I have a super old 1.5hp northstar pool pump. Motor was replaced a couple years ago and now it is starting to make that bearings gone bad noise. Rather than maintaining such an old pump housing I'd like to replace the whole pump and housing with something new. Before I talk to the pool store I wanted to figure out a few things first, to see what is doable. My pool controller is an old aqualogic aql-ps-8 and I have one AUX relay not being used. The manual says it can control a two speed pump (not variable speed), wiring diagram attached.
Primary goal: Not having to go around and mess with the control panel on the pool pump regularly.
Questions:
1. Can my controller even work with the speeds on a variable speed pump (not a 2 speed pump)? I realize it wouldn't be able to do all the speeds, but maybe when the aux relay is triggered that could tell the pump to go low or high? This may not be necessary depending on the other questions.
2. If the pool pump is set to low 24/7, can the booster pump still run or would it break it?
2.b. If the booster pump needs full speed, can that be wired in to automatically move to the high speed when the cleaner is running? It would be a pain if today I want to run the cleaner at noon but tomorrow at 5 pm, but now I have to walk around and mess with the pumps controller. The cleaner runs on a timer set from the pool controller or manually turning it on with the pool controller.
3. My pool pump outputs into the spa and the pool (image attached of the equipment). The spa spills over into the pool. I also have a spa pump for when I put the system into spa mode. In this mode I run both the pool pump and the spa pump and there is also a blower. Will there be any harm in running the pool pump at low speed with the spa pump running (obviously less water flow)? I would hate every time I wanted to use the spa to have to mess with the pump's controller.
Thanks!
Primary goal: Not having to go around and mess with the control panel on the pool pump regularly.
Questions:
1. Can my controller even work with the speeds on a variable speed pump (not a 2 speed pump)? I realize it wouldn't be able to do all the speeds, but maybe when the aux relay is triggered that could tell the pump to go low or high? This may not be necessary depending on the other questions.
2. If the pool pump is set to low 24/7, can the booster pump still run or would it break it?
2.b. If the booster pump needs full speed, can that be wired in to automatically move to the high speed when the cleaner is running? It would be a pain if today I want to run the cleaner at noon but tomorrow at 5 pm, but now I have to walk around and mess with the pumps controller. The cleaner runs on a timer set from the pool controller or manually turning it on with the pool controller.
3. My pool pump outputs into the spa and the pool (image attached of the equipment). The spa spills over into the pool. I also have a spa pump for when I put the system into spa mode. In this mode I run both the pool pump and the spa pump and there is also a blower. Will there be any harm in running the pool pump at low speed with the spa pump running (obviously less water flow)? I would hate every time I wanted to use the spa to have to mess with the pump's controller.
Thanks!