kl3377
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I want to set up water change mode so that the Temp Sensor and the Water Level Sensor for my ATO do not alert when I chose this mode. I can't seem to figure out where I can have these sensors "turn off" when I run this mode. Thanks
Water Change Mode
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fellowapeman
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Did my first water change yesterday after setting up the controller and ran into the exact same thing. This would be a great feature to add.
JeffB418
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If you already have a Mode setup for Water Change (like Normal or Feed Modes under the Modes Menu), you can use the Active In Modes drop down menu under your ATO output to select which modes your ATO is linked to. Just uncheck the box for your new Water Change mode. This will make you ATO inactive during a water change mode, thus you shouldnt get an alarm.
As for temperature, the easiest fix would to place your temp probe where it wouldn't get dry and read outside normal operating ranges. If that's not an option, you can get a little more creative and use secondary outputs for temp alarms instead of using the built in alarm on the temp probe. This is alittle more advanced but will give you the flexibility you want for now. You first disable the alarm in the probe itself then make 2 new Generic Outputs, one for a High Temp Alarm and one for Low Temp Alarm. Select your temp probe as the input, then for the High Temp Alarm set the limit using the slide bars and select Active When Input Hi. For the Low Temp Alarm set this to Active when Low. Then enable advanced options and set Maximum On Time to something like 5 seconds. This will then enable the Notification level for this alarm. So basically if temp goes above or below your selected range for 5 seconds, you will get an alarm from one of these 2 new outputs. Then under "Active In Modes" de-select your water change mode. This will disable your temp alarm if you are running a water change.
@Carlos, would it be possible to add "Active in modes" selection to sensors and probes notifications to disable their alerts during modes like water change?
JeffB418
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Along the same lines above, I talk about using generic outputs for alarms here: Using Generic/Combiner Outputs for Alarms
kl3377
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If I set up one generic output, say for low, and use the temp probe as input (turn off in water change mode) would it override the low temp alert for the temp probe that I have set up for my two heater outputs?
JeffB418
HYDROS Expert
No. They are separate alarms. You could just set the level for the temp probe really low to something that would never trigger it and then make the generic low alarm like you said. Just test all conditions that you make to double check your logic.
kl3377
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JeffB418
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I believe you are good. Try it and pull the sensor out of the water and see if it alerts or put it in a glass of colder water. Best way to know if things work is to verify them. I always do. Gives you good piece of mind.
kl3377
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Tested and all seemed to work. I will just have to move my ATO Sensor before I start a water change to prevent that alarm from triggering.
Barnabie Mejia
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i'm still new at this, I have a whole 2 days of experience! but if you were to de-select water change on your ATO pump output, wouldn't that prevent the alarm from sounding during your water change since it is tied into your water level sensor? or you can just create another generic output for the water level sensor to get around the water change?
kl3377
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I believe that would prevent the pump from turning on but the Level Sensor would still alarm. Someone else may be better than me to answer tho