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See attached pictures.. In relation to my post above.. Sorry can't seem to post them from my iPhone..

Thanks for the tip... The motor is usable as both 115 and 230v and is switched by a setting on the power hookup plate by turning an arrow on a black bolt head to the 115v setting.. I assumed this was all that had to be done.. Does anyone know conclusively? It was not mentioned in the manual...

Hi folks, I wanted to share my experience with my brand new Pentair Whisperflo pump... and I am extremely disappointed. I connected my pump and all electrical (running on 115V) and upon power up, the shaft turned about 3/4 turn and then stopped.. the motor hummed, and tripped my breaker.. The...

Hi Group, I am trying to install the valve body of my Tagelus 50D pool filter to the filter tank body with little success. There are two styles of valve body for these filters- threaded and clamped.. Mine is clamp style. The bottom of the valve body sits over the top of the centre pipe with no...

Thank you J-tech!

Thank you for your advice - - - Updated - - - The more I think about the below explanations, having it readily movable for disconnect would be preferable.. Thanks I was close to buying some..

Hey All, I am sure I am not the only one to ever think how nice it would be to not have to unroll / Re-roll that backwash hose and hard plumb a setup to the discharge location... That being said, I have read that the backwash line should have no 90 degree angles in it.. That kind of quashes my...

Hi folks.. I am in the process of trying to wire up my new 3/4HP Whisperflo pool pump.. I have the pump inside an unfinished ( meaning no panelling or insulation- it has a roof and door/ window intact) pool house with studs visible on all sides which I will call north, south, east, west for...

Thanks Mark, appreciate the reply!

Newbie here.. I have an inground pool of ~25,000 gallons.. I just purchased a 3/4 HP Pentair whisperflo pump #011512, and a pentair tagelus 50D pump.. It would seem that the pump flow rate is not matched to the filter.. Is this a huge issue? Should I be extremely worried? What kind of filter...