I just got all new equipment and I have an inground pool/spa combo with shared equipment. The pool is about 40K gallons and spa about 1200 gallons. The pool has one main drain and the 2 skimmers are plugged (capped off) as somewhere they are leaking so we just plugged them as we have a cover so don't need much skimming anyhow.
Question is, I need a flow of at least 30 GPM if I run 24hrs/day to do a full circulation of the pool/spa water.
Well, the pump needs to run at about 2300rpm to get there so it doesn't seem to save any on electricity over a standard pump....... I can't lower the rpm ever as I would not be able to filter all the water once a day.......
Can anyone explain?
Here are some specs when testing RPM/ Watts/ GPM
2000 RPM-----22GPM----474 Watts
2100 RPM-----25GPM----537 Watts
2340 RPM-----35GPM----723 Watts
2500 RPM-----37GPM----846 Watts
3000 RPM-----45GPM----1437 Watts
3250 RPM-----52GPM----1829 Watts
Question is, I need a flow of at least 30 GPM if I run 24hrs/day to do a full circulation of the pool/spa water.
Well, the pump needs to run at about 2300rpm to get there so it doesn't seem to save any on electricity over a standard pump....... I can't lower the rpm ever as I would not be able to filter all the water once a day.......
Can anyone explain?
Here are some specs when testing RPM/ Watts/ GPM
2000 RPM-----22GPM----474 Watts
2100 RPM-----25GPM----537 Watts
2340 RPM-----35GPM----723 Watts
2500 RPM-----37GPM----846 Watts
3000 RPM-----45GPM----1437 Watts
3250 RPM-----52GPM----1829 Watts