too much pump for sand filter tank?

[pensfan76]

a friend of mine needs a new sand filter tank, i have an extra 16" intex tank, his pump is a single speed 2HP, is that too much pump for the tank? The intex pump that comes with this setup is .95HP i believe

 

[linen]

Yes too much pump for that size filter. What size pool does he have and is it agp or igp?

 

[duraleigh]

+1 what Linen said.

 

[pensfan76]

18'x48"

For future reference for when my intex pump fails, whats the biggest pump that size filter will handle? Is a 1.5HP safe?

 

[linen]

You probably want the smallest 2-speed agp pump pentair makes model 340203 and run in low most of the time.