I think I am officially done with my Profilux!

Diesel3443 said:
Terrible. I hate hearing this, esp since I have only had the system a couple months. Well at least I got a good deal
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You will be fine.
System works OK as basic.
I would tell you what parts to stay away from, but I don't want to get abused again.
Mine is still going after 5 years and multiple earthquakes, hardware is great!
But functionality and programming for me is lacking! (Saying no more)
 
Diesel3443 said:
Terrible. I hate hearing this, esp since I have only had the system a couple months. Well at least I got a good deal
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I am NOT bashing GHL. I wouldn't change it for anything. Happy with the hardware and the way it works.
I only wish customer service was better.
 
I feel like GHL is the Trump of controllers.....love to boast how great they are but don't ask any questions about how to use it.
 
since we have attracted a lot of seasoned GHL users here, I have a programming question that I have not been able to find the answer to on my own. Is there a way to create a program that turns off a pump if my water temps drops below a certain level?
 
SPotter said:
since we have attracted a lot of seasoned GHL users here, I have a programming question that I have not been able to find the answer to on my own. Is there a way to create a program that turns off a pump if my water temps drops below a certain level?
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I believe there is. Let me get home tonight and I will look for it.
But off he top of my head I honk temperature increase you can use to turn off pump assigned t that socket
 
doggydoc said:
I believe there is. Let me get home tonight and I will look for it.
But off he top of my head I honk temperature increase you can use to turn off pump assigned t that socket
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Great! I don't like the hysteris control for chiller operation....unless I am doing it wrong...I mean I did follow the instructions in the owners manual :lol:

I find that my chiller turns on and off too much during the summer months and afraid that's not good for the chiller. I want to just rely on the temp control on the chiller but use turning the feed pump for my chiller as the fail safe so that if the temperature drops too low the feed pump turns off. My chiller shuts down if there is no water flowing it.
 
SPotter said:
Great! I don't like the hysteris control for chiller operation....unless I am doing it wrong...I mean I did follow the instructions in the owners manual :lol:

I find that my chiller turns on and off too much during the summer months and afraid that's not good for the chiller. I want to just rely on the temp control on the chiller but use turning the feed pump for my chiller as the fail safe so that if the temperature drops too low the feed pump turns off. My chiller shuts down if there is no water flowing it.
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FWIW, my chiller feed pump just ran 24/7. You don't want stagnant water sitting in the chiller, it gets nasty fast. And how much heat is the pump really adding to the water? IMHO, if heat is an issue, cut the lights. That's where most of the heat is coming from.
 
d2mini said:
FWIW, my chiller feed pump just ran 24/7. You don't want stagnant water sitting in the chiller, it gets nasty fast. And how much heat is the pump really adding to the water? IMHO, if heat is an issue, cut the lights. That's where most of the heat is coming from.
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Sorry I wasn't clear. I run my feed pump 24/7 too. I just want the chiller to control the water temps and not be plugged into the ghl. What I want is the pump to turn off if the controller on the chiller should fail and not turn off when the desired temp is reached. If the tank temp drops below a certain temp I want the pump to turn off.
 
So since I started this and there has been a lot of action here...
I did finally manage to update the firmware on both my Profilux and the Doser2 (I haven't touched the Mitras yet).
It took using the flash tool and opening the Doser to get it done, but I want to make its clear, I still find the Profilux to be far and away the better controller. The only real issue I have is software support being behind the times.
Firmware should be ridiculously simple to install and there is a real problem with the instructions offered for things like setting up the new MyGHL system.

For now I will keep the Profi but I have that "other" unit on standby.
 
I won't run to the competitor, not a fan of the modular system. Regular firmware upgrades are a plus IMO, they install fine if I use the flash tool, I won't attempt another way anymore. It would be nice if program logic questions would get answered, for me it's trial and error but, once programmed the Profilux is rock solid, running mine for four years with out problems.
 
Halfmoon61 said:
I won't run to the competitor, not a fan of the modular system. Regular firmware upgrades are a plus IMO, they install fine if I use the flash tool, I won't attempt another way anymore. It would be nice if program logic questions would get answered, for me it's trial and error but, once programmed the Profilux is rock solid, running mine for four years with out problems.
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Agree 100%
 
halfmoon61 said:
i won't run to the competitor, not a fan of the modular system. Regular firmware upgrades are a plus imo, they install fine if i use the flash tool, i won't attempt another way anymore. It would be nice if program logic questions would get answered, for me it's trial and error but, once programmed the profilux is rock solid, running mine for four years with out problems.
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+ 2
 
Halfmoon61 said:
I won't run to the competitor, not a fan of the modular system. Regular firmware upgrades are a plus IMO, they install fine if I use the flash tool, I won't attempt another way anymore. It would be nice if program logic questions would get answered, for me it's trial and error but, once programmed the Profilux is rock solid, running mine for four years with out problems.
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This is exactly why I sought out the profilux. Glad everyone is still on board. Just seems like customer service needs to be taken up a notch
 
I did go back to the competitor. I agree the profilux hardware is the best -- if you can get it. I know patience is a virtue, but if it takes this long to buy new, what's going to happen if something does break?

And frankly, while their hardware is the best, their software (including, but not limited to, firmware updates) really doesn't impress me. Gcc is an arcane rats nest of little gotchas. Does anyone actually use MyGHL? Aside from all that's missing (understandable because of how new it is), the few times I tried it I not only found the interface largely incomprehensible, but it was so slow it was unusable.
 
good to read stuff like this as i thought i was the only one that had issues with GHL.
Does anyone actually even go to the ghl support site anymore, every time i go over there is no new posts or very few.

Big +1, like I said earlier, it's the rolls Royce of controllers by a country mile
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I don't think so, i also have a apex and both are very similar , the apex has never had any issues.
Would say the Apex software is ahead of GHL.
 
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Yep, i've heard of way too many catastrophic Apex failures both on here and locally to trust them. Is it just because the market is saturated with Apex so you are bound to hear of more problems? Possibly, but when I searched I could never find anything like that with Profilux, which is why I bought it and stick with it.
 
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