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    Advice on setting up usage of a new Variable Speed pump

    Hi, In an effort to save AC costs this Summer, I ordered a Pentair Variable Speed pump. Fortunately, my home came with a Motorized Vinyl Pool Cover so I usually don't have any debris on the pool surface. The Pentair pump uses a factory setting that initially runs at 3000 rpm for the first 2...
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    Converting to Variable Speed pump... Is my Suction-Type Cleaner still viable?

    Ok great... thanks Since these have there own timing system, will my Intermatic mechanical clock timer just be set to run continually?
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    Converting to Variable Speed pump... Is my Suction-Type Cleaner still viable?

    Hi... I have a Hayward Navigator suction-type cleaner that still works well. I generally run it every three days. Now however, I'd like to replace my Pool Pump Motor with a Variable Speed unit (Century VGreen or other) to save AC costs. I'm wondering, because of the lower RPM, if these suction...
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    Can I change this copper line to PVC?

    Thanks but we don't have a heater. We have a blue Coverstar retractable cover that heats the water sufficiently during the summer here in California. We're not year long swimmers. Thanks for the heads-up though :)
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    Can I change this copper line to PVC?

    Ok then, thanks. Yes it's copper coming through the slab so a compression fitting sounds good. The original system is probably 30 years old and they ironically used 2" PVC on the incoming lines coming through the same slab. Weird?
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    Can I change this copper line to PVC?

    Hi... got a leak coming from one of my copper elbows on the return filter line. I'm wondering if I HAVE to use copper to replace it, or can I run 1.5" PVC pipe with new fittings? The return coming up from the ground is copper so I'd have to find a "copper to PVC" elbow. Otherwise, any reason...