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So the Pentair guy says this: Comment by Pentair Product Technician-Ben on June 28, 2010 at 1:40pm The pipe size can reduce your potential savings, but it should be fine otherwise. Just remember that this is a 3hp pump at full speed, not good for your pipe size. What real savings if any...

It is too much pump for your plumbing. 1.5" pvc can only handle 50 gpm. I put a 3/4 hp whisperflo on my friends pool with the same situation and it doesn't even fill the strainer completely. A 1/2 or 3/4 hp whisperflo would work great and would give you the lowest demand for electricity. the...

I would say when you are an informed consumer, your costs will go down. 10 years ago, when I was living in Southern California my job was a commercial account exec. for a major pool supply company. When I would go into a store to see the manager I would often have to wait and see people come in...

Good question! It would be good to know which pump you have and what HP rating. A lot of pumps made over the last 20 years are very good. I would be cautious about putting anything above 1 to 1.5 HP on 2" plumbing. The intelliflow works best on 24/7 applications. As far as your specific...