage compartment of LX 100 RF Power Load Center Strip insulation and connect to GHTR Screw Terminals at Terminals P and C Make a jumper wire and connect Terminals P and S together ELECTRIC HEATER...

Page 14: ...n cycle time out feature for the Spa and or Aux1 circuit Once this feature has been enabled theequipmentwillautomaticallyturnoffafterthecountdowncycleirrespectiveofhowthecircuitwasturnedon by Hand held Remote or optional Indoor Remote or Spa side Remote Use the end of a paper clip or other blunt instrument to slide the appropriate switch at S2 to the ON or OFF position inaccordancewiththefollowing...

Page 15: ...lly glue Mounting Adapter into 1 PVC receptacle using PVC cement For aesthetic purposes it is suggested that the Spa side Remote be installed with the red push button in the 12 o clock position See Fig 2 At the LX 100 RF Power Load Center identify the 6 conductor cable from the Spa side Remote and cut off excess cable as necessary Strip insulation of each conductor and connect toREMOTE SWITCHES Sc...

Page 16: ...rize a two port or three port valve for a custom hydraulic feature such as a pool cleaner fountain waterfall etc The Valve Actuator can be activated from eitherthepoolcleanerorauxiliary3circuit Remove knob handle and four screws from cap of valve to be motorized and use the four mounting screws provided to mount Valve Actuator to valve Run cable to low voltage compartment of LX 100 RF Power Load C...

Page 17: ...en around the pipe CAUTION Overtightening of clamp can cause deformation of o ring seal Run 2 conductor cable 25 ft is included with Installation Hardware package between Sensor location and low voltage compartment of LX 100 RF Power Load Center At the LX 100 RF Power Load Center strip insulation of both conductors and connect to circuit board at SNS and SNS Screw Terminals Pay attention color cod...

Page 18: ... mount CP 100 Controller to the backplate At the LX 100 RF Power Load Center it will be necessary to use two Cable Splitters P N 6CONDDUAL to connect to the Main circuit board Disconnect the existing Receiver circuit board cables from the Main circuit board Plug the short cable attached to single connector end of each Cable Splitter into the Power Center circuit board Plug Cable Splitters into Soc...

Page 19: ...daily operating cycle s depress the desired number of sections around the perimeter of the dial by pushing towards the center For each section depressed the filter pump will operate for 15 minutes If the system has a POOL CLEANER Time Clock verify that it is operating and check that it also activates the filter pump when the FILTER PUMP Time Clock is not programmed on At the LX 100 RF Power Load C...

Page 20: ...IPMENT STATUS INDICATORSareilluminated At the Indoor Controller press Push button S to turn the spa on Verify that the Valve Actuators have rotated to spa circulation the filter pump has been activated and the heater has fired Press Push buttons 1 2 and 3 and check that appropriate equipment is being activated Asetofadhesivelabelsisprovidedforcustomidentificationofequipment Use a pair of fine tip ...

Page 21: ...cal equipment basic safety precautions should always be observed including the following WARNING To reduce the risk of injury do not permit children to use this product unless they are closely supervised at all times CAUTION The Hand held Remote is not waterproof If it accidentally gets submerged disassemble by removing screw Remove battery and let unit dry out Reassemble SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS ...

Page 22: ...eaner pump it will have been plumbed in conjunction with the filter pump so that it must have water circulation in order to operate The LX 100 RF Power Load Center incorporates the following protection features against possible pump damage if there is no water circulation 1 The filter pump will automatically be activated whenever the pool cleaner pump is running even if the filter pump is not prog...

Page 23: ...s in a clockwise direction until the hours and minutes line up with the white arrow at eight o clock position on clock face Pay particular attention to the AM and PM sections of the Dial s To program the daily filtration or cleaning cycle s depress the desired number of sections around the perimeter of the Dial s by pushing towards the center For each section depressed the equipment will operate f...

Page 24: ...l enable heating whenever the spa or pool is being circulated For Dual Thermostat Heaters At the heater set pool and spa thermostats to desired temperatures Verify at the heater that the 3 position ON OFF switch was set to OFF during installation For Single Thermostat Heaters To heat the spa only set the spa temperature at the heater and set the LX 100 RF Power Load Center Heater switch to SPA ONL...

Page 25: ... also activated from the FILL and DRAIN positions of the SPA Service Switch at the LX 100 RF Power Load Center Anadditionalmotorizedvalvemayhavebeeninstalledforacustomhydraulicapplication suchasafountainor waterfall or in lieu of a booster pump to activate your pool cleaner A toggle switch is located on the rear of each Valve Actuator This switch is used by the Pool Builder to set the correctvalve...

Page 26: ...uipmentwhilesittinginyourspa YourPoolBuildershouldhavecustom labeledeachbuttonforyourspecificapplication The RED Button duplicates Push button SPA by the Hand held Remote activates the spa circulation The YELLOWButtonduplicatesPush buttonA bytheHand heldRemote The GREEN Button duplicates Push button B by the Hand held Remote The BLUE Button duplicates Push button C by the Hand held Remote ...

Page 27: ...re located above each Push button The presence of a light indicates that the equipment is running Theabsenceofalightindicatesthatequipmentisturnedoff TEMPERATURE Display A digital display indicates water temperature Spa temperature is displayed during spa circulation and pool temperatureisdisplayedduringpoolcirculation Note The filter pump must be running to provide accurate temperature display Us...

Page 28: ... Remote press Push button SPA ON to turn the Spa on 2 At the motorized valves flip toggle switch on rear of Valve Actuators to the OFF position 3 With the Hand held Remote press Push button SPA OFF to turn the Spa off 4 At the LX 100 RF Power Load Center set the FILTER Service Switch to the OFF position to disable the Time Clock or if daily Spa filtration is required leave the FILTER Service Switc...

Page 29: ...P DOES NOT TURN OFF 1 At the LX 100 RF Power Load Center check that the FILTER Service Switch is not in the ON position 2 Check that thePUMPDELAYStatusLightis not on indicating that the System is running its 4 minute cool down cycle 3 CheckthatthePOOLCLEANERTimeClockisnotprogrammedon automaticallyforcingthefilterpumpon 4 Turn the FILTER Service Switch to the OFF position If the pump continues to r...

Page 30: ...rrectly set board circuit Unit fails to operate or fails operate Undue electrical noise Relocate the LX 100 RF Power Load dependably at range Center away from equipment such as blower motors Too many obstructions between Relocate the LX 100 RF Power Load the Hand held Remote and receiver Center in a location that provides fewer obstructions to the area the user commonly operates the Hand held Remo...

Page 31: ...31 P N 520050 For questions repairs replacement parts or information on possible Authorized Service Centers withinyourvicinitycall Pentair Pool Products 800 831 7133 Or visit us on the Internet at www pentairpool com ...

Page 32: ...P N 520050 32 Rev F 3 26 04 Pentair Pool Products 1620HawkinsAve Sanford NC27330 919 774 4151 10951WestLosAngelesAve Moorpark CA93021 805 523 2400 SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS ...

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