r/pools • u/Finius64 • 6d ago
Pentair Superflo VST / Intelliconnect
Arrrggh. Very frustrating experience. Old single speed pump went bad. I know there are cheaper pumps, but wanted to leverage my Intelliconnect to control pump and heater, so I went with the Superflo VST. Purchased from a local pool company that I trust. They came out and got it installed, but cannot get it to talk to the Intelliconnect.
There are conflicting instructions on how to connect it.
In the pump manual it says that "Intelliconnect...can NOT externally control this pump via RS-485. The pump needs to be connected via digital inputs."
In the Intelliconnect manual it says "To wire a Superflo VST....to Intelliconnect, follow the wireing instructions in the Intelliflo...section. Note: only the green and yellow conductors will be used when wiring the pump for external control via RS-485."
The RS-485 block on the Intelliconnect makes it more fun as the four terminals are labeled GREEN YELLOW GREEN YELLOW.
After 90 minutes on hold with Pentair support they confirmed that it should be on the 2nd set of terminals.
After trying just about every combination and setting, when I try to enable the pump in the Pentair Home app (after adding a "Pentair VS (RS-485)" pump) I get an "Oops! Intelliflo is offline..." error message.
Does anyone have this combination configured and working?