I'm tired of the drama with my current 2HP Super II pump. Having the case leaking issue that doesn't seem to be fixed with seal replacement.
* I have a heat pump, rooftop solar, and a suction-side cleaner, so the pool (<10k gal) still has a pretty big pump. I'm assuming the current pump was intelligently sized in order to handle the demands of the rooftop solar etc.
* I have an older Aqualink, I plan on upgrading it later to get wifi/app control and variable speed controlling. Meanwhile, my idea was to replace this pump with a variable speed pump.
* Have 20A breaker (230V) for the pump.
I had two ideas -
1. Pentair Intelliflow 011028 is variable speed and I could program it to run at lower speeds when the solar heat isn't going to be active (when the sun's on the other side of the house it tends to stay off anyway). Probably won't get much energy savings.
2. Pentair Intelliflow 011056 is variable speed and flow - seems like what I could do with this for the interim is program it to a particular flow rate, and if conditions are demanding (eg, rooftop solar activates) it would increase the flow to meet the need. Seems almost like I wouldn't need the upgraded Aqualink at all (except for the wanting to be able to start the hot tub remotely). But would it be compatible after upgrading to the latest Aqualink? Seeing some posts saying it isn't.
Am I on-base with my ideas? Any suggestions?
Last questions:
Will 20A (230v) breaker be adequate for these models?
Is there a better choice of model closer to the flow rate of my Super II 2HP pump that might be cheaper?
* I have a heat pump, rooftop solar, and a suction-side cleaner, so the pool (<10k gal) still has a pretty big pump. I'm assuming the current pump was intelligently sized in order to handle the demands of the rooftop solar etc.
* I have an older Aqualink, I plan on upgrading it later to get wifi/app control and variable speed controlling. Meanwhile, my idea was to replace this pump with a variable speed pump.
* Have 20A breaker (230V) for the pump.
I had two ideas -
1. Pentair Intelliflow 011028 is variable speed and I could program it to run at lower speeds when the solar heat isn't going to be active (when the sun's on the other side of the house it tends to stay off anyway). Probably won't get much energy savings.
2. Pentair Intelliflow 011056 is variable speed and flow - seems like what I could do with this for the interim is program it to a particular flow rate, and if conditions are demanding (eg, rooftop solar activates) it would increase the flow to meet the need. Seems almost like I wouldn't need the upgraded Aqualink at all (except for the wanting to be able to start the hot tub remotely). But would it be compatible after upgrading to the latest Aqualink? Seeing some posts saying it isn't.
Am I on-base with my ideas? Any suggestions?
Last questions:
Will 20A (230v) breaker be adequate for these models?
Is there a better choice of model closer to the flow rate of my Super II 2HP pump that might be cheaper?