Recent content by boutselis

thanks for the comp. we should have a good idea of the savings next month i'll try to remember to post it. - - - Updated - - - in those terms it sounds like i made a good investment. and seeing I'm running 24/7 i will recoup my cost that much quicker. and i still have the old pump to sell.

i know its extravagant but we love having the waterfall on 24 hours a day. it is right out side the bedroom and the family room and when its quiet outside you can hear it all around the house. we just love it. our electric bill went up about $100 a month after we started running the pump 24...

i made a mistake. I have the pump set at 1250 rpm and the falls work good at that speed with a little jet action to boot

i went with the pentair super flow vs 1.5hp. just finished installing it. right now I have the speed set at 1700 rpm and it puts water through the jets and does the falls. i can actually go even lower on rpm if i open the water fall valve more and retard the jets. the way i have the 3 way...

Its not that I need high pressure. I was just trying to explain how things were working. When I was talking about the pressure I was talking about how when my filter gets up over 20psi I lose some flow. After the filter is cleaned It reads about 12psi. Everything is on one pump. The line to...

Its a haywood c1200 cartridge filter. Even with the filter reading 20+ psi the falls work. I could open that valve up more if i needed. Would a 1.5hp VS on the slowest speed be about the same as a 1hp VS on a slightly higher RPM? I just realized I never posted pictures of my pool remodel...

I cant speak for algae I cant see but I don't have any yellow or green. The show your signature box in checked.

maybe once every 6 weeks but some times i let it go longer and the pressure stays a little over 20psi. the pool surface is fairly new. I find it helps a lot if i soak the filter in a weak acid solution once in a while - - - Updated - - - I must be doing something wrong with the signature...

I figure on recapturing the cost of a highly efficient pump over time. and seeing we run it much longer than most people do it will pay for itself even sooner. It is a chlorine pool. the water fall is just plummet into the same line the jets are on with a valve to control the amount of water...

I CURRENTLY HAVE A 1hp hayward tristar pump. i want to replace it and I am thinking of going up to a 1.5hp. I seem to have good flow with the 1hp but only when I keep the filter pretty clean. i never let it get to bad but unless the pressure is 15psi or lower the flow rate suffers a little. it...

now you have given me a bunch of thoughts to ponder. The pump will probably run 6 or 8 hours a day (or what ever) to circulate the water. but the falls don't really need to be on unless we are using the area or just want to listen to them from the house. But then what if the pump isn't...

I don't want my water fall on all the time. I also don't want to walk over to my pump station to turn on the water fall. its a short walk but I'd rather be able to turn in on from inside the house some times. so is there a reliable valve on a solenoid with a remote control?

bmoreswim: no. it is leaning. these are not set yet. I am just experimenting with looks. I haven't decided if I am going to keep it that way or level it off. I'm trying for natural as possible and things lean in nature but I'm not sure I like it quite like that. gwegan: a flexible bonding...