Recent content by robneyandrews

Should have added - there is nothing wrong with my current pump - it's a least 5 years old but running with no issues.

Hi all, Duke Energy is offering $300 rebate if I switch to a Variable Speed Pump this year. They claim that it will save me lots of money each year. Currently have a 1 HP constant speed pump that we run 24/7 from April 15 - Oct 15. Has anyone made the switch to variable speed pump and was...

Update. Maybe it's the slightly smaller heater (went from 200,000 BTU unit to 150,000 BTU unit), or maybe the internal design changed from 1995 to 2023, or perhaps changes to help with heat exchange efficiency, but my water output back to the pool ports is definitely lower. Same pump, same...

Hello again pool friends, I installed our new Raypak 156A (150,000 BTU) this weekend. Only two trips to the hardware store (granted, on the 2nd trip I bought extra of any pipe or fitting that I thought I might need - so there will be a 3rd trip now to return the unused bits). It installed...

Wow. Thank you everybody. Way better answers than I had hoped for. Thanks very much

Hello everyone, Live in central Indiana (you are welcome for all of the high fructose corn syrup, btw). Wife and I have 16 x 32 ft pool with one end 8 ft deep and other 3 ft deep. We only use the gas heater 2x-3x per year. once in mid May to get water to 84ish - then maybe a time or two...