Return Pump Ramp Start when Turned On

[jasonamyers]

I want a programmable return pump to have a soft start whenever it is turned on. I created a ramp profile, but I'm struggling to figure out how to have it activate when the pump is turned on initially. I was hoping that I could have a set of statements like...

fallback on
set on
if outlet pump on then set ramp_profile
defer 5
set normal_profile

Cheers,
Jason

 

[Brew12]

I want a programmable return pump to have a soft start whenever it is turned on. I created a ramp profile, but I'm struggling to figure out how to have it activate when the pump is turned on initially. I was hoping that I could have a set of statements like...

fallback on
set on
if outlet pump on then set ramp_profile
defer 5
set normal_profile

Cheers,
Jason

I've never tried to use a defer statement in this manner but I would try this.

defer 05:00 then set normal_profile

 

[jasonamyers]

Thank you for that! I had one additional piece of work (a control port). Here is what I ended up with:

Profile: RampReturn
Type: Ramp
Ramp Time: 3
Start Intensity: 0
End Intensity: 70

Profile: RtnNrmPwr
Type: Pump
Initial Off: 0
On Time: 1
Off Time: 0
Min Intensity: 90
Max Intensity: 90

Outlet: VariosPwr (Variable)
Type: Advanced

Fallback ON
If Output ReturnRamp = OFF Then RampReturn
If Output ReturnRamp = ON Then RtnNrmPwr

Outlet: ReturnRamp (Virtual)
Type: Advanced

Set ON
If Output VariosReturn = OFF Then OFF
Defer 003:00 Then ON

Outlet: VariosReturn
Type: Advanced

Fallback ON
Set ON

This accomplished what I wanted, except my variable speed programming is in RtnNrmPwr instead of in VariosPwr ; however, that is totally livable.