Hey everyone.
I live in AZ where equipment takes a beating from the sun. I've recently come down with a bad case of algae after pump stopped running while I was on vacation. It's since been cleaned but I need help getting set up on a new pump system.
Local pool store recommended replacing my 1hp Hayward Super 2 with a 2hp B+D pump. I'm wondering if there is a way to set this 2hp unit to not ruin my system, being overpowered:
Roughly 12,000 gallon in-ground pool
Hayward DE3600 36sqft DE grid filter
- 72GPM design flow rate
- 50 max PSI
1.5 inch PVC
- individual skimmer and vacuum lines to a 3 way Jandy feeding pump
- DE filter exits to a slide valve for backwash
- pressure lines from slide valve goes to another 3 way Jandy for returns (3 into pool) and a water feature
- small PVC and valve pictured are for the aerator which is almost always off but I'd love to run it and the water feature more frequently
Pump sits roughly 15ft from the pool
- pool is kidney shape with 4ft shallow and 5ft deep middle
Is there a way I can program this 3450 RPM pump to work efficiently and without exceeding around 45GMP (I'm reading this is the max efficiently for PVC size) or is this pump WAY too big for my setup?
I have my current non-variable pump running full time at 3450 RPM but only at 1hp. Does the extra 1hp equal more GMP or is the 3450 at 2hp doing the same job, more efficiently? Sorry, new to all this and don't want to blow up a filter or pipes if unsupported.
Pic attached. Thanks!
I live in AZ where equipment takes a beating from the sun. I've recently come down with a bad case of algae after pump stopped running while I was on vacation. It's since been cleaned but I need help getting set up on a new pump system.
Local pool store recommended replacing my 1hp Hayward Super 2 with a 2hp B+D pump. I'm wondering if there is a way to set this 2hp unit to not ruin my system, being overpowered:
Roughly 12,000 gallon in-ground pool
Hayward DE3600 36sqft DE grid filter
- 72GPM design flow rate
- 50 max PSI
1.5 inch PVC
- individual skimmer and vacuum lines to a 3 way Jandy feeding pump
- DE filter exits to a slide valve for backwash
- pressure lines from slide valve goes to another 3 way Jandy for returns (3 into pool) and a water feature
- small PVC and valve pictured are for the aerator which is almost always off but I'd love to run it and the water feature more frequently
Pump sits roughly 15ft from the pool
- pool is kidney shape with 4ft shallow and 5ft deep middle
Is there a way I can program this 3450 RPM pump to work efficiently and without exceeding around 45GMP (I'm reading this is the max efficiently for PVC size) or is this pump WAY too big for my setup?
I have my current non-variable pump running full time at 3450 RPM but only at 1hp. Does the extra 1hp equal more GMP or is the 3450 at 2hp doing the same job, more efficiently? Sorry, new to all this and don't want to blow up a filter or pipes if unsupported.
Pic attached. Thanks!
