Recent content by zbull

True. I'd like to have the bubbler and the spillover running during the normal running hours while we are enjoying the pool. I'm probably going to remove the accent waterfalls as we don't use them. So the easiest path is probably getting a larger pump (maybe this Intelliflo VS) and deal with...

Actually there is the spa spillover and then two accent waterfalls on either side of the spillover. There is an auto-valve when the accent waterfalls are on and it splits flow from main return right before it enters the heater. I never run those accent waterfalls b/c it just makes the waterfalls...

Ok, so since I'm tearing up my pool deck to replace it with pavers, I could run a separate pipe for the bubbler and give it its own pump or at least a separate valve off the main return. And just leave the other piping as 1.5" alone?

Thanks mas985 Sounds like a larger pump wouldn't be worth it in terms of energy use. Bills are high enough as it is :) Sounds like here that I shouldn't bother replacing pipe when I have the pool deck torn up. The bubbler is just one of the main returns extended to the ledge and turned...

Thanks for the replies! I have a single speed pump, so it runs full blast anyway. How would I add a separate suction line to an existing pool? What kind of second pump would I use? So, if I were to replace my 1.5HP pump with a 3HP pump I could increase flow rate without increasing any pipe...

In an effort to get an idea of TDH and since it's hard to measured buried pipe, I installed a vacuum gauge on the suction side of my 1.5HP WhisperFlo pump (WFE-6) that has a 1.5HP (2.25 THP) motor. It’s reading 6.5 inches Mercury. The filter pressure gauge is reading 22 PSI (recently...

I had a pool company replace the pump, but this is probably the 3rd pump in 10 years. The pump is a WhisperFlo 1.5HP WFE-6 Sounds like an expensive fix :LOL: But from what I have read, I would be limited by the pipe size where 1.5" pipe only allows about 44GPM max, regardless of the pump HP. So...

No, it's not the original. It's a 1.5HP, but I guess that THP is an uprated HP?