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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
Posts: 28,977
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Danimal16
Tabs,
An 8,000 gallon pool is on the small side of things. 2.5 hp pump is truely wasted energy. My little pool is 8k gallons and the Pentair 1.5 VS 3050 pump can handle it without going to the solar heaters at about 20% rated max and I can get to the collectors at about 60%. This is a two story lift. No need for that big of a pump. As a matter of fact I could have gone with a 1 or less hp if I wanted to spend the money on a custom impeller. Not worth it, very pricey for custom complex machining.
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Agreed. My pool is 13,000 gallons and the 1.5 hp pump handles it just fine.
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