COR Pump turn Off skimmer?

[musaabi]

Can I program my skimmer to turn off if my cor pump is under a certain value? I have all my feed modes turning off my skimmer appropriately but the idea is a fail safe in case someone hits the speed controller and slows down the flow, I don’t want the skimmer overflowing. I tried programming it into the skimmer using “if output returnpump < 65 than off” “if output returnpump less 65 than off” if output returnpump [<] 65 than off” and then tried on cor “if < 65 then output skimmer off” and the system rejects everything. Any ideas?

 

[SuncrestReef]

The correct syntax is:

If Output returnpump Percent < 65 Then OFF

See my Apex Command Reference article for the exact syntax of every available Apex command:

Apex Programming Command Reference

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[musaabi]

The correct syntax is:

If Output returnpump Percent < 65 Then OFF

See my Apex Command Reference article for the exact syntax of every available Apex command:

Apex Programming Command Reference

This article is a reference guide for all of the Neptune Apex programming commands. All of this information is publicly available, but is scattered amongst several Neptune documents and posts in the Neptune Community Forums. My goal is to...

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That worked! Thanks! If I add a defer 5 min statement would that mean the system would wait 5 min AFTER the cor returns to 65 to turn back on?

 

[SuncrestReef]

That worked! Thanks! If I add a defer 5 min statement would that mean the system would wait 5 min AFTER the cor returns to 65 to turn back on?

Yes, if you use:

Defer 005:00 Then ON

This would cause the skimmer to remain off for 5 additional minutes after all the conditions (not just the COR) that turn it off have been cleared. See my tutorial on Apex Timers for more details on Defer:

Neptune Apex Programming Tutorials, Part 2: Timers

Part 2 of a series on learning how to program your Neptune Apex. Today's article is all about timers: OSC, If Time, DOW, Defer, When, and Min Time.

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