I’m still pretty new but I hate the sound of my pump running at max speed. It just sounds excessive and stressful. Reading the manual it says to adjust the max speed for plumbing... It only runs on max for prime (30 seconds) and quick clean. Hayward VS950 2” PCV in and out of pump. Any benefit lowering the max to 3200rpm or so? Are there guidelines to follow or am I overthinking it?
Lowering max rpm from 3450 benefits
- Thread starter KJB1
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 54,355
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
- May 23, 2015
- 24,601
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
I set my VSP max speed to 3000rpm. Only goes that fast at startup when priming. 30 secs at most. Works fine. Full speed is entirely unnecessary
Thanks for the reassurance. I feel like it’s redlining a car engine. Sure it can handle it but it’s not really helping anything.
I lowered my Intelliflo 3HP to ... well I can't remember now, will look in the morming. But it was the RPM I handwavingly calculated to be similar in power consumption and presumably flow to the 3/4 HP pump it replaced, because it shares (well, shared now) a 20 Amp breaker with a booster for the Polaris cleaner. It does make it significantly quieter when priming.
I'd say you can lower the max RPM as long as it's able to prime and you're satisfied with the quick clean skimming performance. You can always change it back if it doesn't work well.
I'd say you can lower the max RPM as long as it's able to prime and you're satisfied with the quick clean skimming performance. You can always change it back if it doesn't work well.