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We are going to replace our old fixed speed pump with the Pentair Intelliflow 2.6 VST. The pool has an attached in ground spa with a spillway into the pool. The pool has been running with a mechanical timer. When we use the spa the pool pump must be turned off, and we change the valves to...

Here is yet another pump recommendation question. I had a pool repair guy out to fix my heater and I asked him about what he thought might be a good replacement for my old 2 HP single speed Sta Rite pump. He thought Hayward would just brake down in a year and recommended Pentair or...

Of the many things I found while planning my pump install was the Jandy sweep elbow designed to provide less hydraulic friction in an elbow. I liked the idea first but when I realized they recommend a transition cement (ABC-PVC) for it I lost interest. This sweep elbow must be made of ABS (or...

Another recommendation was to use Pool Tite glue. Is that stuff any better than a standard PVC glue? Anyway is there a special glue/brand I should use?

It was recommended to me to use high temp unions for installing a new pump. How is that different from a Schedule 80 union and is it necessary.

I need to redo plumbing to install a new pump. A 15 year old Compool 2 way valve is part of the plumbing before the pump intake and I am going to automate this valve. The valve works fine, but I am wondering if it may be a good idea to replace it at the same time or do you think I will continue...

We have a 15 year old Sta-Rite 2 HP pump and I would like to install a Pentair Intelliflo pump. The easy part is the plumbing and power hookups to the pump. That I can do. The idea with the variable speed pumps from my understanding is to run them longer and with lower flow. There is a...

New to this forum but pool owner since 15 years. Looking soon for advice here on installation of variable speed pump.