Swimming pool control system having central processing unit and remote communication

A control system for a swimming pool system, said swimming pool system including a swimming pool having water supply pipes connected to first water pump means and a surge tank, a first valve assembly for controlling pool water flow from said first water pump means to said surge tank, said surge tank being connected to at least one filter tank through a second valve assembly which controls pool water flow from said surge tank to said filter tank, said swimming pool system further including second water pump means for pumping filtered pool water into said swimming pool, and a third valve assembly for controlling pool water flow from said second water pump means to said swimming pool, said control system comprising:

• (a) valve positioning and control means operatively associated with said first, second and third valve assemblies for remotely controlling and determining the position of each said valve assembly;
• (b) water level sensing means operatively associated with said at least one filter tank and said surge tank for determining the pool water level of said at least one filter tank and said surge tank;
• (c) water flow means operatively associated with said swimming pool for determining pool water flow from said at least one filter tank to said swimming pool;
• (d) control circuit means electrically coupled to said valve positioning means, said water level sensing means and said water flow means for controlling said first, second and third valve assemblies so as to maintain a prescribed pool water flow in said swimming pool system and maintaining a prescribed water level in said surge tank, said at least one filter tank, and said swimming pool;
• (e) a programmable central processing unit;
• and (f) means for transmitting information from said central processing unit to a location remote from said central processing unit.

A pool water valve assembly for controlling pool water flow in a pool system and configured to be coupled to a swimming pool control system, said pool water valve assembly comprising:

• a water valve being actuable between an open position and a closed position by valve control means;
• said valve control means including:
• (a) a potentiometer operatively connected to said water valve and electrically coupled to said pool control system, wherein the resistance of said potentiometer is indicative of the position of said water valve;
• and
• (b) actuation means operatively connected to said water valve and electrically coupled to water level sensing means of said pool control system, wherein said water level sensing means senses pool water level and transmits information to said actuation means, said actuation means being operative to actuate said water valve between said open and closed positions to maintain level of said pool water at a prescribed level and further comprising a programmable central processing unit and means for transimitting information from said central processing unit to a location remote from said central processing unit.