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Thanks! That confirms my thinking. Given that the pump and solar are already automated, I am leaning toward the circupool option, since I don't mind going out and looking at the stuff now and then. I am not sure I'd even use the online controls.

Thanks for all this! I was having trouble finding that bundle you posted. Strangely it is not on the Pentair website. From my reading, the Intellicenter would replace my SolarTouch. I guess I could sell it to recoup some of the $.

Hi all, I have an intelliflow VS pump and a solar heating system controlled by a Pentair SolarTouch. I now plan to install an SWG, and I'm realizing that I should have used a more general controller than the solartouch, which is apparently useless for controlling anything else (although pentair...

OK. Thanks for explaining the plumbing, that makes sense. We do have very simple diverter plates on the underside of float valves in the skimmers. We have them positioned to cover about 1/3 of the hole, which was based on advice from our pool store.

Hi, I seem to have an overly simple pool plumbing system compared to most i have looked at. I only have 1 pipe from the pool to the pump; apparently the skimmers and main drain lines are connected under the slab. There are no valves on either side of the pump. This makes it a pain to clean...

Thanks - I have been thinking that about the CA rankings. And point taken about the upfront costs and the small differences in energy use. I guess I see your point on the turnovers if you're comparing pumps with roughly similar capacities. But surface debris cleaning isn't something I can...

Thanks! I appreciate the recommendation. I think that the Energy Factors are the complicated calculation that have already been done for me by the CA Energy Commission. The most efficient pump they rank is the ECO H2O-VS-100003-BK at a stunning energy factor of 40, flow rate 16 GPM for curve...

Hi, I am interested in getting a new pool pump to save on electricity. I have found very little real information on how to choose a pump, except for Mark's excellent posts and spreadsheets. I'm learning some from them, but I have a couple of questions at this point. I am trying to figure out...