Settings for Intelliflo3 VSF pump

[Arcpool13]

Hello,

1) What settings should my pump be set to for just normal, throughout the day? I currently have it set at 40 GPM from midnight to 10 pm daily. I feel like I can probably do 30, but want to hear others' thoughts.
2) can this pump display RPMs? I have read the manual, and looks like I can only see GPM and flow rate.

Thanks!

 

[Jimrahbe]

13,

Just posted to a similar thread...

It looks like you only have two choices.. GPM or %..

Turns out that 1% is about 35 RPM...

I am not a fan of running GPM, so if I had an IntelliFlo3 I would be using the % option.

No matter which you use, you should run at the lowest wattage that still gets the job done..

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[Arcpool13]

Thanks for your feedback. Are you able to link me to that other thread? I am having other issues now, where when I do run at a lower normal speed (like 30 or 40 gpms), where you can see the water in the strainer basket, it is not full of water at those speeds. the water level is lower. Also, at these lower speeds, the pressure on the filter reads at 0 psi. I increased the speed of the pump to 60 gpms and the water in the pump tank/basket is back up to how it should be, full, and psi reads at 5 at that speed Is that normal and/or okay? And when I go to bleed the filter, the water force is not strong at those speeds, and even at higher speeds, the water that comes out is not coming out as forcefully as I think it should.

The filter did wonders for us when we SLAMed the pool this year, compared to past years with our sand filter. So seems it works, but I would like to be able to operate at a lower/normal speed.

 

[Jimrahbe]

13,

Low filter pressure is a plus... I have the CCP-520 and my filter pressure at 1200 RPM is about 1 lb. and that is on a 30 lb. gauge.

Obviously, flow at low speeds will be a lot less than at full speed.. Just because the filter pressure is low does not mean you don't have plenty of flow.

It is ok to have some bubbles under the pump lid, but the water should never fall below the inlet.

Are you trying to compare what a single speed pump looks like compared to a VS pump???

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[Arcpool13]

thanks Jim R.

My previous pump was a single speed pump.

But if I am running at a constant speed even on the intelliflo3, wouldn't that still be a single speed in the sense of I am not constantly changing the speed?
When it was running at 30 GPM, there was 2 inches of air. When it was at 16 GPM, the water was very low, I cannot recall if it was below the inlet, but was concerning to see.
And about the air not bleeding from the filter -- when I open the gauge, sometimes no air comes out at the lower speeds. Is that cause for concern?

 

[Jimrahbe]

13,

A single speed pump runs at 3450 RPM.. You just can't compare that with a pump running at 560 RPM.. (Which is what 16% is..) I did not realize that your IntelliFlo3 was a 1.5 HP pump... I am not sure I even knew they made a 1.5 HP IntelliFlo3..


HP matters.. The larger the pump (3 HP) moves more water at a low speeds than a smaller (1.5 HP) pump.

Our unofficial rule is that you should not normally run less than 1,000 RPM as there is no economical gain in doing so.. 1,000 RPM is about 30 GPM.

Thanks,

Jim R.