Recent content by PoolQuestions101

With the old pump the skimmers were kinda scary in that there was so much suction you could get your hand sucked into the bottom pipe (the bottom pipe has an adjustment dial looking thing that allows the owner to pull more water or less flow from the bottom drain) however now the suction is...

The old pump put out a consistent 30 PSI pressure. The Max Flo BS will only put out 20 PSI. The flow of water out of the jets is very minimal. The clear top of the pump filter basket is clear with no bubbles (yes there are bubbles after I emptyed the filter basket when the pump is just...

I have checked and double check my system. There are no other valves like bypass valves or anything else that would let the flow of water bypass the chlorinator or other system component. The old 1.75 HP Hayward pump was simply replaced and I did not make any other changes to the pipes on...

THANKS for your help and suggestions!!! The pipes under the pool I do not know their diameter. The pool has three return lines (look like 1 inch) and it has two skimmers located on the opposite side of the pool. Below one skimmer is the main drain and below the shallow end skimmer is a side...

I just replaced my Hayward 1 3/4 HP pump with a Max-Flo VS for the sole reason of "energy efficiency" and the state of California was offering a $100.00 credit. The Max Flo instructions advertises "Max-Flo VS is designed for pools of all types and sizes, featuring a 1 1/2” x 2” union connection...

Laziness is the mother of invention!!!

Hi All!!! Success!!! I FINALLY got this thing all connected and up and running. Only a little bit of the smoke came out of the Intermatic P1353ME when I connected it up however there must still be some smoke left in there because it is running as advertised. The pool water was a bit "tingly"...

> you can certainly wire it like you have it shown above, but it makes the programming a little more cumbersome. If you use the firemans switch and program the cool down time, then it's set no matter when you program the main pump to run. If you wire it like you have it shown, you have to...

I have a Max Flow VS and it sounds similar in that it has essentially four speed modes. It will run on Purge Speed (its max speed of 3000 RPM) as a purge cycle to allow it to self purge the air out for 4 minutes (you can program this from 0 to 4 minutes). After the purge time is done it will...

Here is my first attempt at contributing to this forum. I have a poolsweeper robot that is powered by a pressure booster pump and it drives aroundthe bottom of the pool picking up debris. I've noticed that it does not do anexcellent job because it seems to just drive over some leaves but they...

Dave, I am VERY GRATEFUL for your time and help on this!!! I took your schematic and added some components and some colors so as to be able to follow the wires more clearly (plus it looks cool). Is this about right? I understand the need to connect the booster pump to a relay controlled by...

No...not rash or rude...GOOD and PERTINENT QUESTIONS...sorry I was not more clear as my post was already very long. I already have the conduit and wires run as they were already installed and it was running until the clock stopped working. I am familiar with the NEC and safe work with...

Any suggestions or help... PLEASE!?!?!