I'm sorry to be constantly asking questions, but I can't seem to catch a break.
Now that the suction leak has mysteriously disappeared (I guess that is a break!), I started to vacuum for the first time this season only to find the flow is almost too low to even keep the vacuum hose suctioned to the skimmer. I thought maybe the vacuum hose was plugged, but when I checked out the skimmer and the returns I noticed there was no where near as much flow as with the old pump. I'm hoping that something is stuck somewhere in the line and that I didn't buy too small of a pump.
- My old pump was a Hayward 1hp (not sure of the model)
- New pump is a Hayward Max Flow VS 1.5 hp.
- The pump is 45 feet from the skimmer (60 feet from drain) and about 2 feet below the surface.
- 1.5 inch pipe
- I have about 5 90 degree turns (plus the SWG, heater, filter)
- I was running at 3000 rpm
- Filter has max working pressure of 50 PSI.
- The flow rate on the filter says "Flow rate US gpm/soft" = 15 for filter pump 7lvl and 7MAG-U or 20 for filter pump 1lvl and 1MAG-U
- The flow is low when coming either from the drain or the skimmer.
- It "appears" to have great flow when backwashing
Now that the suction leak has mysteriously disappeared (I guess that is a break!), I started to vacuum for the first time this season only to find the flow is almost too low to even keep the vacuum hose suctioned to the skimmer. I thought maybe the vacuum hose was plugged, but when I checked out the skimmer and the returns I noticed there was no where near as much flow as with the old pump. I'm hoping that something is stuck somewhere in the line and that I didn't buy too small of a pump.
- My old pump was a Hayward 1hp (not sure of the model)
- New pump is a Hayward Max Flow VS 1.5 hp.
- The pump is 45 feet from the skimmer (60 feet from drain) and about 2 feet below the surface.
- 1.5 inch pipe
- I have about 5 90 degree turns (plus the SWG, heater, filter)
- I was running at 3000 rpm
- Filter has max working pressure of 50 PSI.
- The flow rate on the filter says "Flow rate US gpm/soft" = 15 for filter pump 7lvl and 7MAG-U or 20 for filter pump 1lvl and 1MAG-U
- The flow is low when coming either from the drain or the skimmer.
- It "appears" to have great flow when backwashing