- May 28, 2012
- 100
Evening all! Yes, another "what pump should I buy" question! My 1HP single speed pump died. Initial reaction was to replace with something similar, however, I did some reading on the dual/variable speed pumps which has me intrigued.
Location: FL
11,000 Gallon Pool
2 inlet jets / 1 skimmer / 1 vacuum port used by MX8 suction vacuum
C1200 cartridge filter
Took a look at the pipes going into the current motor housing unit. It appears the pipes are 2 inches in diameter going into the motor/basket and 2 inches leaving the tablet chlorinator system (which is not in use per TFP protocol). I should be able to support a 3 HP variable system if I wanted to go that route. I will be replacing the MX8 soon though with a robotic system as I was never completely happy with it.
I'm also planning on installing a Liquidator sooner rather than later.
Given that we have a very simple in-ground setup, what would you all recommend? No rebates (thanks Duke Energy) but given our $0.12 kwh cost, with an 8 hour run time, I could save about $400 per year from operation. I could increase run time by 4 hours at a lower speed, increasing turnover and lowering costs by another $100 or so per month if I went with a VS system.
Any recommendations on my line of thinking? Thanks!
Location: FL
11,000 Gallon Pool
2 inlet jets / 1 skimmer / 1 vacuum port used by MX8 suction vacuum
C1200 cartridge filter
Took a look at the pipes going into the current motor housing unit. It appears the pipes are 2 inches in diameter going into the motor/basket and 2 inches leaving the tablet chlorinator system (which is not in use per TFP protocol). I should be able to support a 3 HP variable system if I wanted to go that route. I will be replacing the MX8 soon though with a robotic system as I was never completely happy with it.
I'm also planning on installing a Liquidator sooner rather than later.
Given that we have a very simple in-ground setup, what would you all recommend? No rebates (thanks Duke Energy) but given our $0.12 kwh cost, with an 8 hour run time, I could save about $400 per year from operation. I could increase run time by 4 hours at a lower speed, increasing turnover and lowering costs by another $100 or so per month if I went with a VS system.
Any recommendations on my line of thinking? Thanks!