V green 1.65 evq165 vs ecm16squ

[gfarrell0]

Hi all,

Blown motor time to install a new one. I have a salt water pool, with sta-max e pro pump which has been running a 1.65 century one speed. My pool is 25000 or so gallons, I have a chlorinator and cartridge filter which keep cracking filters.

I am leaning towards buying the ecm16squ which looks more instinctive to program. I am concern that I see a lot of bad reviews with these dying at 2 yrs. The original motor lasted more than 10 yrs, this current single speed made it 5yrs. I see at least a few of you have this vgreen motor. Do you think it is reliable?

1) which of the 2 would you buy?
2) if you don't think it is reliable what would you suggest?

do yall have a preferred website to buy these. I am in florida and had good luck with Premium Water Solutions: Pumps, Filters & More or inyopools , the pool wharehouse has it for 100 less that either site but I have no experience with them.

Thanks for you advice in advance

 

[1poolman1]

Hi all,

Blown motor time to install a new one. I have a salt water pool, with sta-max e pro pump which has been running a 1.65 century one speed. My pool is 25000 or so gallons, I have a chlorinator and cartridge filter which keep cracking filters.

I am leaning towards buying the ecm16squ which looks more instinctive to program. I am concern that I see a lot of bad reviews with these dying at 2 yrs. The original motor lasted more than 10 yrs, this current single speed made it 5yrs. I see at least a few of you have this vgreen motor. Do you think it is reliable?

1) which of the 2 would you buy?
2) if you don't think it is reliable what would you suggest?

do yall have a preferred website to buy these. I am in florida and had good luck with Premium Water Solutions: Pumps, Filters & More or inyopools , the pool wharehouse has it for 100 less that either site but I have no experience with them.

Thanks for you advice in advance

Of the 50 or so Ecm16squ motors I installed (when they were still made), zero have failed unless a seal leak wasn't caught in time (happened twice).
With proper care, if you can get one, it should last at least ten years.
You could also try the Nidec Neptune NPTQ165, a very good variable-speed motor that a lot of manufacturers are now using, including Speck, a huge German pump manufacturer who used to have their own line of motors.
Which pump do you have?

 

[gfarrell0]

Of the 50 or so Ecm16squ motors I installed (when they were still made), zero have failed unless a seal leak wasn't caught in time (happened twice).
With proper care, if you can get one, it should last at least ten years.
You could also try the Nidec Neptune NPTQ165, a very good variable-speed motor that a lot of manufacturers are now using, including Speck, a huge German pump manufacturer who used to have their own line of motors.

I have a sta-max e pro pump. inyo is telling me to change the impeller and diffuser

 

[gfarrell0]

Of the 50 or so Ecm16squ motors I installed (when they were still made), zero have failed unless a seal leak wasn't caught in time (happened twice).
With proper care, if you can get one, it should last at least ten years.
You could also try the Nidec Neptune NPTQ165, a very good variable-speed motor that a lot of manufacturers are now using, including Speck, a huge German pump manufacturer who used to have their own line of motors.
Which pump do you have?

do you like the nidec or the century better?

 

[1poolman1]

I have a sta-max e pro pump. inyo is telling me to change the impeller and diffuser

The Century ECM16SQU can be used with your existing time clock/control with little changes except you will want to run the motor longer at lower speeds. You have the pump come on at what ever time you want and program the automation to turn off 23 hours later. You set the run speeds and duration at the motor. Once power hits the motor its internal programming starts. By leaving the power on for longer than the run time of the pump, it is available for running at any time and the internal freeze protection can be along with the automation's freeze protection.

The Nidec Neptune won't integrate with your system as easily, may be not at depending on open relays.

Is there something wrong with the impeller or diffuser you have? If not no need to get new unless you want them. Just be sure to get a new PS-201 seal and sealplate O ring.

This video explains how to integrate the ECM16SQU to your system. Just substitute your automation for "mechanical time clock" and hook the motor to the filter-pump relay, reprogram that relay for 23 hours and you're good. That motor is one of the very few variable-speed motors that does not require constant power to function.

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