@Dirk Sadly, I fell victim to the Texas freeze too. I went ahead and (out of pocket) had to replace with all new equipment. Am curious to know what you recommend for Pentair Intelliflow VS settings .... I like the idea of trimming the speed down, except for a couple hours of good cleaning. What do you recommend? I believe my original equipment must have been tuned well vs where/how the current pool repair was performed.
Intelliflo VS Speeds
- Thread starter NewToPools_Texas
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 53,268
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
According to your signature you have no SWG or heater. You can run your pump around 1200 rpm for basic circulation and turn it up around 2400 rpm for a few hours of skimming. Start with those and vary it a few hundred rpms and see what works best for your pool.
Sorry, I do have a 400K heater. It is currently bypassed due to the freeze. I believe both the heat exchange and manifold is blown. I'll update my signature, and also try adjusting the VS pump.
- Jul 17, 2019
- 3,730
- Pool Size
- 13000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
With no SWCG, you really are just running the pump to skim and you have to play around with what works for your pool. Look at your weir door(s) and see at what speed the door remains barely open. I would add 100 RPM to that and make that your baseline speed (will probably be 1,000 - 1,200). Then if you want to kick it up for a few hours to get some better skimming, go for it.
For reference, mine runs at 1,200 24/7, then up to 2,400 for a few hours.
For reference, mine runs at 1,200 24/7, then up to 2,400 for a few hours.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 53,268
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
With your heater in the loop you will need around 1800-2000 RPM.