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PUMPGUARDTM
What is PumpGuard™ (Switchbox Timer+PG only)
PumpguardTM is patent pending, smart technology that helps to avoid possible disasters occurring when your pump blocks
or overloads.
Line 1 on every Matsuko Switch Box Timer + PG is set to automatically learn how the new pump behaves when it is first
connected and turned on through the timer.
The PumpGuardTM will run the pump at different power levels for a twenty minute period until it understands its normal
operation. Once the learning process is over PumpGuardTM goes into monitoring mode. PumpGuardTM will monitor the
pump all day everyday looking out for signs of overloading or cutting out.
A pump that constantly keeps restarting can easily burn itself out. PumpGuardTM detects this situation and will run the
pump on a lower intensity programme to see if this will correct the problem. If a solution cannot be found, PumpGuardTM
will disconnect the power and save your pump from damaging itself further. In this situation PumpGuardTM sounds a stop
alarm (the signal for a pump failure alarm is a fast beeping sound plus a red LED on line one) and the display shows
“pump fail“.
Power Consumption Monitor (Switchbox Timer+PG only)
The digital display on the screen gives two electrical
consumption readings. The Switch Box Timer + PG gives a constant
reading on line 1. The second reading on the screen shows a total
consumption of all the lines being used by all the devices on the switch
box through lines 1 – 5.
To get a reading for an individual line simply switch off
every line you do not want to monitor. The consumption
monitor gives an indicative reading with an
accuracy of +/-5%.
Clearing a fault from the PumpguardTM
If you wish to clear the PumpGuardTM once the unit has sent the warning that there has been a failure press
Menu , using the Arrow Keys scroll down to the PumpGuardTM and press Enter , this will open the
PumpGuardTM menu, press Enter while the arrow is illuminated next to “Clear”, this will clear the fault.
Adding a new pump
If you want to add a new pump to the PumpGuardTM so it can learn its normal function, open the
PumpGuardTM menu as above and use the arrow keys to move the cursor over to illuminate the arrow next to
the new pump, now press Enter , when pressed the text will show (current deleted) and will start to run the
new pump to learn its behaviour, this will take roughly twenty minutes. Now press Menu to return to the
main menu.
L1: Shows power consumption on line 1.
L1–5: Shows total power consumption of all lines.
