Of course, my pool pump died on Friday before Memorial Day...

[paulmaz]

So we are all swimming in the pool this evening, and all is well, and I noticed the filter went off. I thought OK, the timer went off, lets just kick it back on. Nope. Smell of burning rubber and it ain't turning on. It gone. I think its 6 years old.

Anyway, I have been eyeing a VS pump for a while, for efficiency. Any reason I should not buy this one?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PKHX2BM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

 

[pooldv]

The Pentair Superflo VS pump is a great pump.

 

[paulmaz]

Thanks pooldv. Also, looks like I might be a close to a week with no pump. Any ideas on how I keep things clean? I am thinking still dosing with bleach and just stirring with skimmer, and manually clean as best as I can. Might be get dirty, but should stay algae free.

 

[pooldv]

Yes, add bleach and brush the pool to stir it up. Swim a lot to keep it all mixed in. I'd raise FC up above target a bit, maybe halfway between target and shock level, for your CYA, [FC/CYA][/FC/CYA], just to be on the safe side. Scoop out what you can with the net. It should be fine until you get the pump figured out.

 

[woodyp]

I never had an air conditioner die in the winter either....so sorry for your loss.

 

[paulmaz]

So check out my updated signature! FedEx delivered it at 7:23pm last night, and by 12:30am I had it running! Installation was really easy. I bought some unions, but it actually came with some so I can take them back. I setup it up to run at about 2800 RPM for about 24 hours to get the pool cleaned up from sitting for almost 6 days. Pool stayed clear, just dirty. I did up the FC a bit.

So now I get to figure out what schedule I do. With my single speed, in the summer, I ran it about 8 hours a day. I may start with the default and see what happens. If anyone has any better ideas, I am all ears.

Also, it's not a super quiet motor. At least when running over 2600. my single speed was much quieter. Not a big deal since I don't plan on running at high speeds too often.