Jason...
That's pretty much what I had expected. I'll be doing the hose conversion to take care of flow issues.
As for speed/pressure variations during the day, my plan is to run at priming speed for an hour, then low speed for the rest of the day. That first hour will be higher FC flow, so I'll do that before swimming hours, then the remainder of the day will be 'under-flowed' to compensate. Since this schedule would be followed daily, FC variation would be minimal.
Question though. The main reason for buying a variable speed pump is to run low for normal filtration, then push hard for spa use. Could I selectively plumb the LQ to pool suction/pressure only so when I'm running the spa, we don't get bleached? This would require the suction line to be plumbed pre actuated inlet valve...and the pressure line to be plumbed post actuated return. This isn't the recommended location, think it would be an issue?
As an alternative, if I close off the lines from the LQ with a solenoid, I assume I could trigger the LQ to chlorinate in a particular time window while the pump is running at a higher speed and do a heavy timed dose, then close it off for the remainder of the day.