New SWG & VS Pump-Will Our Equip Pad Work?

[Desert Debster]

Hello forum members,
We've been slowly upgrading our 1984 pool and we would like to replace our super noisy single speed pump with a VS one and if possible, add a SWG.
Our plumbing is very straightforward with 1 Jandy valve controlling the flow between the pool vac (right side of valve) and on the left the two skimmers and 1 floor drain.

The return flows through the heater and directly to 6 return jets poolside.

Here is the equipment pad


Trying to work within our budget but and also wanting to triple the capacity of the SWG for Vegas summers, here are the products we picked:

CircuPool RJ-30
Pentair 342001 SuperFlo VS Pump 1 1/2 HP

Questions:
1) Is there enough room in the return for a SWG?
2) Will this VS pump be able to run our Hayward Pool Vac on low speed? Or any speed? The 2" PVC to the pump from the pool vac is 1 1/2" PVC at the pool wall and the conversion from 1 1/2" PVC to 2" PVC is somewhere under a concrete pool deck.
3) Other equipment better suited for our application?
4) Any red flags/issues/plumbing set-up problems you guys see?


We plan to hire a professional for install but any guidance from forum members would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
Deb

 

[Philo]

#1 Yes
#2 Yes

It's a pretty easy installation. On your car, if you can change a flat tire and your oil and filter, you can do this.
This might take 2 hours including breaks.

 

[Jimrahbe]

Deb,

Sounds like a solid plan to me.. Everything should work except the Vacuum at low speed.. Vacuums just do not work at low speed, no matter what pump you have. You will have to set a pretty high speed for the vac to work.

You can just set your Intake valve so with the Skimmer and Vac lines are both open... At low speed the pump will just circulate water and the SWCG will generate the chlorine you need. More than likely the cleaner will not move. Then you can schedule your new pump to increase speed, at whatever time makes the most sense, and then your vacuum should start moving.. You might have to play with the position of the Intake valve to make it work the way you want...

Thanks for posting,

Jim R.

 

[Desert Debster]

Thanks guys for your feedback - much appreciated.

 

[Philo]

P.S.
I takes 2000 rpms to keep my neighbors vacuum moving. Still better than 3500 but not as good as 1500