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My Pentair IntelliFlo VS pump will be 10 years old this December. It continues to run perfectly without noise or complaint. I do baby it: I empty its pot annually when I clean my filter cartridges. That's all the care it gets because it doesn't ask for more. So! Who can claim the longest living...

Good morning ☺ Can you help me better understand the plumbing mechanics of the pool? One morning when the pump first turned on it was sucking air because the weir was stuck (it was too wide on one side and had got stuck in the upright position. I have since removed the weir and filed that side...

My Jandy VSFLOPRO pump is making a noise with leaks near the motor/wet area. Anybody in the area familiar with any pump repair service companies/tech. Please let me know. Thanks!

First post! This forum has been a great resource ever since I became a first-time pool owner a few months ago! After replacing the old WhisperFlo pump with a brand new Intelliflo VSF, I have heard two different noises, which definitely don’t sound normal, coming from said pump. The first is...

Seems my intelliflo is dead (7 years). It happened while away. The control panel no longer works at all. I measured everything and electricity is being delivered. I had a VS 3hp. Have these pumps been discontinued? The prices seem very very high for a replacement. My pool is about 12k gallons...

there is no labels on pump i included pic of spa pump next to it in case it helps conparing it

Hi All, About a month ago I was given a super-janky Intex EasySet 15' pool w/cartridge filter pump for free. I've managed to keep it alive for the last 4wks, and with daily doses of 10% liquid bleach it's been algae-free and mostly clear the entire time (minus the fine dirt/dust floating around...

I have a MaxFlo on my solar panels heating system. For different reasons, the solar system uses a separate plumbing system than the main one, handled by a different pump. The pump is activated automatically by the solar control system, whenever it makes sense based on air/water temperature...

I like to have a spare pump around. The price of this pump has tripled in recent years, but I decided to get a new one anyway when my current pump started to leak, so I could repair it at my own pace and keep it as a backup. Unfortunately, this did not work as planned. The new pump is...

I have read other threads (Which are older) but could not find an answer if there is already a thread with the help I am looking for please let me know. I want to use a smart switch to switch between high/low on the pump, and a timer, and be able to use turn the pump off all using my iPhone. I...

I recently bought a house with a pool and spa and I'm a first time pool and spa owner. I've been reading some of the pool school articles and some of the posts in the forums. We are currently using the same pool service that the previous owners had, but I want to eventually take care of the pool...

So I got a small, 13 foot above ground pool (Coleman/Bestway) like this one at Lowes (~3,000 gallons) for my back yard. I got a vacuum on a pole for cleaning the bottom (~$160). I wish I could say it sucks, but it doesn't...and that's the problem. There is some suction, but hardly enough to pick...

I adjusted my pump schedule this summer on my VSP based on information I gathered here. I've noticed on the lower RPM setting I get an air bubble in the pump pot. If I increase the RPM, it clears out quickly. I assume the air comes in at the floating weir but I'm not certain. I'm going to up...

I have a Hayward S180T sand filter. Is the design flow rate the maximum? I have a Hayward W3SP1580 Power Flo Pool Pump that was suggested to me by someone at a pool store. This pump is a 60 gpm pump. If the designed flow rate listed as 34 gpm does this make it dangerous. I have it connected by...

Hello. When we bought our house there was an above ground pool. It is a 24 foot round above ground pool. We used the equipment that was left. Last week our pump broke. It is so weathered that you cannot read anything on it. The guy at the store recommended I buy a Hayward W3SP1580 Power Flo Pool...

Hi Everyone, I've lived in my house with a pool for about 2 years now and haven't had much of an issue until tonight. I came out to turn the pool pump on tonight and the on button on my paragon ec4004 would not turn my pump on. Looking at it closer the breaker labeled pool in the house was...

I am new to this forum but I am having a weird issue that I haven't been able to figure out how to fix it. We have a retaining wall that holds up our back yard and it was a railroad tie retaining wall, we had it replaced with blocks. When the contractors did that, they ran a PVC pipe the whole...

Is it because it just cant handle the heavy dirt i try to vacuum? or is there some other thing wrong with it? It looks fine but could it be that the material is too old? I found it in my backyard, my dad had it since...well...i have no idea. Does too much dirt make it prone to falling off? Cause...

Anyone know if it is a bad idea to partially block the skimmer to create aeration/CO2-degassing? The pump seems OK with it (i.e. not hot or making noises) and I get the desired aeration bubble coming out the return jets. I guess cavitation could eventually do damage, but I was thinking this is...

My local Pentair authorized installer just installed my new Intellipro VSF in a way that seems contrary to the instructions in the manual. There are 2 issues: The suction inlet pipe is much shorter than recommended and there are elbows very close to although not directly connected to the...

Hello everyone so I've just recently opened my pool and I've never had a problem until now. I have bubbles coming out of my pool jet. I've looked online and followed every tutorial from cleaning the skimmers, checking the orings, checking the pipes, checking the water level and letting the air...

Having issues with pump not even filling to the top of strainer. :( and my chlorinator flow meter often says low flow to pool. This is at priming mode 3200rpm. I have a Hayward Tristar 3200. 1.85HP. Replaced the impeller, seals and gaskets throughout. Also looked for air leaks with...

I was opening my pool and it was really bad algae as usual, so I ran the filter and after I got things fairly cleaned I did a backwash. I got lazy and didn't turn the pump off and just switched from backwash to rinse one or twice near the end. After that I started leaking water fairly...

Hi All! Opened my pool for its second season. Haven’t gotten any heat out of my Pentair Ultratemp 120 Heat Pump. Only used for one northeast season. Pool was winterized by a professional company. Last season it worked great, heated the 10,000 gallon pool quickly and was even able to make it a...

Hi, I have Pentair VSP and I have been running for years at highest speed for 12 hours a day. I have also read somewhere that you can run at low pump, maybe at 1000 ppm. Is that right? With electricity cost nowadays, I hope I can save a few bucks here and there. What is your recommendation...

I have a 2hp whisperflo pump that has been having some problems with excess pressure. The pump is used for a spa. The pipes are all integrated with the vs pump. The pressure is so high that it has bent pump strainer baskets. The original one, and now a new one. The pump has been leaking so I...

We bought this Intex Krystal Clear sand pump for our above ground pool. Decided to use the filter balls instead of sand since they seemed higher rated. Hooked everything up on Saturday and it ran and worked wonderfully! Currently battling algae in the pool so decided today to check the filter...

I have installed a Pentair Intellifo model 011028 variable speed pump and am trying to calculate the total dynamic head for my system in order to determine the GPM flow rate at various RPM speeds. Pool was pre-existing when I bought the home so I have no information regarding all of the...

I am getting INTERMITTENT milky bubbles coming out of my in-ground pool jets. They last for about 5-mins, make the water cloudy and then it stops for 45-minutes or so, the water clears up and then it starts again. IS THIS AIR GETTING INTO THE SYSTEM? Thank you!

I have a variable speed pump and was thinking about running my pump from about 8am to 4pm, have it stop, and then kick back on from about 9pm to 11:30pm. The reason why is because in Southern California, electricity costs go up significantly during the hours of 4pm-9pm. Does breaking up the pump...