Recent content by bzbee

I am fed-up with the chlorine routine - hunting for good chlorine jugs in the local stores, buying them, hauling back to home etc etc. Decided to convert to a salt water pool and was waiting for a good deal on a decent unit. This seems to be fit the bill, still debating whether to go for it or...

The motor has been great. I installed it myself, had to upgrade a couple of the pump parts (impeller etc) to handle the higher max HP of the motor. It was a straight swap, took me about 2 hours for the whole thing. In the winter, I ran it only the nights for 12 hrs @50% (1725 RPM) and it was...

Since it was clean break, I tried J-B Weld to re-attach the broken piece to the manifold. After 24 hours of curing, it is good as new. Perfect join, no leaks. So making do with it for now.

My motor died, so bought a new motor. When I opened up the pump, found that the mounting plate is cracked, so had to buy a new mouting plate. While waiting for the mounting plate to arrive, I thought I'd clean out the filter cartridges. I have a Hayward Swimclear C4025. Opened it up this...

Yes, that was one reason I decided to get the 3HP VS motor (over the 1.65 hp). Better flow at lower speeds along with lower noise and, hopefully, lower power consumption. Got the SPX3025CKIT Impeller Upgrade Kit that includes SP3026C IMPELLER, SP3021 DIFFUSER and SP3021R IMPELLER RING. The kit...

Thanks for confirming. That's what I thought but wasn't sure. Ordering it now, will arrive on Wednesday. So that's 2 more days for the pool to stagnate and turn a darker shade of green. I gave up on trying to mix it manually. Will just SLAM it after I get the pump running.

Update: Got the mounting plate off, the penetrating oil worked. The plate is in bad shape on the side facing the motor, lots of calcification and surface cracks all around (pics attached), So I have to get a new plate now, guess I won't be installing the motor today.

I have a Hayward Super-II pump (Model SP-3015X20) with a 2HP motor that died a few days back. So I purchased a 3HP (3.5 SFHP) VS Motor to replace it on the same pump. Opened the pump today and was wondering if I should I up-size the impeller. Here is what the pump has now: Seal Plate: SP3020-E...

I am new used-pool owner too and had my pump die on me last week. Here's my form post about it. Based on the advice & inputs I decided to replace it with a new variable speed motor as I was convinced that it'd save me money on the long term and give other benefits like low noise, lower flow...

The favorite pump on this forum is the Pentair Intelliflo VS. Looks like it costs about AU$1500 - Pentair Intelliflo VS Variable Speed Pool Pump I am a new pool owner, so I don't know much. But yes, I believe your filter works more effectively if the flow rate is lower and within the filter's...

Well, I ordered the Ecotech EZ 3HP Variable Speed Motor. I called their store (Perrys Pool Pump | and Electric Motor Repair) before ordering, and they were quite helpful and answered all my questions. When asked about the reliability of the motor, he was honest about it and said that the...

Any idea on the reliability of the 3HP motor? I couldn't any detailed specs for it. Know any pump that comes with that motor?

The motor on my pool pump died last week (old thread here), and I've decided to upgrade to a variable speed motor without disturbing the plumbing. I've narrowed my choices to: a) Century VGreen 1.65HP VS Motor (Model: ECM16CU) - Seems well reviewed/tested and considered a reliable motor - Costs...