I discovered shopping locally, kinda, if you stretch a point and allow big box stores as "local." I bought at Lowes a Utilitech 1/3HP pump, figuring the return policy is better than the 30 days Amazon allows, and I get to heft the thing to help determine how much plastic's inside. Feels pretty heavy.
Well, it works to my needs, though nowhere close to the 24 gallons per minute specified on the box. (Wouldn't it be nice if these numbers actually meant something?) I used it to remove enough water to lower my CYA to 50 ppm, and while doing so measured the flow at 6.4 gal/minute through the garden hose (adapter included), and that's about the rate I was looking for, so, so far, so good.
Well, it works to my needs, though nowhere close to the 24 gallons per minute specified on the box. (Wouldn't it be nice if these numbers actually meant something?) I used it to remove enough water to lower my CYA to 50 ppm, and while doing so measured the flow at 6.4 gal/minute through the garden hose (adapter included), and that's about the rate I was looking for, so, so far, so good.
