Recent content by mpclimber

Cool. Thanks for the input. I really appreciate the confirmation! Based on the Amperage, it looks like at least I'll get a bit of extra savings on electric over my current pump.

I generally run the pump 6 hrs a day on weekdays and 8 hours on Saturday and Sunday morning to let the pool heater do its thing. I'm in NJ also, so my pool season is usually about 4 months. When I've looked into two speed pumps, it generally seems it would take a long time for me to see enough...

I have a 22,000 gallon gunite pool with one jet at the shallow end and one skimmer return. The main drain has been sealed. It's all 1.5" piping. The filter is a Hayward sand filter: S270T. Right now I have a hayward super pump with an AO Smith motor with the following label: I'm pretty...

Thanks for the response! I'm starting to lean towards the aqualink because it would be easy to add a profile for "swimming tomorrow" so my wife could quickly switch over the set-up if she schedules an unexpected swimming play date for a weekday. Also, it would be really cool to hook the...

My big goal is to run the pump on a shortened schedule during the week and then run the pump and heater for longer periods on the weekend so it is ready to swim on Saturday and Sunday. Do you think I could use a variable speed pump to accomplish this by under-running the flow during M-Fri on a...

I'm a long time lurker but could use some input on a replacement pump for my pool. My existing pump is screaming like a banshee and also leaking from between the motor and pump body (even after replacing the seal), so I think it's time for it to go. THE QUESTION? I'm curious about...