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    Replacing single speed pump with variable speed

    My pool pump is dying. It is a Pentair WFE-6, or model #011514, 1 1/2 HP single speed pump. I can replace it with an identical pump for around $550. Is it advisable to step up to a variable speed pump at this time? My pool is an in ground pool, about 16,000 gallons. We have a solar heater on...
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    Pump motor getting very loud

    I have an inground pool, 16,000 gallons, Pentair Whisper Flow pump. model WFE-6, 1 1/2 HP. About 4 years old. It is getting louder every week. The drive end motor bearing is going south. I had the motor off and checked the bearings. The drive end bearing has some looseness in it. I can probably...
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    SWG purchase advice

    We have a 16000 gallon in ground pool in Phoenix Arizona. It has a SWG "Pool Thing" brand. It is only three years old and stopped producing chlorine. I Talked with Pool Thing tech support and he feels the cell is half dead since it only makes chlorine in one direction, only get the dosage needle...