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He's been very reasonable so far, I'd say. If something takes a little extra time he hasn't charged me. I was thinking having a subpanel was the only way to make the existing conduit work without adding above ground conduit too, so yes?

Thank you! This is exactly the analysis I've been looking for. The electrician mentioned something similar but like I said, wasn't sure in a pool context it would work. So are you saying total fill with insulated wires is 40.46%? Is that enough to make a difference in safety? I don't know...

Approx 35 feet away.

Thanks! That's exactly the type of info I'm looking for. I'm aware you can only get 3 #8 wires through 1/2" conduit... but I'm guessing the electrician is thinking that since it's now routing to a new panel only the hot wires have to be #8? Are you saying grounding requirements mean nothing...

Going to have an electrician run it - he just isn't as familiar with the requirements of pool equipment. That's why I ran amp draws on everything over there and asked you folks, to see if he was missing something. He said he could run a 50 amp box off wires going through the existing conduit...

I must not have stated clearly that in order to get even more than 25 amps through the conduit it will definitely be rewired. I guess maybe asking about amps through the conduit at that point is a pointless question? In any case, I was wondering if 50 amps would be enough, sounds like 40 is...

Not really relevant, I don't think? What's there was never going to power everything. Starting over with the conduit I have. Currently a 3 wire HOT setup, was trying to go 115 to water pump, 230 to heat pump but that was never going to be enough for either let alone both.

Hi. I came into a FibroHeat 109 heat pump VERY cheaply. Not what I would have bought at full price, but it is what it is. Because previously I was only running a 1 HP single speed pump and a pool light, I only had 25 amps going through 1/2 inch conduit under concrete to my pool equipment. I...

Seems like figuring out the final answer (2 speed vs variable) depends on me knowing whether or not the calibrated speeds of the variable pump will fall low enough below the set speeds of the 2 speed to justify the cost savings -- in other words, the lower I can run the variable below the set...

:goodjob: Thanks everyone. Luckily the pump doesn't need to run much this time of year, so I don't need to be in a huge hurry, I'll just try to make a decision before April. So is there somewhere I can calculate a more realistic cost savings? Maybe try to figure out the advantage of a VS vs a...

Was looking at Hayward because I was under the impression they were the only ones with permanent magnets and TEFC. Can you get a 2-speed with those features? Or a Pentair, Variable or 2 speed? And what's the deal with this brochure? Trying to upsell folks...

See vitals in the sig, pipes I see come out of the ground seems to match the pipe fittings on all the pool equipment, so I don't think there's anything out of the ordinary there, probably standard size whatever that is? Now that it's winter -- I'm noticing about 25% of my electric bill is the...