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I went and took out the XPS3 switches, and they are actually XPS3-IW switches, and those are dimable. i have gone online and ordered the XPS3 (not the IW version) and should have those in my hand soon. Then I will be back in buisness. I have a feeling that the switch was partially dimmed and...

Thanks, For some odd reason I thought that was a dimable switch. Do you know if the Pro Version is any better for a pool than the non-pro version?

My pool light and spa light switches are currently X10 Pro XPS3. However, yesterday they started to make a strange humming noice, smelled a little and stopped working. They were very nice to have as I could turn my lights on and off from inside with a remote pad. However, now nothing is...

My pool currently has a manual valve in place to direct the output of the flow to the Pool only or the Spa only or a combonation. I would love to be able to automate this and thus wondering what I should use. My pool currently uses X10 Pro switches to turn the Pump on and off, and my lights on...

Took a little searching on what I believe is called the impeller, but I found a stamped aluminum model number. P2RA5E-181L I did a google search and found the following StaRite Swimming Pool & Spa Pump 70 GPM 1 HP # P2RA5E-181L I found a two speed motor for this: AO Smith 2Green Premium...

I took a picture of the model number and came back with this: AO Smith Square Flange 1 HP Pool Motor USQ 1102 Is a 1HP motor large enough for my 10,500 gallon pool? Would I be better getting a larger motor that would not have to run as much? Or is that not actually how things work with pools...

Thanks for the information. I will try and give you more to go on. 1: I live in Florida and my electric rates are around .15-.19 depending upon how much electricity we use. Summer we are in the .19/KWH. 2: I can see you thought process on keeping two pumps in place, and it make sense. I...

I am looking at replacing my 1 horse power stayright pump with a variable speed pump for my 11,000 gallon pool. The pool also has a small 6 foot diameter spa attached to it. The spa pump is set up to be used only for flow from the spa to the heater back to the spa through the jets. The Pool...