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    Pump replacement advice needed

    It is wired for 220. Inyo pools said two speeds are b in phased out and it will be hard to get replacement parts. They are also encouraging the purchase of Pureline pumps about which I know nothing. I wondered if it was advantageous to Inyo. They seem less expensive.
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    Pump replacement advice needed

    Thanks. We’ve always had low pressure. I’m still deciding between 1 and 1-1/2 HP. Is Pentair rated as high as Hayward. Hayward has a two speed pump which is high/low. Our current Hayward has lasted many years. It’s also less expensive than the Pentair. I like the timer on the Pentair.
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    Pump replacement advice needed

    Thanks, Jeff. I appreciate your reply. I’ve thought it was sluggish but didn’t know why. I believe it’s undersized but keep reading I don’t want too powerful a pump when the gpm flow is restricted by the 1-1/2” return lines JoAnne
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    Pump replacement advice needed

    Our pool is pretty basic. A skimmer, main drain, two returns. No heater but thinking about finding an automatic cleaner. A post for another day. I don’t know much about variable speed motors but wonder if HP is determined the same way. If my calculations come up with a 1.5 HP for a single...
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    Pump replacement advice needed

    I’ve researched pump sizing and was doing ok until I encountered head loss and feet per head. I have a 36,000 gallon in ground 20x40 pool with one skimmer and one main drain. There is a 24” fast sand filter which has a 75 gallon flow. The current pump was 3/4 HP, a Hayward Super pump. The...
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    Skimmer replacement

    We have a 35000 gallon in ground vinyl pool that may be the end of us. After losing prime, we had a pool expert take a look with some equipment at our skimmer/skimmer line. He detected a leak at the skimmer and dug up the ground under the concrete deck so that the entire skimmer is exposed...
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    Pump loses prime when skimmer is on.

    Re: Cracked return lines... bypass in place... but need help! Topic merged back into your existing topic. JasonLion I'm having trouble with my skimmer/line and wondered if you have to run the line where it was originally placed under the cement. Did you remove all the deck where the line ran...
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    Pump loses prime when skimmer is on.

    I have an inground pool. When vacuuming it recently, it quit picking up debris. I've had this happen in the past and used a 'bladder' to push out anything clogging the line. This time, it didn't work. In fact, after I inserted the bladder at the pump basket, water did not come out of the...