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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...

Thanks, it did not occur to me they made these regular ones.

You may be right but that is what they repeatedly told me, both a store manager and a field rep when he came out, that they extend the manufacturers warranty. If anything goes wrong with the pump they will replace it. However I never saw the extreme fine print. If anyone is interested I would...

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...

Leslie's Pool Supply gives you a 5 year warranty on pump installations so I had them come out and give a bid and it specified the use of hi temp unions. I never asked why. Anyway the installation cost was not worth the extra warranty for me so I am going to do it myself. The 5 year warranty is...

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.

Suspected those answers. I will change it to a Jandy valve. Thanks.

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...

Nobody?

Thanks for all advice. I have now thought about my options and come to some conclusions. I am still going to install a variable speed pump, but decided to go with the Pentair Intelliflow XF. Same motor just the new front end and supposedly more efficient. My plumbing is 2.5" and this pump...

My solar panels are pretty high up on the house roof 15 -20 feet and with the suction cleaner I really suspect that the pump must run on the highest or next to the highest speed. I wonder if the Pentair controller can integrate to switch on and off the suction cleaner at times.

I have to look into the EasyTouch.

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...

Yep, that's the easy part. I am interested in an actuator valve for the suction cleaner. A controller which will run that and run the different pool speeds also. I will post my questions in the Pumping Station.

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