Ports to connect to on The Attendant:
HEATERS: H1- H5 on The Attendant or H1 – H2 on The Attendant Mini
These devices should only be powered directly from the power center or breaker panel. Do not run electricity through a relay as The Attendant will control the device to turn on/off by using the communication cable.
GulfStream heat pumps are controlled using dry contact/fireman switch connections.
- Connect a two-wire 22AWG conductor cable to the POOL/SPA Terminal on the remote wire harness/board on the heat pump.
- Connect the other end of the cable to an open Heater port on The Attendant.
- Enable “Remote TSTAT” mode on the heat pump.
- On the heat pump, press and hold the Up and Down Arrows at the same time until Option 1 appears in the display.
- Release the arrow buttons, and press Mode repeatedly to toggle through options.
- Press Mode until “REMOTE TSTAT” is displayed. By default, this option is disabled.
- Press the Up OR Down Arrows to display “Enabled”
- Press Mode to save your changes. After approximately 20 seconds, the display should return to normal.
- Using the Poolside mobile app, add or edit a Heat Pump device in Installer Mode.
- Brand: Generic
- Model: Generic Heat Pump
- Check the box labelled “Supports Heating”
- In the “Ports” section, select Heater as the port type, and select the Heater port number you wired the “POOL/SPA terminal” wire.
- Press Apply and then Save.
Additional Instructions for Models that Support Both Heating and Chilling
Wire a second two-wire 22AWG conductor cable from the spades on the Gulfstream board that are labeled “Chiller” (or “Heat/Cool”) to another open Heater port on The Attendant.
In the Poolside mobile app Heat Pump configuration, you will additionally check the box marked “Supports Cooling” and select the appropriate port used for the Chiller wire.
