Schedule advance for pump motor controller

A pump controller including a user interface, a processor, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the pump controller to:

• enter a programming mode;
• monitor a number of inputs received through the user interface while in the programming mode;
• define a delay time based on the monitored number of inputs;
• access a pump operation schedule stored on the memory;
• initiate operation of the pump according to the accessed pump operation schedule based on the defined delay time;
• and
• initiate operation of the pump according to the accessed pump operation schedule after a defined schedule repeat period has elapsed since the pump operation schedule was last initiated.

A method of controlling the operation of a pump, the method comprising:

• entering a programming mode of a pump controller;
• monitoring a number of inputs received through a user interface while in the programming mode;
• exiting the programming mode;
• defining a delay time based on the monitored number of inputs, wherein the delay is set to equal one hour for each input received through the user interface while in the programming mode;
• accessing a stored pump operation schedule;
• initiating operation of the pump according to the accessed pump operation schedule after a period of time equal to the delay time has elapsed since exiting the programming mode;
• and
• initiating operation of the pump according to the accessed pump operation schedule every twenty-four hours since the pump operation schedule was last initiated.