Control boxes principally for use with equipment of swimming pools and spas

Abstract

Control boxes with segregated low- and high-voltage components are described. Service technicians (or others) requiring access to one set of components may do so without necessarily accessing the other set. Dual user interfaces may be utilized, further, with one interface being present at the control box and the other being remote therefrom.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for controlling equipment of a swimming pool or spa, comprising:
 a. a master device comprising a first user interface; and   b. a control box (i) separate from the master device, (ii) functioning as a servant to the master device, and (iii) comprising a second user interface.   
     
     
         2 . A system according to  claim 1  in which the control box further comprises an interior region including a high-voltage sub-panel assembly and a low-voltage sub-panel assembly. 
     
     
         3 . A system according to  claim 2  in which the low-voltage sub-panel assembly includes the second user interface. 
     
     
         4 . A system according to  claim 3  in which the master device is portable and configured to transmit and receive wireless signals. 
     
     
         5 . A system according to  claim 4  in which a position of the control box is fixed in use. 
     
     
         6 . A system according to  claim 5  in which the control box comprises a receiver for receiving wireless signals transmitted by the master device.