COR Pump turn Off skimmer?

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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?
 
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:
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/neptune-apex-programming-tutorials-part-2-timers.689/
 

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