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Well, we finally got some nice weather here in Atlanta and my Dad and I finished installing the new pump. I did end up taking the 1.5 HP pump back and exchanging it for a 1HP Superflo. I tried to get a 3/4HP pump but they didn't stock that in the Superflo and my Dad was skeptical that a 3/4HP...

Wow.. I never even thought I might be able to get away with a 3/4HP pump. When changing the plumbing at the pad to 2 inch, whould I also change out the MultiValve since it's a 1.5inch version? Here is the info I can still see from the top: Pac.Fab SM10-3 Sand Oper Pressure 50 PSI Rated Flow...

Ahh... now I got it! Thanks :goodjob:

And that is partly why I'm suspect of that filter gauge. Normally I would leave the three valve cracked slightly to allow some flow from the bottom drain to mix with the skimmer. Of course doing so slightly closes the skimmer also, but this seemed to keep the filter from drawing in air which...

spishex, What is the significance of the "40ft on the 1 HP vs 55 ft on the 1.5HP" statement? Is the that flow rate of the water through sched 40 piping? I definetly want to streamline the equipment pad plumbing so your little nuggets of info like needing 6" to 8" of piping between the pump...

duraleigh, thanks for your input. The filter gauge is pretty consistent about staying in the 11 to 12 psi range after a backwash. When it climbs to about 15 to 16 psi I usually will backwash. Although I also am suspect on the accuracy of that gauge as it's probably from the early 1990s!

Well, my parents old 2HP Hayward superpump finally bit the dust a week ago. Of course it happened just as I was in the process of shocking the pool back from its dark green swamp state. This lead me to an impulse purchase of a Pentair Superflo 1.5HP pump at my local pool supply place. The sales...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the site and would like to get some opinions on the accuracy of my method of measuring flow rate. What I've done is filled a 5 gallon bucket with pool water and then dropped one end of a vacuum hose that has already been primed with water into the bucket. Then the...