Programming Help

[coffeenut]

I have this set for my skimmer:

Fallback ON
Set ON
If Time 09:30 to 14:30 Then OFF
If Switchx10_2 CLOSED Then OFF
Min Time 060:00 Then OFF
If Switchx10_4 CLOSED Then ON

but when i press Switch 4 it only momentarily turns on the outlet till i let go of the #4 (it is a momentary switch)
what I want it to do is if i press #4 is to run the skimmer till the next scheduled event
thanks...

 

[Deleted member 143833]

Did you mean to use (below to hold the skimmer on when the switch10_4 is close)?

Min Time 060:00 Then ON

What is 'next scheduled event'? Is that the time statement or switch10, both?

 

[coffeenut]

Both,
time is auto, and switch 10 2 is to manually turn it off for 1 hour for feedings, but some times i want to either override the SW 10 2 or override the time statement, so i want SW10 4 to basically turn the skimmer on , till either i push SW 10 2 to stop it, or let the timer turn it back off

 

[swearint]

I looked at this several different ways, and I don't think it is possible as requested. You have multiple conditions that you want to be the highest priority. In order to override the time condition, sw10_4 needs to come later. However, you also want the 'next' time condition to override sw10_4. You have the same issue with sw10_2 where at one time you want it to have priority and other times sw10_4 to have priority.

This is the best I could think of:

[Override_ON]
Set OFF
If Switchx10_4 CLOSED Then ON
Defer 300:00 Then OFF

[Override_OFF]
Set OFF
If Switchx10_2 CLOSED Then ON
Defer 60:00 Then OFF

[Skimmer]
Set ON
If Time 09:30 to 14:30 Then OFF
If Outlet Override_OFF = ON Then OFF
If Outlet Override_ON = ON Then ON


The first two are virtual outlets. Override_ON has the highest priority. If the skimmer is ON under normal circumstances, the time condition will turn it OFF for the specified interval. Otherwise, activating Override_OFF will turn Skimmer OFF for one hour. If Skimmer is OFF for either condition, activating Override_ON, will turn Skimmer ON for 5 hrs (enough time to completely override the time interval). However, if Override_ON is active, Override_OFF will not be able to negate it.


Todd