Apex Neptune seems to ignore Defer or Min Time sometimes

[Bramzor]

Got the following outlet for temperature control when using 2 temperature probes and some virtual outlets. But for some reason, Defer and Min Time aren't doing what they are supposed to do.

Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If Sump_T < RT+-0.4 Then ON
If Tank_T < RT+-0.2 Then ON
If Time 00:00 to 06:59 Then OFF
If Sump_T < RT+-0.6 Then ON
If Tank_T < RT+-0.5 Then ON
If DoW S-T-T-- Then OFF
If Sump_T > RT+0.6 Then OFF
If Tank_T > RT+0.4 Then OFF
If Sump_T < 24.2 Then ON
If Tank_T < 24.4 Then ON
If Sump_T > 25.5 Then OFF
If Tank_T > 25.5 Then OFF
If Output ReefToHot_ = ON Then OFF
If Output PowerOutage_ = ON Then OFF
If Output Maintenance_ = ON Then OFF
If STOPBT CLOSED Then OFF
Defer 020:00 Then ON
Min Time 035:00 Then OFF
When On > 660:00 Then OFF

Log is showing this:

Expected behavior is that the outlets stays OFF for 35 minutes ("Min Time 035:00 Then OFF") and always waits to go ON for 20 minutes ("Defer 020:00 Then ON"). But as you can see in the logs, both are ignored since it goes from OFF to ON instantly.
Looks like a bug?

 

[Bramzor]

When I removed the Defer this happened:

 

[Bramzor]

Apex neptune support response: Standard reply that they do not assist with "Advanced Programming".
Not surprising since they have bugs in their system for multiple years which they can't get fixed.

 

[CreatiVe2]

Did you try with just the defer statement?
Or revering the order they are executed - just for testing

also, I haven't used the RT command before - what are you using that for?

 

[Bramzor]

Did you try with just the defer statement?
Or revering the order they are executed - just for testing

also, I haven't used the RT command before - what are you using that for?

Think it's kind of a race condition where you have more than one OFF followed by ON, it might trigger a cycle before it checked all of them I think.


RT is a seasonal variable where it checks towards a value thats different per month. You can modify this temperature value if you connect to your apex over the IP and go to settings and the sun icon.