Pentair HP 230 User Manual

Part #471949 Revision #C© 2003 Pentair Pool Products, Inc.1620 Hawkins Avenue, Sanford, NC 2733010951 West Los Angeles Avenue, Moorpark, CA 93021Note:

NORMAL RUNNING TIMEThe heat pump system extracts the heat from the out-side air and delivers it to your pool. Therefore it pro-duces more BTU's

THERMOSTAT SETTINGThere are no temperature reading numbers printed on the thermostat dial due to calibration changes from unit tounit. The demand for

RERADIATION CONVECTIONEVAPORATIONWINDCONDUCTIONPool ShellPool SurfaceWarm PoolWaterUNDERSTANDING HEAT LOSSIt is important to understand how your pool

CONTROLLING HEAT LOSSA good way to control heat loss is to slow the windspeed through your pool area by placing plants such asshrubs or bushes around

OWNERS MAINTENANCE & CAREThere are some considerations that should be taken concerning the environment where your heater is installed.The heater i

15WATER PIPING LEAK ?When the unit operates, it will produce condensation that will drain from the bottom of the unit. Do not mistakecondensation with

FILTER CLEANING & CAREYour filter system should be cleaned at least twice amonth. See manufacturer's directions for proper filtercleaning me

Often times, when these auto vacuums begin to wear,they require more suction from the pump to operate.Diverting all vacuum through the auto vac may he

The heat pump in equipped witha internal "Automatic Bypass"valve. A variable rate springvalve is used to regulate the wa-ter flow through t

8"2 LBCHEMICALRESISTANTCHECK VALVEPart# 888-018LOOP ABOVETOPOOLCHLORI-NATORFROMHEATERThe chemical resistant check valve and loop must be in-stall

OWNERS SECTION - TABLE OF CONTENTS1. OPERATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS ...

WATER BALANCE MAINTENANCEThe chemical balance of your pool/spa water and the methods used in adding pool chemicals will directly effectthe life of you

21These chemical outlines should not be considered as a“how to” balance your pool/spa water, but just a refer-ence on how chemical balance effects the

22TOTAL ALKALINITYTotal Alkalinity is a test given to determine the over-all mineral content of the water. Total alkalinity lev-els should be within

CHLORINATOR PLACEMENT1. All chlorinators should have a chemical resistantcheck valve and a loop plumbed at least 8 inches abovethe chlorinator, betwee

24COMMERCIAL FEEDERSWe strongly suggest that all chemical feeders be placed "down line" of the heater. In a "closely monitored"co

25 SHUT DOWN & FREEZE PROTECTION PROCEDURESWhen shutting the unit down for the end of the swimming season, you must consider some items to prot

26POSSIBLE CAUSECONDITIONPOSSIBLE REMEDY All control lights off.Unit will not start.Control Ready light ON.Water Press. OK light OFF.T-Stat On light O

27Control Ready light ON.Water Press. OK light ONT-Stat On light ONFan is not turning.Unit will not start. Low water flow through heater. Dirty or

MANDATORY BONDING TO POOL STEEL(This is in addition to electrical ground)Make sure that the unit cabinet is bonded to the pool steel.Most codes requir

HOW TO GET SERVICEWhen you experience trouble with your unit, you should follow these simple procedures before requesting serviceon your pool/spa heat

3Owners/users should contact the factory service department for advice at:Pentair Pool Products, Inc.(800) 831-7133RETURN ON INVESTMENTThe costs of in

30GLOSSARY OF TERMSA/C Contractor: A company licensed by the state and local au-thorities to perform heating ventilation and air-conditioning in-stall

Circuit Breaker: An automatic switch that will shut the power offto an electrical device (heater, circulation pump) when an over-load or short occurs

32Floating Thermometer: A thermometer that floats on the watersurface with the main sensing bulb in the water. Indicates the ac-tual pool or spa tem

Serial Number: A twelve digit number on the identification stickeron the outside of the heater cabinet. Needed for all records, war-ranty request etc

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Manufactured by:© 2003 Pentair Pool Products, Inc.1620 Hawkins Avenue, Sanford, NC 2733010951 West Los Angeles Avenue, Moorpark, CA 93021MiniMax Plus

4Super Quiet & Highly Efficient Compressor DesignSturdy ElevatedFiberglassRust ProofBottom ProvidesProper DrainageLarge Aluminum & CopperLanc

5WARNINGThe heater must be electrically grounded and bonded in accordance with local codes, or inthe absence of local codes, with the latest national

DUAL THERMOSTAT CONTROL PANELTHERMOSTATThe thermostat dial is just like any other,when you set it at a certain setting theheater will heat up to that

7POOL MODE "Yellow": The yellow pool mode indicator light lets you know that you have selected the poolmode with the pool /spa select switch

8START UP PROCEDURESCOMPRESSOR TIME DELAYBE AWARE THERE IS A 5 TO 7 MINUTE TIME DE-LAY BEFORE THE COMPRESSOR WILL STARTONCE THE UNIT IS TURNED ON OR W

9WATER HEAT EXCHANGERThe compressed hot gas releases its heat to thepool water inside the heat exchanger. The ex-changer is a tube within a tube const