Pumping system with two way communication

A variable speed pumping system, the system comprising:

• a variable speed motor;
• a controller including a variable speed drive electrically coupled to the variable speed motor, the variable speed drive supplying an electric power to drive the variable speed motor at a variable speed within a range of operation, the controller configured to selectively receive an external input indicative of a desired operational state of the variable speed pumping system that establishes a desired water movement and operating the variable speed drive to drive the variable speed motor in accordance with the external input at a speed and for a time period to achieve the desired water movement established by the desired operational state;
• a water pump coupled to and driven by the variable speed motor, the water pump having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet capable of being in fluid communication with an inlet line directing water from a fluid circuit, including a pool and a filter arrangement, to the water pump, and the outlet capable of being in fluid communication with an outlet line directing water from the water pump to the fluid circuit;
• a fluid property sensor in fluid communication with the water in the fluid circuit and in communication with the controller, the fluid property sensor sensing a fluid parameter including at least one of a flow rate of the water and a flow pressure of the water;
• a communication panel, the communication panel in communication with the controller and the filter arrangement to facilitate communication of a filter signal between the filter arrangement and the controller;
• a pool cleaner in fluid communication with the water in the fluid circuit and in communication with the communication panel, the communication panel in communication with the controller and the pool cleaner to facilitate communication of a pool cleaner signal between the pool cleaner and the controller;
• and
• a heater in fluid communication with the water in the fluid circuit and in communication with the communication panel, the communication panel in communication with the controller and the heater to facilitate communication of a heater signal between the heater and the controller;
• wherein the controller is configured to alter operation of the variable speed motor based on a first combination of the fluid parameter sensed by the fluid property sensor and the filter signal received from the communication panel, thereby overriding at least one of the speed and the time period of the desired operational state indicated by the external input and altering at least one of the speed and the time period to account for water movement associated with the first combination as part of the desired water movement;
• wherein the controller is configured to operate autonomously according to a second combination of the fluid parameter sensed by the fluid property sensor and the external input when the filter signal has not been received from the communication panel to achieve the desired water movement;
• wherein the desired operational state is to operate the pool cleaner by setting the speed to a pool cleaner seed and the time period to a pool cleaner period;
• and
• wherein the controller is configured to override the desired operational state when the filter signal indicates that the filter arrangement has become clogged and to operate the heater in combination with the pool cleaner at a heater speed that is greater than the pool cleaner speed.