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I want to apologize to mas 985 and anyone else who may have been offended by my earlier post....I conveyed my reasoning for my post in a PM to chem Geek and Waterbear...I know and have acknowledged that help was offered, just not fully understood.... mas 985 I have spent 10's of hours on the...

What is your pool pump brand and are you happy with it ?..... Please give the size of the pump and the gallons of your pool. This may help people who are thinking of getting replacement pumps , also to help people building a new pool... There is no substitute for knowledge Thanks

I have decided to go with the 1/2 hp. Sta Rite Max E Glas pump...BHP .95...........I have 1 1/2 inch pipes and this pump has 1 1/2 inch ports... At 60 ft of head it produces 42 GPM and at 50 ft. of Head it produces 48 GPM....More than enough... I understand this is one of the better Sta Rite...

I had decided today to get the Whisper flo WFE-2 (1/2 hp.) full rated pump... I called Pentair to see about couplings and adapters since the ports are 2" and my piping is 1 1/2 ".. They said that I should definitely NOT use the whisper flo with my 1 1/2 inch piping...They said that the...

or just total head............ I read on a thread on this forum from over a year ago where mas 985 was discussing total head.. He went thru the technical calculations and then ( and I'm paraphrasing not quoting), gave a good guesstimate way to figure total feet of head.... He said to multiply...

Are there any pumps made that are not dual speed that run only at 1725 RPM.? So many people run dual speed pumps and use the low speed of 1725 RPM most of the time.. I was wondering can I buy a pump that ran only the 1725 RPM ? Thanks

My current system has a hp of 1 and SF of 1.2,,so Brake HP of 1.2... The dual spped Whisperflo at 1 hp has a brake hp of 1.67..... I believe that would be too high for me regarding GPM with my 1 1/2 pipes.....Or would I be OK ??????? Sta Rite Dura Glas has a dual speed with a brake hp of...

I was set on getting a Pentair whisperflo....mas985 feel that I have about 60 ft of head and the 1/2 hp whisperflo would give me about 55 GPM....(mas 985 thank you for all your expertise ) I have 1 1/2 inch pipes so GPM is an issue.... My question today is that many prefer the dual speed pumps...

I am looking to get a new pump as my 14 year old motor may be deteriorating... I posted on another thread that I was looking to get a whisperflo full rated 3/4 hp or 1/2 hp. or a dual speed.... I have only 1 1/2 inch pipes , so gpm are an issue,,,,mas 985 has been very helpful in education me...

Hi, I want to get a new pump and I have been researching and it is confusing..... I have 1 1/2 inch piping,,,,,1 suction line coming from the pool strainer basket about 50 feet from the pump.... there are 2 return lines and the inlet jets are about 20-25 feet from the pump... no waterfalls or...

Hi, I am a new member, and I was made aware of this great information site by "Waste".... I have a fiberglass inground pool, 13 years old 9,500 gallons....I have never had one lick of problems with the pump motor or filter.... I have a Jacuzzi Magnum Plus 1 hp pump and a Jacuzzi 100 sq. ft...