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Sorry it took a few days to get back here. I had to pick up an O ring kit. The leak was a bad O ring on the valve stem. No water was getting into the actuator itself. Made the replacement and all is well. Thanks for your help Mike.

I’ll check it out. Thanks.

Attached are a couple of photos. The arrows indicate the area of the leak. Let me know what you think. Thanks.

I don’t know what valve. It looks like all one unit.

yes I am

I have a leak in this unit. The leak appears to be coming from about midsection. It is getting worse. What should be my first go to fix? I’ve searched the forums but didn’t find exactly what I was looking for. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

Thanks Jim. Good info!

As I fine tune the speeds on my newer VS pump, I am curious what my old 1 hp Home Depot single speed pump speed was. Anyone know? Thanks.

Does that mean no flow to the returns? What about the 15 psi filter pressure? I wasn’t having any problem at 2200 or 1800 previously in the early summer.

That could be a possibility. The valve looked ok externally.

Thanks Allen. No I didn’t increase the speed. Filter was just cleaned a week or so ago. That’s the interesting part. Usually, the filter pressure is very low to nothing at 1800. It was at 15 psi until I shut the solar off, then hardly noticeable.

Solar heat on. Panels on two story roof. I was swimming in my pool this morning when the VS pump was running at 2200 rpm. Everything fine. When the VS reduced to the 1800 rpm schedule, water flow ceased in the returns. I got out and checked the equipment and the pool pump pressure increased...

Anyone running a variable speed pump with solar heating?

What would you recommend for a minimum VS pump speed to operate our solar? The solar is on the second story roof in two areas so there is quite a bit of travel and height. This time of year the solar is not needed and is off. We use it in the winter months mostly. I suppose there will VS...

I went with the Pentair SuperMax VS. It was installed this morning and is working great. Thanks for the good info here.

Thanks Allen. Great advice.

Ok, you folks have me thinking about a VS Pump now. A couple of questions. I have a salt pool. Does the reduced, longer flow make any difference to a SWG? It seems as though I could turn my SWG down to a lower % if the pump is running longer? At a lower rpm setting on the VS, am I getting...

I’ll check it out. Thank you.

Pump runs 10.5 hours a day. Kwh cost is 12 cents per. This is a Florida pool and the pump runs 12 months a year.

I have and old, leaking, tired, what looks like a Home Depot pump and motor. It’s 13 years old and ready for replacement. I am considering the single speed 1.5 hp Pentair SuperMax (Sta-Rite). I am not considering a VS unit due to cost. What do you think? Good choice? Thanks. Pool logs in Sig...

Good idea using hairnets in the skimmer basket. Thanks.

Thanks Dave. That’s what I was thinking too. I’m new to all of this as I just started taking care of my pool a few weeks ago.

Before saying goodbye to a pool service and discovering TFP, my pressure gauge usually showed approx. 13-15 lbs of pressure. Two weeks in a row, the pool guy dumped generous amounts of dry stabilizer directly into the skimmer. No sock. The pressure came up some but not bad. This week, I deep...