Can any of yall recommend a good timer for a Pentair 1 1/2hp pump/filter? The timer that I recently bought just isn't going to cut it so unfortunately I am going to have to shop around for a new one.
Timer recommendation
- Thread starter TexasHeatWave
- Start date
- May 3, 2007
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- Pool Size
- 20000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Intermatic T104 will turn on and off the pump.
Intermatic T106 will change speeds if you need that too.
Intermatic T106 will change speeds if you need that too.
i just have an intermatic t101. with 3 different settings so that it turns on and off at different times of the day.
I use an Intermatic GM40AV, to cycle my Pentair 1-1/2 HP, 2-speed pump on low speed. I occasionally use high speed by just switching at the pump. Great timer, but very tiny non-finger-friendly controls; I use a plastic pointer to move trippers and on/off/auto switch.
To automatically time operation at both speeds, both an on-off control and a speed-switch control are required. Wiring the T106 to change speeds requires rewiring the motor's power cord.
Note: the GM40AV is rated for 1HP, 16.0FLA at 120V; my pump nameplate says 16.6FLA, so I put the circuit on a 15A breaker to protect the timer just in case increasing filter-loss wants the pump to draw its full amperage.
I really like that the GM40AV has captive trippers.
To automatically time operation at both speeds, both an on-off control and a speed-switch control are required. Wiring the T106 to change speeds requires rewiring the motor's power cord.
Note: the GM40AV is rated for 1HP, 16.0FLA at 120V; my pump nameplate says 16.6FLA, so I put the circuit on a 15A breaker to protect the timer just in case increasing filter-loss wants the pump to draw its full amperage.
I really like that the GM40AV has captive trippers.
Thanks y'all for the recommendations. Can any of these be plugged into or are the all hard wired?
GM40AV must be hardwired. Before the GM40AV, I burned out a Woods plugin style in about two weeks.
