Pentair P4 Heater Connection Guidelines for Sophisticated Diagnostic, Communication to LX Heaters

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3.4

Heater Connection

3.4.2

Guidelines for Sophisticated Diagnostic

The heater connection section applies to all

 

Communication to LX Heaters

1.

Remove the LX GUI from the heater.

heaters or heat pumps with thermostatic circuitry

of 24 VAC or less (see pages 15 thru 17 for brand

2.

Confirm the LX and AquaLink RS software

specific installation).

 

revisions are compatible (see table).

NOTE

If you are connecting a heater with thermostatic

3.

Run a 4-conductor cable from the LX GUI

 

circuitry of 120 VAC or greater, do not connect

 

red, 4-pin connector to the RS power Center

 

to the green, 10-pin Terminal Bar. Instead,

 

red, 4-pin connector (see Figure 10).

 

connect the heater to a high voltage relay in

 

 

 

 

the Power Center and plug the spare relay into

 

 

 

 

LX Software Revision

AquaLink RS Software

 

the Electric Heater relay socket located on the

 

 

 

Revision

 

upper right hand corner of the Power Center

 

 

 

PCB.

C10, C11 or later

PDA 1.0 or later

3.4.1

Jandy Brand Heater Connections

NOTE

If connecting more than two (2) items to the RS

1.

Connect two #14 gauge wires, designed for

 

Power Center red, 4-pin connector, a Multiplex

 

use in hot environments, to the #1 and #2

 

PCB is required.

 

terminals on the green, 10-pin Terminal Bar.

2.

Connect the other ends of the #14 gauge

PDA

GRN YEL BLK RED

 

wires from Step 1 to the Fireman's Switch

J-box

4 3 2 1

 

terminal bar in place of the factory installed

 

 

 

wire loop.

 

 

3.

Do not disconnect high limit or pressure

OPTIONAL

 

switches.

 

4.

Turn the heater thermostat(s) to maximum

 

 

setting.

 

4-Conductor

5.

Turn the heater switch to the ON position.

Wire

RS Power

 

For dual thermostat heaters turn switch to

Center

 

Spa position.

 

 

Green 10-pin

#14

 

 

Terminal Bar

Gauge

 

 

 

Wire

 

1

RED

2

BLK

3

YEL

4

GRN

 

Heater Toggle

 

Switch To On

LX GUI

Power Center PCB/Bezel

Factory

Figure 10. LX Heater Connection to Power Center

Heater

Installed

Thermostat To

3.4.3 Other Brands Heater Connections

Wire Loop

Max.

To set up heater connections on heaters

 

 

 

Heater

manufactured by Hayward, Pentair, and Raypak,

 

please refer to the Installation Manual provided

Terminal 1

Wiring

 

with these heaters.

Terminal 2

Heater Fireman's Switch

Connection

Figure 9. Lite2 Heater Connection

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