You really should calculate the correct HP rating for your particular pool, plumbing, etc.
I forget where, but there is a guide for this. I just wanted you to be aware that you were talking about replacing a motor with 1.65
break horsepower with one which will have 2.25
(big difference IMO, but I'm no expert....especially if you have to take a water-propelled cleaner into your calculations)
My pool has certainly enough power with that 1.5HP motor, and replacing it with a 1.4 won't make much of a difference.
Just installed "poolskim" on Saturday, and that sucker....well, sucks.
I am going to order the EE motor on the intertubes today.
I'm fed up with pool stores, and as seldom as I walk into one it seems I need a reminder every how and then why I feel that way.
One of the local stores supposedly had the EE model coming in on Friday. They had a good price on it as well. Figured - why not.
I show up on Sat. morning, provide exact model I'm looking for...."sure, we have it-I'll get one of the guys to bring one in a min."
A couple of mins. later I'm staring at a nice AOSmith box. The guy's about to ring it up but being wise enough to know better I ask that we open the box on the counter just to make sure the numbers match on the motor. 30 secs. later I'm looking at the label which clearly states ST1102, which is the standard model.
So I say "this isn't what I wanted".....he stares at me; says this IS there motor. I say "no, I asked for the EE motor....on the phone 2 days ago, then this morning again, then just a minute ago at teh counter."
The guy goes in the back, and returns with an older gentleman, which proceeds to ask me why I need the EE motor. Thought about the answer for a sec and replied "because it IS energy efficient???"
His answer: "we don't install them don't sell them and don't recommend them to anyone....they have less copper and burn out much faster than everything else. Just get the standard motor so you don;t have to change it every 3 years."
At that point I simply gave up, said "Ok, if you say so," gestured that I won't be buying that motor and walked away.
I tried to give a local shop my business, but once again I was reaffirmed in my previous opinion on pool stores: a bunch of know-it-alls who seldom have the right answer.
Sorry for the rant in your thread, figured it was worth sharing.
I'm buying that EE motor online, and if it truly burns out in 3-4 years I'll buy another one....just to spite them all and feel good about my choice anyway.
Good luck with your replacement/etc.
-99
PS:
Can anyone attest to the longevity of the EE motor(s)?