Freeze Protection
When freeze protection is active, water is circulated through designated group's plumbing circuits in 5 minute cycles. The water circulation lowers the chances of water freezing in those circuits.
- Freeze protection will automatically activate when the air temperature falls below 37° F (3° C).
- When the air temperature rises to 42° F (6° C), freeze protection will deactivate.
- These set temperatures and cycle times can be adjusted as needed in settings. See "Adjusting Freeze Protection Options".
Please note:
- Freeze protection is meant to be temporary. If freezing temperatures will continue for an extended time frame, the pool equipment must be winterized.
- The heat pump will not attempt to heat water in freezing conditions.
- As a group cycles on and off, any devices contained within that group will also cycle on and off. If this behavior is undesirable, the device can either be removed from the group or manually deactivated.
Requirements for Freeze Protection
- A circulation pump must exist in the group to be protected.
- Water flow must be properly directed through the group's plumbing circuit via valve actuators.
- The group's freeze protection option must be set to on.
Adjusting Groups to Allow Freeze Protection
In the following example, a "FOUNTAIN" group is edited to enable freeze protection.
NOTICE
Failure to heed the following may result in damage to equipment.
- Use extreme care when setting and adjusting freeze protection options. Improper freeze protection settings can cause damage to equipment. This is not covered by heat pump warranty.
Available freeze protection options:
- "PROTECT ON SETPOINT" can be adjusted from 33° F to 39° F (.6° C to 4° C). The default is 37° F (3° C).
- "PROTECT OFF SETPOINT" can be adjusted from 40° F to 45° F (4° C to 7° C). The default is 42° F (5.5° C).
- "CYCLE TIME" can be adjusted from 5 to 20 minutes. The default is 5 minutes.
- "ACTIVE TIME" can be adjusted from 15 to 120 minutes. The default is 60 minutes.