Glossary - Pentair Pool and Spa Control System SunTouch Installation And User Manual

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Glossary

Control Panel: The five button controller with LCD (liquid crystal display) is connected to the SunTouch
motherboard located in the Power Center.
High Voltage Compartment: The high voltage compartment in the SunTouch Power Center for the
transformer.
IntelliChlor: Electronic salt chlorinator. Uses a process known as electrolysis to produce sodium hypochlorite
(liquid chlorine) from a low concentration of salt added to the pool water. Model IC 20 Cell (P/N 520554) for
pools up to 20,000 U.S. gallons (75,000 liters) and model IC 40 Cell (P/N 520555) for pools up to 40,000 U.S.
gallons (151,000 liters).
Low Voltage Compartment: Top compartment of SunTouch Power Center for low voltage wiring.
Low Voltage Raceway: Vertical space in the left side of SunTouch Power Center for low voltage wires.
Motherboard: The SunTouch circuit board mounted behind the control panel.
Power Center: Plastic enclosure for housing the SunTouch power relays, transformer, and circuit breakers.
Used for distributing power for controlling the SunTouch system.
Relay: A low-powered device used to activate a high-powered device. SunTouch relays are used to trigger
equipment such as pumps, and lights. Relays connect to the SunTouch motherboard.
Screw Terminal Connector: Removable connector that may attach to SunTouch motherboard circuit board
with multiple sockets (anywhere from 2 to 6) to receive wires from controllers and sensors; wires held by
screw terminals; multiple wires of a small enough gauge (usually 22 AWG) may be coupled to a single socket
of a terminal connector.
Salt Chlorine Generator (SCG): Automated pool chlorinator that sanitizes using salt water (see IntelliChlor).
Transceiver: Used by the QuickTouch wireless remote controller. Circuit board with attached antenna that
sends radio frequency (wireless) transmissions.
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